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Domestic sales of refined petroleum products

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June 2010 (preliminary) (Previous release)

Sales of refined petroleum products totalled 8 629.5 thousand cubic metres in June, up 741.8 thousand cubic metres (+9.4%) from June 2009. (One cubic metre equals a thousand litres.)

In June, all of the major petroleum product groups posted increases from the same month in 2009.

Sales of refined petroleum products decreased by 154.1 thousand cubic metres (-1.8%) in June compared with May.

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

Sales of refined petroleum products
  June 2009r May 2010r June 2010p May to June 2010 June 2009 to June 2010
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Total, all products 7 887.7 8 783.6 8 629.5 -1.8 9.4
Motor gasoline 3 583.1 3 815.0 3 692.9 -3.2 3.1
Diesel fuel oil 2 104.4 2 439.3 2 313.4 -5.2 9.9
Light fuel oil 118.2 246.2 177.9 -27.7 50.5
Heavy fuel oil 312.7 439.4 376.7 -14.3 20.5
Aviation turbo fuels 506.1 539.7 517.9 -4.0 2.3
Petrochemical feedstocks1 309.8 343.0 431.6 25.8 39.3
All other refined products 953.4 961.0 1 119.0 16.4 17.4
revised
preliminary
Materials produced by refineries that are used by the petrochemical industry to produce chemicals, synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics.
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.