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28-09-2022 13:14
Imports, Sales and Stocks of Petroleum Products: August 2022
Annual change in sales +11,0%
In August 2022, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 122.078 tonnes, recording an increase of 11,0% compared to August 2021. A rise was observed in the provisions of aviation kerosene (31,6%) and of marine gasoil (30,5%), as well as in the sales of bitumen (34,8%), light fuel oil (27,0%), heating gasoil (12,8%) and liquefied petroleum gases (10,1%). On the contrary, a decrease was recorded in the sales of heavy fuel oil (-78,4%), road diesel (-4,7%) and motor gasoline (-2,9%). As far as the sales from filling stations are specifically concerned, these have registered a fall of 4,4% to 52.018 tonnes.
The total sales of petroleum products in August 2022 compared to July 2022 recorded a rise of 4,2%. Indicatively, the sales of motor gasoline increased by 3,5% while those of road diesel dropped by 7,8%. The provisions of aviation kerosene registered only a slight decrease (+0.8%). The total stocks of petroleum products at the end of August 2022 rose by 3,2% compared to the end of the previous month.
During the period January – August 2022, the total sales of petroleum products increased by 17,5% 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 |
Aug |
Jan-Aug |
Jan-Aug |
Aug 2022 / |
Jan-Aug 2022 / |
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|
Unleaded Motor Gasoline |
27.610 |
28.432 |
201.507 |
195.803 |
-2,9 |
2,9 |
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Aviation Gasoline |
0 |
4 |
9 |
17 |
-100,0 |
-47,1 |
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Aviation Kerosene |
31.040 |
23.586 |
167.914 |
73.999 |
31,6 |
126,9 |
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Kerosene |
45 |
45 |
9.784 |
8.016 |
0,0 |
22,1 |
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Road Diesel |
26.616 |
27.923 |
215.106 |
225.780 |
-4,7 |
-4,7 |
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Gasoil for Agriculture use |
1.601 |
1.692 |
15.339 |
15.979 |
-5,4 |
-4,0 |
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Heating Gasoil |
3.435 |
3.044 |
63.430 |
51.648 |
12,8 |
22,8 |
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Gasoil for Marine use |
8.722 |
6.681 |
89.702 |
62.735 |
30,5 |
43,0 |
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Light Fuel Oil |
17.188 |
13.536 |
116.393 |
101.789 |
27,0 |
14,3 |
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Heavy Fuel Oil |
36 |
167 |
6.554 |
6.198 |
-78,4 |
5,7 |
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Lubricants |
220 |
205 |
1.774 |
1.714 |
7,3 |
3,5 |
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Asphalt |
2.167 |
1.608 |
17.541 |
26.349 |
34,8 |
-33,4 |
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Liquefied Petroleum Gases |
3.398 |
3.087 |
40.749 |
35.098 |
10,1 |
16,1 |
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Total |
122.078 |
110.010 |
945.802 |
805.125 |
11,0 |
17,5 |
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Table 2 |
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Products |
Sales from Filling Stations (tonnes) |
Percentage Change |
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Aug |
Aug |
Jan-Aug |
Jan-Aug |
Aug 2022 / |
Jan-Aug 2022 / |
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Unleaded Motor Gasoline |
27.231 |
28.137 |
198.912 |
192.623 |
-3,2 |
3,3 |
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Kerosene |
34 |
38 |
7.667 |
6.268 |
-10,5 |
22,3 |
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Road Diesel |
21.640 |
23.258 |
171.495 |
180.647 |
-7,0 |
-5,1 |
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Gasoil for Agriculture use |
1.184 |
1.211 |
10.513 |
11.314 |
-2,2 |
-7,1 |
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Heating Gasoil |
1.798 |
1.668 |
39.023 |
32.721 |
7,8 |
19,3 |
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Light Fuel Oil |
29 |
28 |
305 |
292 |
3,6 |
4,5 |
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Lubricants |
102 |
96 |
710 |
673 |
6,3 |
5,5 |
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Total |
52.018 |
54.436 |
428.625 |
424.538 |
-4,4 |
1,0 |
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:
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
(MV/ECHR)
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