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Fuel Excise Clearances May 2022

May 2022 autodiesel volumes up 8% on May 2021

Online ISSN: 2737-7202
CSO statistical publication, , 11am

Key Findings

  • Clearances of autodiesel in May 2022, at 314 million litres, were 8% higher than in May 2021 and 58% higher than May 2020 (see Figure 1 and Table A).

  • Clearances of petrol in May 2022, at 83 million litres, were 18% higher than May 2021 and 77% higher than May 2020 (see Table A). 

  • Excise clearances of marked gas oil in May 2022 were 18% higher than in May 2021 (see Figure 1 and Table 1C). Clearances of kerosene in May 2022 were 51% lower than in May 2021 (see Table 1D).

  • Tables 3A to 3D and Figure 3 show trends in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for selected fuels.

Statistician's Comment

Commenting on the release Paul McElvaney, Statistician in the Environment and Climate Division, said: "At 314 million litres, clearances of autodiesel in May 2022 were 8% higher than in May 2021. Autodiesel clearances were 58% higher than in May 2020, a month where volumes of road fuel clearances were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (see Table A and Figure 1).

At 83 million litres, clearances of petrol in May 2022 were 18% higher than May 2021 and, similar to autodiesel, 77% higher than May 2020 (see Table A).

Excise clearances of marked gas oil in May 2022 were 18% higher than in May 2021 (see Figure 1 and Table 1C). Marked gas oil is used for off-road purposes such as agriculture and heating of larger buildings. Clearances of kerosene (mainly used as a home heating fuel) in May 2022 were 51% lower than in May 2021. Kerosene volumes were at the lowest level for the month of May since 2010 (see Table 1D).

Figure 2 shows the annual time series trend for the four fuels for 2000 to 2021. The annual total for unleaded petrol volumes for 2021 was 825 million litres, 7% higher than in 2020 (see Table 2). The annual volume of autodiesel was around 3.4 billion litres in 2021, an increase of 7% on 2020 volumes (see Table 2).

Tables 3A to 3D and Figure 3 show trends in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for selected fuels. Table 4 and Figure 4 show trends in the monthly mean temperature at Dublin Airport."

The data used in this statistical release mainly relate to Revenue Commissioners monthly excise clearance volumes. The use of transport fuels such as autodiesel and unleaded petrol are less seasonal than the use of home heating fuels. Price changes, exceptionally cold weather, and storage capacity (home heating oil tanks) can all combine to create marked variations in the monthly clearances. Levels of activity in the economy and changes in the vehicle fleet composition can affect the volume of clearances of road fuels. See Background Notes for definition of fuel excise clearances.

Tables and Graphs

   

