October 7, 2026: India's fuel consumption in September rose 3.9% from the previous month to 19.26 million metric tons, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry showed on Tuesday.
The September reading was also up 3.4% from a year earlier.
Diesel consumption rose 2% from August and was up 5.4% from a year earlier.
Gasoline sales fell 4.4% from August, but were up about 7.9% from a year earlier.
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumption rose 8.5% from August, but was down about 9.2% from a year earlier.
Naphtha sales fell 16.2% from August and were down about 25.2% from a year earlier.
Consumption of bitumen, used primarily in road construction, jumped 34.7% from August and rose about 6.1% from a year earlier.
Fuel oil usage rose 5.5% from August and was up about 3.9% from a year earlier.
India has cut windfall taxes on exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel effective October 1, according to a government order in late September. The government reintroduced the tax in March 2026 after crude prices jumped during the US-Israeli war on Iran.
(Source: Reuters)
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