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Sales of refined petroleum products totalled 8 822.0 thousand cubic metres in December, up 2.7% or 233.2 thousand cubic metres from December 2008. (One cubic metre equals a thousand litres.)
The increase was led by diesel fuel sales, up 6.3% or 143.1 thousand cubic metres and "all other refined products," up 25.4% or 190.3 thousand cubic metres from December 2008. Overall, three of the seven major petroleum product groups posted declines on small volumes in December compared with the same month a year earlier.
Sales of refined petroleum products in December were up 4.0% or 341.0 thousand cubic metres from November. Motor gasoline sales increased 6.5% or 220.3 thousand cubic metres, while light fuel oil sales were up 56.7% or 174.4 thousand cubic metres.
Note: Preliminary domestic sales of refined petroleum products data are not available on CANSIM.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2150.
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Table 1
| December 2008r | November 2009r | December 2009p | November to December 2009 | December 2008 to December 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of cubic metres | % change | ||||
| Total, all products | 8 588.8 | 8 481.0 | 8 822.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| Motor gasoline | 3 622.1 | 3 410.1 | 3 630.4 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Diesel fuel oil | 2 257.4 | 2 395.4 | 2 400.5 | 0.2 | 6.3 |
| Light fuel oil | 475.2 | 307.5 | 481.9 | 56.7 | 1.4 |
| Heavy fuel oil | 584.0 | 625.1 | 558.1 | -10.7 | -4.4 |
| Aviation turbo fuels | 566.8 | 545.9 | 496.4 | -9.1 | -12.4 |
| Petrochemical feedstocks1 | 333.2 | 324.4 | 314.3 | -3.1 | -5.7 |
| All other refined products | 750.1 | 872.6 | 940.4 | 7.8 | 25.4 |
