Excise clearances of Unleaded Petrol in October 2024, at 92 million litres, were 9% higher than the October 2023 figure of 84 million litres. This was the highest volume of Unleaded Petrol clearances recorded for the month of October since 2018 (See Table 1B).
Excise clearances of Autodiesel in October 2024, at 306 million litres, were 1% higher than the October 2023 figure of 301 million litres (See Table 1A).
Wholesale prices of Autodiesel and Unleaded Petrol in October 2024 were lower than in October 2023 and October 2022 (See Tables 3A and 3B). These wholesale prices are based on the Wholesale Price Index series compiled to base 2021=100.
Excise clearances of Marked Gas Oil in October 2024, at 99 million litres, were 18% higher compared with the October 2023 figure of 84 million litres (See Table 1C).
Excise clearances of Kerosene in October 2024, at 110 million litres, were 20% higher compared with the October 2023 figure of 92 million litres (See Table 1D).
In the first 10 months of 2024, Kerosene excise clearances were 9% higher and Unleaded Petrol excise clearances increased by 6%, compared with the same period in 2023 (See Tables A, 1B, and 1D).
The data used in this statistical release mainly relate to the Revenue Commissioners monthly excise clearance volumes. The use of transport fuels such as Autodiesel and Unleaded Petrol are less seasonal than the use of home heating fuels. Price changes and exceptional weather can cause variations in the trends of excise clearances of home heating oils between years. Changes in the vehicle fleet fuel type composition can affect the mix in clearances of road fuels. See the Background Notes for the full definition of fuel excise clearances.
There was a 9.3% increase in Kerosene excise clearances when comparing the year-to-date period January-October 2024 with January-October 2023. There was a 5.6% increase in Unleaded Petrol excise clearances when comparing the 12-month rolling period of November 2023-October 2024 with November 2022-October 2023 (See Tables A, 1B, and 1D).
| Table A: Excise Clearances Percentage Changes for Selected Fuels October 2024 | ||
| Fuel | Year-to-Date January-October 2024/2023 | 12-Month Rolling Period November-October 2024/2023 |
| Autodiesel | -1.2% | -1.4% |
| Unleaded Petrol | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| Marked Gas Oil | 4.2% | 2.2% |
| Kerosene | 9.3% | 6.5% |
In October 2024 Autodiesel clearances were 306 million litres which was 38% higher than the October 2010 Autodiesel clearances figure of 222 million litres. In October 2024 Unleaded Petrol clearances were 92 million litres which was 44% lower than the October 2010 Unleaded Petrol clearances figure of 163 million litres (See Tables 1A, 1B, and Figure 1).
| Autodiesel | Unleaded Petrol | |
| October 2010 | 222 | 163 |
| October 2011 | 214 | 147 |
| October 2012 | 226 | 141 |
| October 2013 | 239 | 133 |
| October 2014 | 255 | 127 |
| October 2015 | 277 | 120 |
| October 2016 | 277 | 105 |
| October 2017 | 293 | 96 |
| October 2018 | 320 | 94 |
| October 2019 | 323 | 87 |
| October 2020 | 280 | 62 |
| October 2021 | 336 | 84 |
| October 2022 | 298 | 79 |
| October 2023 | 301 | 84 |
| October 2024 | 306 | 92 |
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| January | 38 | 66 | 73 | 82 |
| February | 42 | 66 | 75 | 79 |
| March | 56 | 78 | 83 | 92 |
| April | 65 | 79 | 82 | 84 |
| May | 70 | 83 | 98 | 96 |
| June | 79 | 79 | 84 | 88 |
| July | 83 | 81 | 85 | 97 |
| August | 78 | 82 | 97 | 89 |
| September | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
| October | 84 | 79 | 84 | |
| November | 73 | 79 | 84 | |
| December | 75 | 80 | 83 |
In 2023 Autodiesel clearances were 3.6 billion litres which was 80% higher than the 2000 Autodiesel clearances figure of 2 billion litres. In 2023 Unleaded Petrol clearances were 1 billion litres which was 48% lower than the 2000 Unleaded Petrol clearances figure of 2 billion litres (See Table 2).
