Fuel excise clearances
Source: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Clearances of autodiesel in April 2022 were 12% higher than in April 2021 and 2% lower than in April 2019.
Clearances of petrol in April 2022 were higher than April 2021 but lower than 2019. At 79 million litres, petrol clearances were 21% higher than April 2021 and 13% lower than April 2019. See table 2.1 and figure 2.1.
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Statistics on the volume of fuel clearances covered by excise taxes are collected by the Revenue Commissioners. Clearances reflect the excise duties paid on oil removed from tax warehouses. This data provides a proxy for sales and the associated level of consumption, but they do not reflect actual consumption |
Vehicles Licensed
Source: Department of Transport
There were 7,120 new private cars and 4,023 used (imported) private cars licensed in May 2022. Compared with May 2021, this was a decrease of 3% for new private cars and a fall of 37% for used private cars.
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Road Fatalities
Source: Road Safety Authority
There were 13 fatalities on Irish roads in May 2022 compared with 7 in the same month in 2021, 6 in 2020 and 11 in 2019. See table 2.3.
Note: data is provisional.
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