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  Fuel pump prices in New Zealand  
    Notes:  All cells that look like this are  .      
         
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  [This model can be used to see the impact on varying Crude oil prices and exchange rates, assuming the Oil company costs and margins remain constant.]  
   
  Much has been reported on fuel price rises but no full analysis of the components of the fuel prices seems to have been attempted - until now!.  
   
  The base information is from the Ministry of Economics website (see link below).  We have used the 5 Nov 2008 figures as the "marker" price at a given crude price and exchange rate.  Taxes and levies are known, as are the retail prices.  The unknown is the cost of refining and transport and the margins (of the oil companies and retailers) but they are the "balancing" figure.  
   
   
     
  Key assumptions: Click here for source information  
  Marker prices at 5 Nov 2008   Estimate the new crude price if
  Dubai Crude oil   Change   Petrol retail price = $  
         
  $US Exchange rate   Change   Required Dubai price  
         
  Biofuel component (if any) (see below)  
         
  Base input cost $NZ  
         
  (See Analysis page)   Petrol   Diesel  
   
             
     
         
  Oil component cost    
               
  Refining, transport & margins  
             
    Sub-total  
             
  Levies & taxes (excl GST) (See Base calculations)  
             
  Local govt levy (see below)      
             
  GST    
             
         
  One of the interesting aspects of this analysis (and of particular interest to the transport and farming sectors) is the apparent difference in the identifiable refining, transport & margins component of the pump price for diesel. The market price analysis shows its nearly 80% above petrol.  Why?  
   
   
   
   
     
  In terms of the impact of crude prices and the $US exchange rate, you can see the impact below. This calculation assumes the transport, refining and margins figure is as per the "marker" figures (or your alternatives).  
   
   
  There are two other variables in this analysis. They are (i) local government levies and (ii) bio-fuel additives.  
  (Petrol only): Local Govt levy cents Bio-fuel % Price/l $  
     
  Note: These figures are not taken into account anywhere else because implementation is not planned for several years.  There will however show the impact when the charge does kick in.  
  CO2e emissions charge (%) Cost/tonne CO2e $   Want to know more about Climate Change?  Click here.  
       
  Additional cost: Petrol (incl GST) Diesel (incl GST)  
                       
  Other variables (this sets the range for the Tables)  
  Crude High $US $US High   To see the impact of a particular scenario,     set High and Low at the same value for each variable.  
         
  Crude Low $US $US Low    
  Prices   Maximum   Minimum From marker:    
  Petrol        
         
  Diesel        
       
  The real oil (forgive the pun) about the impact of an emissions cost for freight. (To change any of these assumptions, go to Macro analysis.)  
   
  Truck diesel consumption Average payload    
         
    Carbon credits cost      
         
   
   
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