Petrol, diesel sales rise on easing curbs
Petrol and diesel sales rose month-on-month in June as an increasing number of states relaxed Covid-related travel curbs, according to sales data of leading state-owned oil marketing companies.
Diesel consumption in June rose 9.5 per cent to 5,357 thousand metric tonnes (tmt), while petrol sales rose 18.2 per cent to 2,120 tmt in June over last month.
Diesel sales were down 1.8 per cent compared to June 2020 which was also impacted by Covid-19 related restrictions, while petrol sales rose 5.7 per cent, compared to year-ago period. Sales of both fuels were lower than June 2019.
