Gasoline sales increased by 7.28 percent to 255,578 cubic meters in June compared to the same month of 2015, Turkish Oil Industry Association (PETDER) data revealed Monday.
Compared to the same month last year, diesel sales rose by 7.20 percent to 2.23 million cubic meters in June 2016.
Autogas LPG sales in June totaled 251,225 tonnes, decreasing by 2.27 percent from 257,052 tonnes in June 2015.
Additionally, gasoline sales in the January-June period of 2016 rose by 5.96 percent reaching 1.36 million cubic meters compared to the same period last year.
Diesel sales also increased by 9.25 percent to 12.05 million cubic meters over the same period while auto LPG sales saw a rise of 2.55 percent to 1.45 million tonnes in the first six months of 2016.
By Zeynep Beyza Kilic
Anadolu Agency
zeynep.karabay@aa.com.tr