Signal · Supply Chain & Logistics
India’s fuel demand splits in September as petrol, diesel rise and LPG falls
What the source reported
Source-reportedPetrol and diesel sales increased in September by 7.2% and 4.9% year-on-year, respectively. The rise in petrol consumption was supported by higher vehicle sales during the month. Meanwhile, diesel demand was boosted due to below-normal monsoon rainfall and increased economic activity. Aviation turbine fuel sales experienced flat growth, indicating subdued air traffic. LPG consumption fell by 9% as disruptions from the war impacted supplies.
- Publication
- The Economic Times - Industry · Trade Publication
- Published
- 1st October 2026
- Original report
- economictimes.indiatimes.com
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 1st October 2026 · 21:32
Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.
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Initial Significance Low (18.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (39.0/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).
- Strongest contributor
- Procurement Impact
- Limiting factor
- Geographic Breadth