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27-12-2021 12:30

Imports, Sales and Stocks of Petroleum Products: November 2021

Annual change in sales +24,9% 

In November 2021, the total sales of petroleum products amounted to 115.658 tonnes, recording a rise of 24,9% compared to November 2020. An increase was observed in the provisions of aviation kerosene (284,6%) and marine gasoil (38,4%), as well as in the sales of light fuel oil (97,6%), asphalt (29,5%), motor gasoline (13,3%), heavy fuel oil (5,3%) and road diesel (3,1%). On the contrary, a decrease was recorded in the sales of heating gasoil (-24,1%) and kerosene (-44,3%). As far as the sales from filling stations are specifically concerned, these have registered an increase of 3,9% to 54.306 tonnes.

The total sales of petroleum products in November 2021 compared to October 2021 recorded a drop of 12,6%. Indicatively, the provisions of aviation kerosene rose by 2,2% while the sales of motor gasoline fell by 5,7% and those of road diesel by 3,0%.

The total stocks of petroleum products at the end of November 2021 recorded an increase of 14,0% compared to the end of the previous month.

During the period January – November 2021, the total sales of petroleum products increased by 5,2% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Table 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

Total Sales (tonnes)

 

Percentage Change (%)

Nov
2021

Nov

2020

Jan - Nov 2021

Jan - Nov 2020

 

 Nov 2021/

  Nov 2020

Jan - Nov 2021/    Jan - Nov 2020

Unleaded Motor Gasoline

25.170 

22.222 

278.061 

259.110 

 

13,3

7,3

Aviation Gasoline

24 

20 

 

200,0

20,0

Aviation Kerosene

15.026 

3.907 

140.955 

88.938 

 

284,6

58,5

Kerosene

1.040 

1.868 

10.285 

12.546 

 

-44,3

-18,0

Road Diesel

28.377 

27.533 

315.901 

292.946 

 

3,1

7,8

Gasoil for Agriculture use

2.135 

2.346 

22.381 

23.168 

 

-9,0

-3,4

Heating Gasoil

7.153 

9.427 

69.361 

79.689 

 

-24,1

-13,0

Gasoil for Marine use

12.501 

9.030 

100.439 

116.153 

 

38,4

-13,5

Light Fuel Oil

13.935 

7.053 

145.867 

163.650 

 

97,6

-10,9

Heavy Fuel Oil

998 

948 

8.920 

8.214 

 

5,3

8,6

Lubricants

248 

221 

2.418 

2.199 

 

12,2

10,0

Asphalt

4.483 

3.461 

38.494 

27.712 

 

29,5

38,9

Liquefied Petroleum Gases

4.589 

4.591 

47.252 

48.024  

 

0,0

-1,6

Total

115.658 

92.608 

1.180.358 

1.122.369 

 

24,9

5,2

 

Table 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

Sales from Filling Stations (tonnes)

 

Percentage Change (%)

Nov
2021

Nov

2020

Jan - Nov 2021

Jan - Nov 2020

 

 Nov 2021/

  Nov 2020

Jan - Nov 2021/    Jan - Nov 2020

Unleaded Motor Gasoline

24.842 

21.628 

273.854 

254.182 

 

14,9

         7,7

Kerosene

776 

1.295 

7.925 

9.164 

 

-40,1

-13,5

Road Diesel

22.462 

21.576 

252.786 

237.121 

 

4,1

6,6

Gasoil for Agriculture use

1.462 

1.632 

15.776 

16.789 

 

-10,4

-6,0

Heating Gasoil

4.638 

6.040 

43.939 

50.337 

 

-23,2

-12,7

Light Fuel Oil

33 

34 

405 

453 

 

-2,9

-10,6

Lubricants

93 

87 

961 

908 

 

6,9

5,8

Total

54.306 

52.292 

595.646 

568.954 

 

3,9

4,7

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)

 

Contact

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

 

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