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27-09-2021 13:44
Imports, Sales αnd Stocks Of Petroleum Products: August 2021
In August 2021, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 110.010 tonnes, recording a rise of 15,9% compared to August 2020. An increase was observed in the provisions of aviation kerosene (103,3%), as well as in the sales of heavy fuel oil (119,7%), liquefied petroleum gases (16,4%), heating gasoil (14,4%), light fuel oil (10,9%), road diesel (4,0%) and motor gasoline (2,6%). On the contrary, a decrease was recorded in the provisions of marine gasoil (-14,0%), as well as in the sales of kerosene (-28,6%). As far as the sales from filling stations are specifically concerned, these have registered an increase of 3,4% to 54.436 tonnes.
The total sales of petroleum products in August 2021 compared to July 2021 recorded a drop of 5,8%. Indicatively, the provisions of aviation kerosene rose by 28,0%, while the sales of motor gasoline decreased by 5,6% and those of road diesel by 14,2%.
The total stocks of petroleum products at the end of August 2021 recorded a fall of 14,0% compared to the end of the previous month.
During the period January – August 2021, the total sales of petroleum products decreased by 1,0% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
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Table 1 |
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Products |
Total Sales (tonnes) |
Percentage Change (%) |
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Aug 2021 |
Aug 2020 |
Jan - Aug 2021 |
Jan - Aug 2020 |
Aug 2021/ Aug 2020 |
Jan - Aug 2021/Jan - Aug 2020 |
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Unleaded Motor Gasoline |
28.432 |
27.715 |
195.803 |
179.721 |
2,6 |
8,9 |
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Aviation Gasoline |
4 |
2 |
17 |
12 |
100,0 |
41,7 |
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Aviation Kerosene |
23.586 |
11.602 |
73.999 |
63.484 |
103,3 |
16,6 |
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Kerosene |
45 |
63 |
8.016 |
10.055 |
-28,6 |
-20,3 |
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Road Diesel |
27.923 |
26.855 |
225.780 |
202.887 |
4,0 |
11,3 |
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Gasoil for Agriculture use |
1.692 |
1.533 |
15.979 |
16.708 |
10,4 |
-4,4 |
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Heating Gasoil |
3.044 |
2.660 |
51.648 |
62.207 |
14,4 |
-17,0 |
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Gasoil for Marine use |
6.681 |
7.766 |
62.735 |
88.272 |
-14,0 |
-28,9 |
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Light Fuel Oil |
13.536 |
12.206 |
101.789 |
128.452 |
10,9 |
-20,8 |
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Heavy Fuel Oil |
167 |
76 |
6.198 |
5.601 |
119,7 |
10,7 |
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Lubricants |
205 |
202 |
1.714 |
1.445 |
1,5 |
18,6 |
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Asphalt |
1.608 |
1.620 |
26.349 |
17.591 |
-0,7 |
49,8 |
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Liquefied Petroleum Gases |
3.087 |
2.651 |
35.098 |
36.814 |
16,4 |
-4,7 |
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Total |
110.010 |
94.951 |
805.125 |
813.249 |
15,9 |
-1,0 |
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Table 2 |
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Products |
Sales from Filling Stations (tonnes) |
Percentage Change (%) |
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Aug 2021 |
Aug 2020 |
Jan - Aug 2021 |
Jan - Aug 2020 |
Aug 2021/ Aug 2020 |
Jan - Aug 2021/ Jan - Aug 2020 |
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Unleaded Motor Gasoline |
28.137 |
27.244 |
192.623 |
176.125 |
3,3 |
9,4 |
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Kerosene |
38 |
38 |
6.268 |
7.372 |
0,0 |
-15,0 |
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Road Diesel |
23.258 |
22.532 |
180.647 |
164.527 |
3,2 |
9,8 |
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Gasoil for Agriculture use |
1.211 |
1.091 |
11.314 |
12.150 |
11,0 |
-6,9 |
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Heating Gasoil |
1.668 |
1.605 |
32.721 |
39.348 |
3,9 |
-16,8 |
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Light Fuel Oil |
28 |
32 |
292 |
328 |
-12,5 |
-11,0 |
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Lubricants |
96 |
91 |
673 |
592 |
5,5 |
13,7 |
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Total |
54.436 |
52.633 |
424.538 |
400.442 |
3,4 |
6,0 |
Methodological information
Scope and Coverage
The collection of data on Imports, Sales and Stocks of Petroleum Products is carried out on a monthly basis.
It concerns the sales of petroleum products from filling stations and the sales to government departments, to the British Bases and the United Nations, to ships and to other customers, as well as the stocks held at the end of each month. Only the petroleum companies are being covered. Additionally, the imports of petroleum products imported directly from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) and the manufacturing industry are also included.
Data collection
The collection of data is conducted by the Statistical Service on a monthly basis by electronically receiving a purpose-designed questionnaire from each of these companies.
For more information:
Statistical Service (CYSTAT) Website, subtheme Energy
Contact:
Nafsika Apostolou: Tel.: +35722602199, E-mail: napostolou@cystat.mof.gov.cy
(NG/IK)
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