Table A: Excise Clearance Volumes for Selected Fuels May 2022
Million litres
PeriodAutodieselUnleaded PetrolMarked Gas OilKerosene
May 201832410311042
May 20193259310444
May 202019847103108
May 2021290708458
May 2022314839928
AutodieselUnleaded PetrolMarked Gas OilKerosene
May 20132401439348
May 20142491338235
May 20152641227747
May 20162811158841
May 20173071099640
May 201832410311042
May 20193259310444
May 202019847103108
May 2021290708458
May 2022314839928
AutodieselUnleaded PetrolMarked Gas OilKerosene
20001.9921.9541.5960.789
20012.152.0441.630.95
20022.2632.121.5470.939
20032.2992.1141.5650.983
20042.4442.1881.5811.053
20052.5962.2641.6451.081
20062.8362.331.6531.126
20073.0252.3771.5921.124
20082.962.311.5031.202
20092.7142.1171.2741.253
20102.561.931.2261.329
20112.5631.8291.1551.051
20122.5481.6681.1260.898
20132.6761.5681.1020.906
20142.8471.4830.9980.857
20153.1061.4161.0141.015
20163.331.3351.0441.05
20173.5711.251.0551.089
20183.5891.0981.0871.149
20193.6791.0431.0931.068
20203.1670.7731.1341.257
20213.3980.8251.1731.107
PetrolAutodieselGas oil (other than autodiesel)Fuel oil
January 201093.594.391.497
February 201093.794.190.797.1
March 20109898.296.9101.2
April 201097.899.397.6102.2
May 201098.4100.4102.6107.9
June 201098100.1102.6107.2
July 201096.999.5100.7106.9
August 201096.599.2100.1106.6
September 201097.6100.6101.7106.8
October 201097100100.7105.8
November 201098.2102.2103.7107.7
December 2010102.4105.1105.3108.3
January 2011103.8107.1109.1111.9
February 2011103.3108.3109.7112.4
March 2011107111.5114.2118.7
April 2011108.5111.9115.3121.3
May 2011108.2108.8110.9116.8
June 2011106.6110.3113119.2
July 2011108.3111.2114.4120.9
August 2011105.3108.2110.4116
September 2011107.8110.8113.7119.1
October 2011106.6110.9113.2119.6
November 2011105.9113.6117.3122.5
December 2011106.7112.6115.8121.9
January 2012109.2115.9119.7126.2
February 2012110.5114.9119.4126.3
March 2012114117121.4129.6
April 2012114.9115.9119.9128.3
May 2012111.1114.5119.3126.1
June 2012108.5111.3115122.2
July 2012110.8114117.8124.4
August 2012114.6117.6122.2130
September 2012113.9117.7123.6130.1
October 2012113.9118.1124.5126.4
November 2012109.7115.1120.3123
December 2012108.2113.1118.5120.9
January 2013109.5114.2119.3123.1
February 2013111.8115.7122.3125.9
March 2013109.8114118.9122.8
April 2013108.6111.7116.1120.3
May 2013108.7111.5116120.6
June 2013108.6111.4115.8120.4
July 2013111.1113.3118.6121.4
August 2013110.4113118.3120.7
September 2013108.6114.3119.7121.9
October 2013107.4112.5117.7119.9
November 2013107111.2116.4118.9
December 2013106.1111.4116.5119.4
January 2014106.6110.7115.9118.1
February 2014107.6111.4116.7120.6
March 2014107109.7114.3119.2
April 2014108.7110.6115.2119.6
May 2014108.2110.5115.7119.9
June 2014110.1111.2116.3121.5
July 2014110110.7115.8120.7
August 2014107.8110.6115.6118
September 2014108.1110.1114.9117.9
October 2014105.5108111.4113.9
November 2014103.3106.9109.5110.1
December 201496.7101.1101.7102.4
January 201593.496.795.496
February 201598.6102103.6103.8
March 2015102103104.1103.6
April 2015102.6102.9104.9105.7
May 2015104.1104.6107.5108
June 2015106103.9105.8106.3
July 2015106101.8102.7103.2
August 201510198.898.397.4
September 201597.598.29795.2
October 201596.697.896.496.2
November 20159797.896.495.5
December 201595.392.587.989.1
January 201693.290.285.585.7
February 201690.789.284.585.9
March 20169493.690.390.5
April 201696.693.690.691.3
May 201697.295.493.493.9
June 201697.897.596.297
July 201696.496.394.896.7
August 201694.995.29395.8
September 201696.496.294.297.4
October 201697.799.397.9100.9
November 201695.296.894.497.3
December 201699.3101.5100.9104.5
January 2017101.5101.7100.9106.5
February 2017102.2101.8101.6105.3
March 201799.399.798.5101.8
April 2017102.4101.9101.8105.6
May 2017100.198.997.3102
June 201798.597.194.8100.3
July 201798.497.795.399.7
August 201799.198.796.4100.2
September 2017100.1100.399.7102.6
October 201799100.599.1103.1
November 2017101.4101.9102.7106.7
December 2017100.7102.2102.6105.1
January 2018101.6103.7105.2108
February 201899.5100.199.9103.8
March 201899.4100.8100.8104.4
April 2018102.8104104.2108.2
May 2018105.7107.1107.9112.9
June 2018105.3106.9107.6112.7
July 2018105.4106.3106.8112.5
August 2018106.3107.2108.4112.9
September 2018106.2108.4109.5113.9
October 2018105.2111.1112.3117.3
