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India’s Road‑Fuel Demand Surges While LPG Falls

India’s Road‑Fuel Demand Surges While LPG Falls
Road-fuel demand accelerates in July; LPG consumption plunges 17.4% · financialexpress.com

In July 2026, India used more petrol and diesel for cars and trucks, but less LPG for cooking and heating.

Petrol use went up by about 8.6% and diesel by about 9.4%.

LPG use dropped by 17.4%, the biggest fall among the fuels.

Even the fuel used by planes, called aviation turbine fuel, fell a little.

Overall, the total amount of petrol and diesel used in the whole year grew a bit more than the previous year.

Key facts

Petrol consumption (July 2026)
3,795 thousand tonnes
Diesel consumption (July 2026)
8,049 thousand tonnes
LPG consumption (July 2026)
2,373 thousand tonnes
Aviation turbine fuel consumption (July 2026)
699 thousand tonnes
Cumulative petrol consumption FY27
15,120 thousand tonnes
Cumulative diesel consumption FY27
33,557 thousand tonnes

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