Trends: Tight margins dominate retail markets

摘要

As oil prices rise, retailers of gasoline and dieselrnfuel are taking it on the chin when it comes tornturning profits for both products.rnHistorically, station owners could count onrnhealthy diesel profits to offset more volatile gasolinernmargins, but the second quarter of 2016 hasrnseen that change. At the same time, diesel retailrnprices are cheaper than those of gasoline, anotherrnhistorical turnaround.