The Daily, Thursday, July 31, 2003. Domestic sales of refined petroleum products

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Domestic sales of refined petroleum products

Sales of refined petroleum products totalled 7 812 900 cubic metres in June, unchanged from June 2002. Sales increased in four of the seven major product groups, with diesel fuel oil up 90 200 cubic metres or 4.9%. Heavy fuel oil fell 61 800 cubic metres or 9.7%. Motor gasoline sales rose 48 500 cubic metres or 1.4%.

Sales of regular non-leaded gasoline advanced 1.8% from June 2002, while sales of mid-grade fell 14.2% and those of premium rose 1.7%.

Year-to-date sales of refined petroleum products at the end of June increased 4.6% from the same period of 2002. Sales rose in six of the seven major product groups, with the largest increase in heavy fuel oil (729 100 cubic metres or +23.3%). Year-to-date sales of motor gasoline rose 305 400 cubic metres or 1.6% from the same period in 2002.

Sales of refined petroleum products

June 2002^r

June 2003^p

June 2002 to June 2003

Thousands of cubic metres

% change

Total, all products

7 810.5

7 812.9

0.0

Motor gasoline

3 369.5

3 418.0

1.4

Diesel fuel oil

1 845.4

1 935.6

4.9

Light fuel oil

183.5

186.0

1.4

Heavy fuel oil

634.2

572.4

-9.7

Aviation turbo fuels

473.8

463.0

-2.3

Petrochemical feedstocks¹

439.0

354.6

-19.2

All other refined products

865.0

883.4

2.1

Jan. to June 2002^r

Jan. to June 2003^p

Jan.-June 2002 to Jan.-June 2003

Thousands of cubic metres

% change

Total, all products

45 329.6

47 421.8

4.6

Motor gasoline

19 073.2

19 378.6

1.6

Diesel fuel oil

10 824.0

11 395.3

5.3

Light fuel oil

2 848.8

3 200.7

12.4

Heavy fuel oil

3 131.8

3 860.9

23.3

Aviation turbo fuels

2 792.6

2 861.8

2.5

Petrochemical feedstocks¹

2 295.0

2 223.9

-3.1

All other refined products

4 364.3

4 500.6

3.1

^r	Revised figures.
^p	Preliminary figures.
¹	Materials 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.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2150.

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