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The Daily. Wednesday, April 10, 2002

Domestic sales of refined petroleum products

February 2002 (preliminary)

Sales of refined petroleum products totalled 7 176 000 cubic metres in February, down 5.2% from February 2001. Sales decreased for five of the seven major product groups; the largest drop was for heavy fuel oil (-245 500 cubic metres or -34.7%).

Sales of aviation turbo fuels fell 83 800 cubic metres, or 17.7%, compared with February 2001. However, aviation turbo fuel oil sales rose for the fourth consecutive month in February, to 390 300 cubic metres.

Motor gasoline sales totalled 2 919 600 cubic metres, up 50 300 cubic metres or 1.8% from February 2001. Sales of regular non-leaded gasoline rose 1.0% and premium gasoline, 12.1%, but sales of mid-grade gasoline dropped 5.2% from February 2001.

Year-to-date sales of refined petroleum products were down 945 800 cubic metres, or 6.1%, from the same period in 2001. Sales fell for six of the seven major product groups; the largest decrease was for heavy fuel oil (-379 000 cubic metres or -26.1%). Only motor gasoline posted a year-to-date increase in sales (+94 400 cubic metres or +1.6%).

Sales of refined petroleum products


  Feb. 2001(r) Feb. 2002(p) Feb. 2001 to Feb. 2002
  Thousands of cubic metres % change
Total, all products 7 572.2 7 176.0 -5.2
Motor gasoline 2 869.3 2 919.6 1.8
Diesel fuel oil 1 757.2 1 747.2 -0.6
Light fuel oil 694.5 666.8 -4.0
Heavy fuel oil 707.1 461.6 -34.7
Aviation turbo fuels 474.1 390.3 -17.7
Petrochemical feedstocks(1) 353.7 358.1 1.2
All other refined products 716.3 632.4 -11.7
       
  Jan. to Feb. 2001(r) Jan. to Feb. 2002(p) Jan.-Feb. 2001 to Jan.-Feb. 2002
       
  Thousands of cubic metres % change
Total, all products 15 614.3 14 668.5 -6.1
Motor gasoline 5 910.4 6 004.8 1.6
Diesel fuel oil 3 589.8 3 492.3 -2.7
Light fuel oil 1 515.6 1 341.1 -11.5
Heavy fuel oil 1 451.9 1 072.9 -26.1
Aviation turbo fuels 937.6 722.5 -22.9
Petrochemical feedstocks(1) 762.0 761.3 -0.1
All other refined products 1 447.1 1 273.7 -12.0
rRevised data.
pPreliminary data.
1Materials produced by refineries that are used by the petrochemical industry to produce chemicals, synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics.

Available on CANSIM: table 134-0004.

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