# China Fuel Prices by Province: Gasoline & Diesel History (`sinodata/china-fuel-prices`) Actor

China's regulated pump prices for all 31 provinces: 92, 95 and 98 gasoline and 0# diesel (plus winter diesel grades), every NDRC price adjustment since 2009 with changes, the national benchmark per tonne since 2000 and the next adjustment forecast. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sinodata/china-fuel-prices.md
- **Developed by:** [SinoData](https://apify.com/sinodata) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.45 / 1,000 price records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## China Fuel Prices by Province: Gasoline & Diesel History

Get **China's regulated pump prices** as clean JSON: **92, 95 and 98 gasoline and 0# diesel for all 31 provinces**, every price adjustment back to 2009, the national benchmark price per tonne since 2000 and the market forecast for the next adjustment. No login, no Chinese needed.

- **Province pump prices (CNY per litre)**: 92, 95 and 89 gasoline and 0# diesel, with the previous price and the change at each adjustment
- **98 gasoline and winter diesel (-10, -20, -35)** for the latest prices, where a province sells them
- **Full history**: every adjustment, about 7,200 province prices since 2009 (complete for all provinces from about 2017)
- **National benchmark (CNY per tonne)**: the NDRC maximum gasoline and diesel price at each adjustment since 2000, with the change
- **Next adjustment forecast**: the date of the next 10-working-day window and the expected change per tonne and per litre

China sets maximum fuel prices centrally and adjusts them every 10 working days in line with crude oil; each province has its own price list.

### Use cases

- **Logistics and fleets**: diesel costs by province for freight quotes, fuel surcharges and route costing.
- **Energy and commodities research**: track China's retail fuel prices against crude, province by province.
- **Ride-hailing, car and EV analysis**: running costs for gasoline vehicles by region.
- **Dashboards and alerts**: schedule a daily run with **Only new adjustments** on and get a record only when prices change, plus the forecast before each window.

### Example input

Latest prices for all provinces, the national benchmark and the forecast:

```json
{}
```

Beijing and Guangdong since 2024:

```json
{
  "provinces": ["Beijing", "Guangdong"],
  "dateFrom": "2024-01-01"
}
```

### Output

A province price:

```json
{
  "type": "provinceFuelPrice",
  "effectiveDate": "2026-09-25",
  "province": "北京",
  "provinceEnglish": "Beijing",
  "gasoline92": 8.61,
  "gasoline95": 9.17,
  "gasoline98": 10.67,
  "gasoline89": 8.06,
  "diesel0": 8.36,
  "dieselMinus10": 8.86,
  "dieselMinus20": 9.28,
  "dieselMinus35": 9.61,
  "change92": 0.32,
  "change95": 0.34,
  "change89": 0.3,
  "changeDiesel0": 0.34,
  "previous92": 8.29,
  "previous95": 8.83,
  "previous89": 7.76,
  "previousDiesel0": 8.02,
  "unit": "CNY/litre"
}
```

The national benchmark and the forecast:

```json
{ "type": "nationalBenchmark", "effectiveDate": "2026-09-25", "gasolinePerTonne": 9960, "dieselPerTonne": 8890, "gasolineChange": 395, "dieselChange": 385, "unit": "CNY/tonne" }
{ "type": "nextAdjustment", "windowDate": "2026-10-15", "windowTime": "24:00 China time", "expectedDirection": "down", "expectedChangePerTonne": -150, "expectedChangePerLitreMin": -0.11, "expectedChangePerLitreMax": -0.14 }
```

- `effectiveDate` is the first day of the new prices (adjustments take effect at midnight China time).
- `gasoline98` and the winter diesel grades are filled only in latest-price runs, and only when the second source shows the same adjustment; they are `null` in history and where a province doesn't sell that grade.
- `gasoline89` is `null` where 89 gasoline isn't sold.
- The forecast is a market estimate published before the window; the official change is announced by the NDRC on the day.

### Pricing

**$0.0005 per record.** The latest prices for everything (33 records) cost under $0.02; all 31 provinces since 2024 (about 1,700 records) cost about $0.85; the full history (about 7,600 records) about $3.80.

### Notes and limits

- Sources: Eastmoney's data center (NDRC adjustment records) for prices and history, and qiyoujiage.com for 98 gasoline, winter diesel and the forecast.
- Figures as published; a few early records may show 92 above 95. History before about 2017 does not cover every province.
- Only public data is collected.

### Related

- [China CNY Fixing, Shibor & LPR Rates](https://apify.com/sinodata/china-cny-rates), [China Shipping & Freight Indexes](https://apify.com/sinodata/china-shipping-indexes) and [China Car Price Cuts](https://apify.com/sinodata/china-car-price-cuts).

### Feedback

Need city-level prices or another field? Open an issue on the Issues tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `series` (type: `array`):

Province pump prices, the national benchmark (CNY per tonne) and/or the forecast for the next adjustment window.

## `provinces` (type: `array`):

Only these provinces, in English or Chinese (e.g. Beijing, Guangdong, 四川). Leave empty for all 31.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Get every price adjustment since this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty for the latest prices only.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

End of the history range (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty for up to today.

## `includeExtraGrades` (type: `boolean`):

Latest prices only: add 98 gasoline and -10, -20 and -35 diesel where a province sells them.

## `skipUnchanged` (type: `boolean`):

For scheduled runs: skip (and don't pay for) prices and forecasts you already saved in a previous run.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Not needed for normal use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "series": [
    "provincePrices",
    "nationalBenchmark",
    "nextAdjustment"
  ],
  "includeExtraGrades": true,
  "skipUnchanged": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sinodata/china-fuel-prices").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sinodata/china-fuel-prices").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call sinodata/china-fuel-prices --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sinodata/china-fuel-prices"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Jcn4w8G2FNhUHhbs1/builds/zjhWQGQTDbhj02bwV/openapi.json