India's fuel product consumption increases 6.9% in August 2015

Cumulative fuel product consumption up 6.7% in April-August 2015

India's fuel product consumption or sales increased 6.9% to 13.792 mt in August 2015 over a year ago. Petrol sales jumped 10.6% to 1.67 mt, while naphtha sales galloped 16.3% to 1.11 mt. Sales of diesel advanced 6.3% to 5.44 mt and LPG improved 7.9% to 1.55 mt. Consumption of bitumen moved up 52.7% to 0.24 mt, while that of petcoke gained 4.6% to 1.23 mt. The consumption of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rose 5.1% to 0.49 mt, and other products 20% to 0.58 mt. However, the consumption of fuel oil declined 3.7% to 0.54 mt, while that of kerosene also fell 3.2% to 0.57 mt and lubricants 27% to 0.24 mt, in August 2015.

Consumption or sales of fuel product increased 6.7% to 72.89 mt in April-August 2015 over April-August 2014. Sales of petrol increased 12.1%, diesel 3.3%, pet coke 16.3%, and LPG 8.6%. Consumption of naphtha also moved up 16.3%, lubricants 2.4%, ATF 6.1%, fuel oil 4.9%, bitumen 2.5% and other products 5.5%, but declined for kerosene 3.2% in April-August 2015.

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