Autodiesel clearances for December reach highest level since 2000
The amount of autodiesel cleared for excise duty in December has reached its highest level since records began in 2000, according to figures today from the Central Statistics Office.
The CSO said clearances of autodiesel in December 2021 were 3% higher than in December 2020. At 293 million litres, autodiesel clearances were slightly above 2019 as the highest monthly excise clearance figure in the 2000-2021 series for the month of December.
There was also an increase of 3% for clearances of petrol in December 2021 compared with the level in December 2020. December 2021 petrol clearance volumes were 10% below December 2019.
Meanwhile, clearances of kerosene (mainly used as a home heating fuel) in December 2021 were 12% lower than in December 2020. Excise clearances of marked gas oil in December 2021 were 2% higher than in December 2020, with volumes being the highest for the month of December since 2009. Marked gas oil is used for off-road purposes such as agriculture and heating of larger buildings.
The annual total for unleaded petrol volumes for 2021 was 825 million litres, 7% higher than that of 2020. The annual volume of autodiesel was around 3.4 billion litres in 2021, an increase of 7% on 2020 volumes.
December 2021
| Table A: Excise Clearance Volumes for Road Fuels December 2021 | ||||
| % Change | ||||
| Period | 2021/2019 | 2021/2020 | ||
| Unleaded Petrol | Autodiesel | Unleaded Petrol | Autodiesel | |
| January | -54% | -32% | -51% | -34% |
| February | -46% | -24% | -45% | -28% |
| March | -36% | -15% | -18% | -7% |
| April | -28% | -13% | +157% | +96% |
| May | -24% | -11% | +50% | +47% |
| June | -9% | +2% | +36% | +23% |
| July | -10% | -1% | +7% | +5% |
| August | -13% | -3% | +3% | +5% |
| September | -8% | +1% | +3% | +4% |
| October | -4% | +4% | +35% | +20% |
| November | -13% | -2% | +40% | +18% |
| December | -10% | +0% | +3% | +3% |
