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Domestic sales of refined petroleum products

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July 2010 (preliminary) (Previous release)

Sales of refined petroleum products totalled 9 332.9 thousand cubic metres in July, up 943.7 thousand cubic metres (+11.2%) from July 2009. (One cubic metre equals a thousand litres).

In July, six of the seven major petroleum product groups posted increased sales from the same month a year earlier, while aviation turbo fuels decreased slightly.

Sales of refined petroleum products decreased by 736.0 thousand cubic metres (-7.3%) in July from June.

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
  July 2009r June 2010r July 2010p June to July 2010 July 2009 to July 2010
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Total, all products 8 389.2 10 068.9 9 332.9 -7.3 11.2
Motor gasoline 3 753.4 4 334.7 4 167.6 -3.9 11.0
Diesel fuel oil 2 215.1 2 825.5 2 523.9 -10.7 13.9
Light fuel oil 159.8 222.5 187.5 -15.7 17.3
Heavy fuel oil 390.8 498.1 413.9 -16.9 5.9
Aviation turbo fuels 503.4 530.7 501.4 -5.5 -0.4
Petrochemical feedstocks1 252.0 433.4 370.0 -14.6 46.8
All other refined products 1 114.7 1 224.1 1 168.6 -4.5 4.8
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.