November 2018102.7109.5108.6113.2
December 201899.5104.6102.5107.1
January 201999.7104.5102.8107.3
February 2019100.6106.1105.4110.4
March 2019102.2106.2106111.6
April 2019107107.2107.7112.4
May 2019107.4107.7108112.6
June 2019103103.7102.6108.2
July 2019106.2106.2105.8112.9
August 2019103.7105104108.8
September 2019102.7106.3105.4109.2
October 2019103.9107.4105.5109.3
November 2019104.7107.2105.2109.3
December 2019104.6107.5105.4109
January 2020105.2108.1104.9108.8
February 2020103.2105101.4105.5
March 202092.496.18995.2
April 202088.592.784.587.4
May 202091.291.683.788
June 202094.795.388.794
July 202096.496.889.995.8
August 202097.397.791.695.3
September 20209694.887.492.8
October 202097.797.188.994.5
November 202096.898.29096
December 202098.1100.292.998.2
January 2021100.7102.395.9100.8
February 2021102.2104.898.6103
March 2021106.5107.3101.8105.3
April 2021105.9105.999.8104
May 2021107.4108.6103.7107.2
June 2021108.5110.1105.7108.5
July 2021111111.4108.2110.6
August 2021110.9110.9106.8109.5
September 2021111.8112.6108.7110.8
October 2021118.7121.8116.6117.6
November 2021120.2122.5115.8116.9
December 2021115.3118.5112.9114.7
January 2022118.5121.7118.3120.7
February 2022123.4125.5124.1123.7
March 2022122.5133.3148.7138.8
April 2022122.1134.9144139.9
May 2022132.9138147.6151.3
X-axis labelMonthly Mean Temperature
January 20101.7
February 20102.3
March 20104.9
April 20107.7
May 20109.6
June 201014.1
July 201016
August 201013.9
September 201013.1
October 201010.1
November 20105.2
December 2010-0.1
January 20113.6
February 20117
March 20115.8
April 201110.1
May 201111.4
June 201112
July 201113.8
August 201113.5
September 201114
October 201111.8
November 20119.7
December 20115.8
January 20126.1
February 20126.6
March 20128
April 20126.6
May 20129.8
June 201212.7
July 201214
August 201215.3
September 201212
October 20128.4
November 20126.4
December 20125.4
January 20134.9
February 20134.2
March 20133.1
April 20136.8
May 201310
June 201312.7
July 201316.7
August 201315.6
September 201313
October 201311.7
November 20136.3
December 20136.9
January 20145.7
February 20145.6
March 20146.8
April 20148.9
May 201411.3
June 201413.6
July 201415.8
August 201413.9
September 201413.1
October 201410.9
November 20147.7
December 20145.4
January 20154.7
February 20154
March 20155.8
April 20157.4
May 20159.6
June 201512.9
July 201513.8
August 201514
September 201511.8
October 201510.2
November 20158.7
December 20158.6
January 20165.7
February 20164.4
March 20165.9
April 20166.2
May 201611.1
June 201614
July 201615.7
August 201615.4
September 201614.3
October 201610.4
November 20165.6
December 20166.7
January 20175.7
February 20176.2
March 20177.7
April 20178
May 201711.6
June 201714.4
July 201715
August 201714.6
September 201712.4
October 201711.2
November 20176.5
December 20175.3
January 20185.3
February 20183.4
March 20184.3
April 20188.1
May 201811.4
June 201814.5
July 201816.1
August 201815.3
September 201812.2
October 20189.3
November 20188.2
December 20187.7
January 20195.1
February 20197
March 20197.3
April 20198
May 201910.2
June 201912.5
July 201915.9
August 201915.4
September 201913
October 20199.1
November 20196
December 20195.9
January 20206.3
February 20205.8
March 20205.8
April 20208.5
May 202010.9
June 202013.4
July 202014.4
August 202014.7
September 202012.8
October 20209.5
November 20208.2
December 20204.9
January 20213.9
February 20216.2
March 20217.2
April 20215.6
May 20219.2
June 202113.7
July 202116.1
August 202114.7
September 202114.7
October 202111.9
November 20217.6
December 20216.5
January 20225.4
February 20226.7
March 20226.6
April 20227.6
May 202211.9
Table 1A Monthly Excise Clearances of Autodiesel (Million litres) May 2022

Table 1B Monthly Excise Clearances of Unleaded Petrol (Million litres) May 2022

Table 1C Monthly Excise Clearances of Marked Gas Oil (Million litres) May 2022

Table 1D Monthly Excise Clearances of Kerosene (Million litres) May 2022

Table 2: Annual Excise Clearances 2000-2021

Table 3A: Wholesale Price Index for Autodiesel May 2022

Table 3B: Wholesale Price Index for Petrol May 2022

Table 3C: Wholesale Price Index for Gas Oil May 2022

Table 3D: Wholesale Price Index for Fuel Oil May 2022

Table 4: Met Éireann Monthly Mean Temperature for Dublin Airport 2000-2022

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