Romania Fuel Price History — Daily National Aggregates (2015-2026)

  ## Overview

  Daily historical aggregates of fuel prices in Romania from **January 2015 to present**, covering five fuel types sold at the pump:

  - **Benzină standard 95** (95-octane petrol)
  - **Benzină premium 98/100** (premium petrol)
  - **Motorină standard** (standard diesel)
  - **Motorină premium** (premium diesel)
  - **GPL auto** (autogas / LPG)

  Prices are expressed in Romanian Lei (RON) per litre. Each row represents one day and contains the **minimum, average, and maximum** price observed across the national sample.

  ## Columns

  | Column | Description |
  |---|---|
  | `data` | ISO 8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
  | `benzina_standard_min` / `_mediu` / `_max` | 95-octane petrol range (RON/L) |
  | `motorina_standard_min` / `_mediu` / `_max` | Standard diesel range (RON/L) |
  | `gpl_min` / `_mediu` / `_max` | Autogas range (RON/L) |
  | `benzina_premium_min` / `_mediu` / `_max` | Premium petrol range (RON/L) |
  | `motorina_premium_min` / `_mediu` / `_max` | Premium diesel range (RON/L) |
  | `nr_statii_eșantion` | Approximate number of stations in daily sample |

  ## Methodology

  Data is aggregated nationally from 1,518 gas stations monitored by [PretCarburant.ro](https://pretcarburant.ro/), reconciled from three public sources:

  1. **ANPC Monitorul Prețurilor** — the official Romanian Competition Council price monitor API covering 343 UATs (administrative territorial units)
  2. **Direct operator feeds** from SOCAR and OSCAR networks
  3. **Public scraping** of major brand websites (Petrom, OMV, Rompetrol, MOL, Lukoil, Gazprom) and the aggregator peco-online.ro

  Outlier filtering is applied per fuel type with hard bounds:
  - Petrol: 5.50 – 12.00 RON/L
  - Diesel: 5.50 – 13.00 RON/L
  - LPG: 2.50 – 6.00 RON/L

  ## Data freshness

  The `pretcarburant-daily-prices.csv` file included in this upload represents a **snapshot at the upload date**. The latest version is always available in real time at:

  <https://pretcarburant.ro/static/data-download/pretcarburant-daily-prices.csv>

  The dataset is regenerated daily on the live URL. Updates to this Zenodo record are published periodically with version tags.

  ## Use cases

  - Academic research on Romanian energy markets and price dynamics
  - Consumer information tools and price comparison services
  - Journalism and transparency reporting on OUG 19/2026 fuel markup caps
  - Machine learning features for transport cost modelling
  - Cross-border EU fuel price comparative studies

  ## License

  Released under **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)**. You are free to share and adapt the data, provided you give attribution to **PretCarburant.ro** and a link to
  <https://pretcarburant.ro/>.

  ## Citation

  Stoian, Andrei-Șerban. (2026). *Romania Fuel Price History — Daily National Aggregates (2015-2026)*. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19560194

  ## Contact

  - Web: <https://pretcarburant.ro/>
  - Methodology: <https://pretcarburant.ro/metodologie>
  - API: <https://pretcarburant.ro/api/v1/preturi>
  - Email: contact@pretcarburant.ro

  ## Related work

  - [PretCarburant.ro](https://pretcarburant.ro/) — parent platform providing real-time access
  - [ANPC Monitorul Prețurilor](https://monitorulpreturilor.info/) — primary authoritative source