The worst and most stupid bit is this:
Speaking to crowds on Wednesday, vice president JD Vance said US allies are “suffering from this, frankly, more than we are.”
He claimed this was because they had “focused on a lot of green energy scams and they’re hurting a lot more than we are.”
Vance continued:"As much as we’ve got to focus on getting these gas prices down, the reality is overseas they’re feeling it far worse than we did because we’ve taken the steps to protect our energy economy.
So how bad is it? We had 1.7€/l before this and like 1.9€/l now -> 11,7% rise
It’s not good but it’s bearable. What’s happening in the USA is definitely worse than what’s happening here, in every respect.
It is not just at the pump. The whole supply chain depends on oil. Industrial processes, plastics, fertilizer.
The price rise at the pump is often masked by taxes. The percentage jump for industry will be larger.
Where I am the petrol went from 1.8€/l to 2.1€/l that’s a 16% rise and diesel went from 1.7€/l to 2.4€/l that’s a 41% rise.