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Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Domestic sales of refined petroleum products

February 2006 (preliminary) Previous release

Sales of refined petroleum products totalled 7 626 200 cubic metres in February, down 3.5% from February 2005. Sales decreased in six of the seven major product groups, with heavy fuel oil down 108 700 cubic metres or 17.7%. Motor gasoline sales fell 33 900 cubic metres or 1.1%. Diesel fuel oil sales rose 8 800 cubic metres or 0.4%.

Sales of regular non-leaded (-0.5%) and premium (-10.2%) declined while sales of mid-grade rose 4.2% from February 2005.

Year-to-date sales of refined petroleum products at the end of February totalled 15 472 800 cubic metres, down 6.4% from the same period of 2005. Sales fell in six of the seven major product groups, with the largest decrease occurring in heavy fuel oil (-390 400 cubic metres or -27.1%).

Sales of refined petroleum products
  Feb. 2005r Feb. 2006p Feb. 2005 to Feb. 2006
  '000 of cubic metres % change
Total, all products 7 900.7 7 626.2 -3.5
Motor gasoline 3 050.6 3 016.7 -1.1
Diesel fuel oil 1 993.4 2 002.2 0.4
Light fuel oil 619.8 556.6 -10.2
Heavy fuel oil 615.9 507.2 -17.7
Aviation turbo fuels 512.7 495.7 -3.3
Petrochemical feedstocks1 367.9 354.8 -3.6
All other refined products 740.3 693.0 -6.4
  Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2005r Jan. 2006 to Feb. 2006p Jan.-Feb. 2005 to Jan.-Feb. 2006
  '000 of cubic metres % change
Total, all products 16 536.7 15 472.8 -6.4
Motor gasoline 6 349.7 6 156.1 -3.0
Diesel fuel oil 4 126.4 4 041.1 -2.1
Light fuel oil 1 362.6 1 123.0 -17.6
Heavy fuel oil 1 439.8 1 049.4 -27.1
Aviation turbo fuels 966.9 1 017.9 5.3
Petrochemical feedstocks1 764.9 614.6 -19.6
All other refined products 1 526.3 1 470.7 -3.6
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 enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; energ@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.


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