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India's fuel product consumption jumps 12.3% in November 2016

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Last Updated : Dec 15 2016 | 12:01 AM IST

India's fuel product consumption rises 9.7% in April-November 2016

India's fuel product consumption or sales increased 12.3% to 16.64 mt in November 2016 over a year ago. Diesel sales increased 10.6% to 6.75 mt, while petcoke sales moved up 38.3% to 1.91 mt, LPG 15.9% to 1.88 mt and petrol 14.2% to 2.03 mt. Consumption of bitumen also gained 23.6% to 0.53 mt, fuel oil 11.5% to 0.57 mt, and ATF 8.2% to 0.58 mt. Further, the consumption of lubes/greases increased 14.4% to 0.29 mt, naphtha 3.3% to 1.08 mt, others 4.8% to 0.58 mt, and LDO 51.5% to 0.04 mt. However, the consumption of kerosene dipped 31.8% to 0.39 mt in November 2016.

Consumption or sales of fuel product increased 9.7% to 130.00 mt in April-November 2016 over April-November 2015. Sales of petcoke increased 44.0%, diesel 4.1%, petrol 11.7%, and LPG 11.6%. Consumption of fuel oil also moved up 17.0%, ATF 12.0%, naphtha 3.0% and bitumen 7.1%. Further, the consumption of lubes/greases inched up 9.2%, others 3.5% and LDO 18.4%, but declined for kerosene 15.8% in April-November 2016.

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