Petrol and diesel sales rose in the country in September, fuelled by the onset of the festival season and higher vehicle sales, as per the provisional data from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Petrol sales climbed 7.5 per cent year-on-year in September, while diesel sales rose 6.27 per cent. According to The Economic Times report, the surge in transportation fuel demand comes after GST reductions and the start of festival-related travel.
The strong September performance has lifted cumulative sales growth this fiscal to 6.68 per cent for petrol and 2.9 per cent for diesel.
However, jet fuel (ATF) sales fell 1.3 per cent in September, marking the third consecutive month of decline. Overall, ATF sales have grown by less than 1 per cent so far this fiscal.
Cooking gas demand increased 6.5 per cent year-on-year in September, with cumulative growth from April to September at 7.5 per cent.
