In the 1st quarter of 2017
Main fuels released for consumption increased by 2.4% year-on-year
In the 1st quarter of 2017, the main fuels released for consumption (diesel oil and gasoline) in the Autonomous Region of Madeira totaled 33.1 million litres, increasing by 2.4% compared to the same period of 2016. 23.5 million litres of the main fuel – diesel oil - were released for consumption in the reference period, up by 3.9% over the same quarter of the previous year. In the case of gasolines, the demand for unleaded 95 gasoline dropped by 1.3% while the demand for unleaded 98 increased by 0.7%. The sales of these fuels were 7.8 and 1.8 million litres, respectively.
4.3 thousand tonnes of natural gas were released for consumption in the reference period, down by 8.1% from the year-ago quarter.
Mean prices increased in the 1st quarter of 2017
In the 1st quarter of 2017, the mean price for diesel oil was €1.215, a higher price than the one registered in the corresponding quarter of 2016 (€1.019). If compared to the previous quarter, the price of this type of fuel shows an increase of 6.9 cents.
The mean price for unleaded 95 gasoline was €1.461, up by 12.4 cents compared to the 1st quarter of 2016 and also 6.5 cents higher than in the previous quarter.
