HC Deb 14 July 1969 vol 787 cc8-9W
Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the Minister of Transport what has been the value of wholesale and retail petrol sales for use in motor vehicles in each month of the current year and in total at both constant prices and at current prices; and how the monthly and total figures compare with the previous years.

Mr. Bob Brown

Information is not available in the form requested, but the following are figures published by the Ministry of Power which show the quantities of motor spirit delivered to dealers and commercial users in the United Kingdom.

Dealers* Commercial Users*
(thousand tons) (thousand tons)
1967 10,846 1,238
1968 11,692 1,116
1967—January 755 108
February 750 97
March 928 106
April 845 103
May 957 108
June 1,047 125
July 959 99
August 1,040 98
September 948 95
October 893 100
November 886 109
December 838 90
1968—January 858 92
February 842 88
March 967 105
April 953 85
May 1,019 100
June 984 89
July 1,110 104
August 1,137 93
September 967 82
October 1,004 99
November 943 91
December 908 88
1969—January 906 98
February 807 85
March 953 97
April 1,049 104
May (provisional) 1,064 95
* From January, 1968 agency pick-up sales are included under dealers and not as previously under commercial consumers. These sales amounted to 11 thousand tons in January, 1968.

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