Source: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Clearances of autodiesel in September 2022, at 310 million litres, were the same for September 2021 and 3% higher than in September 2020.
Clearances of petrol in September 2022, at 80 million litres, were 1% higher than in September 2021 but 7% lower than September 2019.
More detailed information can be found in the full release: Fuel Excise Clearances September 2022
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.
Source: Department of Transport
There were 4,527 new private cars and 3,802 used (imported) private cars licensed in October 2022. Compared with October 2021, this was an increase of 17% for new private cars and a fall of 16% for used private cars.
See full release Vehicles licensed for the first time October 2022
Source: Road Safety Authority
There were 12 fatalities on Irish roads in October 2022 compared with 11 in the same month in 2021, 13 in 2020 and 10 in 2019.
Note: Data is provisional.
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