Fuel excise clearances
Source: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Clearances of autodiesel in July 2022, at 296 million litres, were 5% lower than in July 2021 and matched that of July 2020. The July 2022 autodiesel clearances were also 6% lower than July 2019.
Clearances of petrol in July 2022, at 81 million litres, were 3% lower than in July 2021 and were 13% lower than July 2019.
More detailed information can be found in the full release: Fuel Excise Clearances July 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.
Vehicles Licensed
Source: Department of Transport
There were 8,942 new private cars and 4,390 used (imported) private cars licensed in August 2022. Compared with August 2021, this was an increase of 4% for new private cars and a fall of 16% for used private cars.”
See full release Vehicles licensed for the first time August 2022
Road Fatalities
Source: Road Safety Authority
There were 13 fatalities on Irish roads in August 2022 compared with 22 in the same month in 2021, 16 in 2020 and 8 in 2019.
Note: Data is provisional.
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