India’s gasoline sales jump above pre-pandemic levels: Prelim data
Indian state fuel retailers’ gasoline sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels in the first fortnight of July, as motorists took back to the roads after states eased COVID-19-related lockdowns.
Sales of gasoline rose to 1.03 million tonnes in the first fortnight of July, a jump of about 3.44% over the corresponding 2019 period, preliminary industry data showed on Friday.
India’s gasoline sales recovered to pre-pandemic levels in October 2020 before a second deadly wave of infections began hitting the fuel’s demand in April.
