HC Deb 03 July 1979 vol 969 cc572-3W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will indicate the increase/decrease in oil consumption in each of the EEC States for the most recent month for which figures are available over the corresponding period in 1978.

Mr. Gray

The latest month for which figures are available for eight of the EEC member countries is March 1979. The latest figures for Belgium are for February 1979. The following were the increases or decreases in total inland deliveries of petroleum products in the month as compared with the corresponding month of 1978:—

per cent. change
Germany -1
France +2
Italy +16
Netherlands +16
Belgium (Feb.) +2
Luxembourg +5
United Kingdom +6
Ireland -1
Denmark +4

Provisional figures for April and May 1979 are also available for a few countries:—

April 1979 Percentage change May 1979 Percentage change
France +4 -11
Italy +12 n.a.
United Kingdom -14 +1

Source: Statistical Office of the European Communities.