Diesel oil consumption increased by 3 percent and gasoline consumption was down 8.3 percent in the first six months of 2011, according to the Turkish Petroleum Industry Association, or PETDER’s, sector report covering the months from January through June.
A total of 7.75 million cubic meters of diesel oil was used during the term covered, while gasoline use dropped to 1.17 million cubic meters, PETDER said. The report also indicated that total consumption of automotive fuels grew 2.2 percent year-on-year in the reporting period, reaching 8.7 million tons.
Indirect taxes obtained from fuel sales rose 7 percent to 17.6 billion Turkish Liras, nearly $10.45 billion, in the first half of this year compared with the same period a year earlier.
Moreover, trading volume in the Turkish fuel sector recorded a 19 percent year-on-year increase in the same period and reached 33.1 billion liras, nearly $19.7 billion, the report said. |
Source : hurriyetdailynews.com
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