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Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, fell 4.9% in February, data from the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas showed.
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Bengaluru: India’s fuel consumption fell for the second month in a row in February to its lowest since September last year as record-high retail prices continued to stonewall a demand recovery for the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer.
Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, fell 4.9% to 17.2 million tonnes year-on-year in February, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas showed on Thursday. On a monthly basis, demand slipped by 4.6%.
India s February fuel demand falls to 5-month low
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Last Updated: Mar 11, 2021, 10:03 PM IST
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Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, fell 4.9% to 17.2 million tonnes year-on-year in February, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas showed on Thursday.
In January, India had registered its first month-on-month decline in five months.
India s fuel consumption fell for the second month in a row in February to its lowest since September last year as record-high retail prices continued to stonewall a demand recovery for the world s third-biggest oil importer and consumer.
India Business News: India’s fuel consumption fell for the second month in a row in February to its lowest since September last year as record-high retail prices continued