Panama: Gasoline Consumption Falls 5%

From January to October 2019, 949 million gallons of fuel were sold, and the demand for 91-octane gasoline decreased 5% over the same period in 2018.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

The figures of the General Comptroller of the Republic report that during the first ten months of 2019 the consumption of gasoline in the country, which includes the 91 and 95 octane, amounted to 281 million gallons, 3% more than in the same period last year.

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Demand for low-sulphur diesel also increased for the periods in question, from 306 million to 310 million gallons. In the case of Bunker C, consumption grew by 13%, from 54 million gallons to 61 million gallons.

The consumption of liquefied petroleum gas including butane and propane reported a slight increase of 1%, rising from 80.1 million gallons from January to July 2018 to 81.1 million gallons in the same period in 2019.

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