LPG, used mostly as cooking gas in the country, grew 3.2% in sales in June. Jet fuel consumption grew 10%, helped by a rise in holiday travel in June. Sales of bitumen, used mainly in building roads, grew 4.2% while the use of polluting petcoke rose 2%.
Petrol sales were helped by strong new vehicle sales and increased holiday travel. Diesel is used mainly in long-haul transport, mining, irrigation, and backup generators.
A major shift in preference from diesel-powered to petrol-powered passenger vehicles for years has ensured a big diesel sales growth has trailed petrol's. Diesel consumption is also being reduced by Indian Railways, which has increasingly shifted to electricity.
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