Transport Bulletin June 2022

April 2022 fuel clearances still below April 2019 levels

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.

More detailed information can be found in the full release: 

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.

See full release Vehicles licensed for the first time May 2022

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.