Generally in any market there existscompetition, this is a fact well known to any businessman. Competitions can either a healthy one or not; this will depend on the forces driving the market(supply and demand). It also depends on the types of markets of operation. Healthy competition is obviously beneficial to consumers since there is no any form of exploitation involved. The gas market is not an exception to these factors.LPG gas suppliers do differ in various ways; the following are some ways;
• Delivery; propane gas can either be transported via road or through gas pipes, this also effects the packaging styles. Many propane gas suppliers mostly use roads in their LPG gas delivery whereby large cylinders are used for packaging.
• Prices; the propane market is a very competitive market with changes in prices almost weekly. Changes may be political or economical even though other factors that also may lead to these changes. When the LPG gas prices change, the suppliers will automatically pass them down to consumers. The prices can either go up or down; but there some cases whereby some LPG gas suppliers take advantage of over hiking the prices whenever they go up. Other suppliers on the other hand, will not sell their gas when the price goes down until the price will rise again is when they sell. All these differences significantly affect the overall market price. In the end,the consumer is the most affected of all.
• Other differences are due to; modes of payments, advertisement among others.
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