This appears to be counter-inflationary, but the fuel prices in July 2022 were so very high as a result of ru55ia invading Ukraine and the sanctions consequently applied to ru55ia's oil & gas sales. It took some time for production elsewhere in OPEC to "pick up the slack" plus the artificial scarcity resulted in some "price-gouging" at pumps on the forecourts.

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