Sales of petroleum products and liquid biofuels, September 2003, preliminary figures

Deliveries of light heating oils, heating and lighting kerosene and heavy fuel oil increased strongly compared with September last year. Deliveries of light heating oils came to 52 million litres in September this year, a 51.5 per cent increase from September 2002. The heating and lighting kerosene increased by 51.1 per cent. The sale of heavy fuel oil increased by 44.5 per cent, but deliveries of heavy fuel oil to ships in ocean transport declined in such a way that inland deliveries of heavy fuel oil increased by 129.3 per cent.

Motor gasoline and auto diesel

Deliveries of motor gasoline came to 192 million litres in September this year, a 4.3 per cent increase from September 2002. Deliveries of auto diesel went up 10.1 per cent compared with September, to 187 million litres. Both dutiable and tax-free diesel showed increases.

Past 12 months

For the past 12 months deliveries of petroleum products totalled 9,518 million litres, a 5.1 per cent increase compared with the previous 12-month period.

There were 22 delivery days in September 2003 against 21 in September 2002.

Tables:

• Table 1 Deliveries of petroleum products. Million litres. Preliminary figures
• Table 2 Deliveries of petroleum products, by group of purchasers. Million litres. Preliminary figures
• Table 3 Deliveries of petroleum products, by county. Million litres. Preliminary figures