In the 1^st quarter of 2021

Main fuels released for consumption decreased by 15.1% year-on-year

In the 1^st quarter of 2021, the main fuels released for consumption (diesel oil and gasoline) in the Autonomous Region of Madeira totalled 28.3 million litres, decreasing by 15.1% compared to the same period of 2020.

This result reflects the effects of the restricitive measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In January, the main fuels released for consumption dropped by 27.4% year-on-year, a decline that became less pronounced in February, -19.8%, while in March it increased by 5.5%. This result derives from the fact that it was in March 2020 that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic began to be felt.

20.8 million litres of the main fuel - diesel oil - were released for consumption in the reference period, down by 13.7% over the same quarter of the previous year. In the case of gasolines, the demand for unleaded 95 gasoline dropped by 23.1%, while the demand for unleaded 98 decreased by 4.8%. The sales of these fuels were 5.4 and 2.1 million litres, respectively.

Concerning gas, the release for consumption of propane and butane in the 1^st quarter of 2021 stood at 1.7 (-3.6% in the 1^st quarter of 2020) and 3.3 thousand tonnes (down by 15.2% year-on-year), respectively. 5.7 thousand tonnes of natural gas were released for consumption in the reference period, a 13.4% decrease over the year-ago quarter.

Average price of diesel in the first quarter of 2021 was €1.242

In the 1^st quarter of 2021, the mean price for diesel oil was €1.242, a lower price than the one registered in the corresponding quarter of 2020 (€1.265). If compared to the previous quarter, the price of this type of fuel shows an increase of 12.5 cents.

The mean price for unleaded 95 gasoline was €1.451, decreasing by 2.0 cents compared to the 1^st quarter of 2020 and increasing by 9.1 cents from the previous quarter.

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