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Sales of refined petroleum products totalled 8 535 100 cubic metres in June, down 1.6% from June 2005. Sales decreased in five of the seven major product groups, with heavy fuel oil sales down 22.6% or 148 400 cubic metres. Motor gasoline sales edged down 0.2% or by 6 600 cubic metres while diesel fuel oil sales rose 4.2% or by 94 400 cubic metres.
Sales of regular non-leaded gasoline edged up 0.3%, while sales for mid-grade (-6.6%) and premium (-4.1%) gasoline were down from June 2005.
Year-to-date sales of refined petroleum products at the end of June totalled 48 524 200 cubic metres, down 3.0% from the same period of 2005. Sales decreased in four of the seven major product groups, with the largest decrease in heavy fuel oil (-1 014 300 cubic metres or down 24.8%).
Preliminary domestic sales of refined petroleum products data are no longer available on CANSIM.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2150.
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