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29-08-2022 12:57

Imports, Sales and Stocks of Petroleum products: July 2022

Annual change in sales -0,7%

In July 2022, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 115.926 tonnes, recording a drop of 0,7% compared to July 2021. A decrease was recorded in the sales of light (-38,7%) and heavy (-12,8%) fuel oil, asphalt (-22,2%), motor gasoline (-11,5%) and road diesel (-11,3%). On the contrary, an increase was observed in the provisions of aviation kerosene (60,3%) and of marine gasoil (37,9%), as well as in the sales of kerosene (57,4 %) and heating gasoil (8,9%). As far as the sales from filling stations are specifically concerned, these have registered a fall of 13,3% to 51.868 tonnes.

The total sales of petroleum products in July 2022 compared to June 2022 recorded a fall of 8,2%. Indicatively, the provisions of aviation kerosene rose by 2,7% while the sales of motor gasoline dropped by 2,9% and those of road diesel by 2,7%. The total stocks of petroleum products at the end of July 2022 rose by 2,2% compared to the end of the previous month.

During the period January – July 2022, the total sales of petroleum products increased by 18,6% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

 

Table 1

Products

Total Sales (tonnes)

Percentage Change
(%)

July
2022

July
2021

Jan – July
2022

Jan – July
2021

July 2022/
July 2021

Jan – July 2022/
Jan – July 2021

Unleaded Motor Gasoline

26.671

30.120

173.897

167.371

-11,5

3,9

Aviation Gasoline

0

2

9

13

-100,0

-30,8

Aviation Kerosene

29.546

18.426

137.246

50.413

60,3

172,2

Kerosene

96

61

9.739

7.971

57,4

22,2

Road Diesel

28.865

32.537

188.490

197.857

-11,3

-4,7

Gasoil for Agriculture use

1.422

1.845

13.738

14.287

-22,9

-3,8

Heating Gasoil

3.758

3.450

59.995

48.604

8,9

23,4

Gasoil for Marine use

8.404

6.095

80.980

56.054

37,9

44,5

Light Fuel Oil

9.459

15.443

99.205

88.253

-38,7

12,4

Heavy Fuel Oil

954

1.094

6.518

6.031

-12,8

8,1

Lubricants

246

252

1.554

1.509

-2,4

3,0

Asphalt

3.314

4.257

15.374

24.741

-22,2

-37,9

Liquefied Petroleum Gases

3.191

3.202

37.351

32.011

-0,3

16,7

Total

115.926

116.784

824.096

695.115

-0,7

18,6

   

Table 2

Products

Sales from Filling Stations (tonnes)

Percentage Change
(%)

July
2022

July
2021

Jan – July
2022

Jan – July
2021

July 2022/
July 2021

Jan – July 2022/
Jan – July 2021

Unleaded Motor Gasoline

26.257

29.730

171.681

164.486

-11,7

4,4

Kerosene

74

55

7.633

6.230

34,5

22,5

Road Diesel

22.534

26.629

149.855

157.389

-15,4

-4,8

Gasoil for Agriculture use

982

1.284

9.329

10.103

-23,5

-7,7

Heating Gasoil

1.886

1.992

37.225

31.053

-5,3

19,9

Light Fuel Oil

40

36

276

264

11,1

4,5

Lubricants

95

99

608

577

-4,0

5,4

Total

51.868

59.825

376.607

370.102

-13,3

1,8

 

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:

CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Energy
CYSTAT-DB (Online Database)
Predefined Tables (Excel)
Methodological Information


Contact

Nafsika Apostolou: Tel.: +35722602199, E-mail: napostolou@cystat.mof.gov.cy


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