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Friday, March 3, 2006

Domestic sales of refined petroleum products

January 2006 (Preliminary) Previous release

Sales of refined petroleum products totalled 7 795 200 cubic metres in January, down 9.7% from January 2005. Sales decreased in all of the seven major product groups, with heavy fuel oil down 225 100 cubic metres or 27.3%. Light fuel oil sales fell 175 000 cubic metres or 23.6%. Motor Gasoline sales decreased 157 900 cubic metres or 4.8%.

By grade, sales of regular non-leaded gasoline fell 3.6%, while sales of mid-grade and premium gasoline dropped 5.3% and 17.8% respectively, compared to January 2005.

Sales of refined petroleum products
  January 2005r January 2006p January 2005 to January 2006
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Total, all products 8 636.1 7 795.2 -9.7
Motor gasoline 3 299.1 3 141.2 -4.8
Diesel fuel oil 2 133.0 2 067.1 -3.1
Light fuel oil 742.9 567.9 -23.6
Heavy fuel oil 823.9 598.8 -27.3
Aviation turbo fuels 454.2 413.2 -9.0
Petrochemical feedstocks1 397.0 244.8 -38.3
All other refined products 786.0 762.3 -3.0
rRevised.
pPreliminary.
1.Materials produced by refineries that are used by the petrochemical industry to produce chemicals, synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics.

Preliminary domestic sales of refined petroleum products data are no longer available on CANSIM.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2150.

For more information, or to inquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer toll free at 1-866-873-8789 or 613-951-9497, (e-mail: energ@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.


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