Click here to Enlarge The prices of petrol have increased by more than Rs 25 since July 25, 2010 -- the day government decided to allow market forces to dictate the pricing of the essential fuel.

Below is a chronological list of the increase in the cost of petrol in India over the past two years.

Interestingly, prices have been increased 13 times, while they have gone down on only two occassions.





Jun 25, 2010: Rs 47.93 per litre





Jun 26, 2010: Rs 51.43 per litre





Sep 08, 2010: Rs 51.56 per litre





Sep 21, 2010: Rs 51.83 per litre





Oct 17, 2010: Rs 52.59 per litre





Nov 09, 2010: Rs 52.91 per litre





Dec 16, 2010: Rs 55.87 per litre





Jan 16, 2011: Rs 58.37 per litre





May 15, 2011: Rs 63.37 per litre





Jul 01, 2011: Rs 63.70 per litre





Sep 16, 2011: Rs 66.84 per litre





Nov 4, 2011: Rs 68.64 per litre





Nov 16, 2011: Rs 66.42 per litre





Dec 01, 2011: Rs 65.64 per litre





May 23, 2012: Rs 73.18 per litre