In the 1^st quarter of 2019

Main fuels released for consumption increased by 2.4% year-on-year

In the 1^st quarter of 2019, the main fuels released for consumption (diesel oil and gasoline) in the Autonomous Region of Madeira totalled 35.2 million litres, increasing by 2.4% compared to the same period of 2018. 25.3 million litres of the main fuel – diesel oil - were released for consumption in the reference period, up by 2.5% over the same quarter of the previous year. In the case of gasolines, the demand for unleaded 95 gasoline increased by 0.7%, while for unleaded 98 the trend was identical  (+7.1% year-on-year). The sales of these fuels were 7.7 and 2.3 million litres, respectively.

Concerning gas, the release for consumption of propane and butane stood at 11.9 and 1.8 thousand tonnes, respectively. 5.8 thousand tonnes of natural gas were released for consumption in the reference period, up by 10.2% from the year-ago quarter.

Average price of diesel in the first quarter of 2019 was €1.256

In the 1^st quarter of 2019, the mean price for diesel oil was €1.256, a higher price than the one registered in the corresponding quarter of 2018 (€1.223). If compared to the previous quarter, the price of this type of fuel shows a drop of 6.5 cents.

The mean price for unleaded 95 gasoline was €1.410, decreasing 5.5 cents compared to the 1^st quarter of 2018 and also declining 10.4 cents from the previous quarter.

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