| Autodiesel | Unleaded Petrol | Marked Gas Oil | Kerosene | |
| 2000 | 1.992 | 1.954 | 1.596 | 0.789 |
| 2001 | 2.15 | 2.044 | 1.63 | 0.95 |
| 2002 | 2.263 | 2.12 | 1.547 | 0.939 |
| 2003 | 2.299 | 2.114 | 1.565 | 0.983 |
| 2004 | 2.444 | 2.188 | 1.581 | 1.053 |
| 2005 | 2.596 | 2.264 | 1.645 | 1.081 |
| 2006 | 2.836 | 2.33 | 1.653 | 1.126 |
| 2007 | 3.025 | 2.377 | 1.592 | 1.124 |
| 2008 | 2.96 | 2.31 | 1.503 | 1.202 |
| 2009 | 2.714 | 2.117 | 1.274 | 1.253 |
| 2010 | 2.56 | 1.93 | 1.226 | 1.329 |
| 2011 | 2.563 | 1.829 | 1.155 | 1.051 |
| 2012 | 2.548 | 1.668 | 1.126 | 0.898 |
| 2013 | 2.676 | 1.568 | 1.102 | 0.906 |
| 2014 | 2.847 | 1.483 | 0.998 | 0.857 |
| 2015 | 3.106 | 1.416 | 1.014 | 1.015 |
| 2016 | 3.33 | 1.335 | 1.044 | 1.05 |
| 2017 | 3.571 | 1.25 | 1.055 | 1.089 |
| 2018 | 3.589 | 1.098 | 1.087 | 1.149 |
| 2019 | 3.679 | 1.043 | 1.093 | 1.068 |
| 2020 | 3.167 | 0.773 | 1.134 | 1.257 |
| 2021 | 3.398 | 0.825 | 1.173 | 1.107 |
| 2022 | 3.588 | 0.931 | 1.147 | 0.922 |
| 2023 | 3.594 | 1.01 | 1.096 | 0.918 |
Figure 3 and Tables 3A to 3D (See below) show trends in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for selected fuels. These wholesale prices are based on the Wholesale Price Index series compiled to base 2021=100.
| Autodiesel | Petrol | Gas oil (other than autodiesel) | Fuel oil | |
| January 2015 | 86.8 | 85 | 89.8 | 88 |
| February 2015 | 91.6 | 89.7 | 97.5 | 95.2 |
| March 2015 | 92.5 | 92.8 | 98 | 95 |
| April 2015 | 92.4 | 93.3 | 98.8 | 96.9 |
| May 2015 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 101.2 | 99 |
| June 2015 | 93.3 | 96.4 | 99.6 | 97.5 |
| July 2015 | 91.4 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 94.6 |
| August 2015 | 88.7 | 91.9 | 92.6 | 89.3 |
| September 2015 | 88.2 | 88.7 | 91.3 | 87.3 |
| October 2015 | 87.8 | 87.9 | 90.8 | 88.2 |
| November 2015 | 87.8 | 88.2 | 90.8 | 87.6 |
| December 2015 | 83 | 86.7 | 82.8 | 81.7 |
| January 2016 | 81 | 84.8 | 80.5 | 78.6 |
| February 2016 | 80.1 | 82.5 | 79.6 | 78.8 |
| March 2016 | 84 | 85.5 | 85 | 83 |
| April 2016 | 84 | 87.9 | 85.3 | 83.7 |
| May 2016 | 85.6 | 88.4 | 87.9 | 86.1 |
| June 2016 | 87.5 | 89 | 90.6 | 88.9 |
| July 2016 | 86.5 | 87.7 | 89.3 | 88.7 |
| August 2016 | 85.5 | 86.3 | 87.6 | 87.8 |
| September 2016 | 86.4 | 87.7 | 88.7 | 89.3 |
| October 2016 | 89.1 | 88.9 | 92.2 | 92.5 |
| November 2016 | 86.9 | 86.6 | 88.9 | 89.2 |
| December 2016 | 91.1 | 90.3 | 95 | 95.8 |
| January 2017 | 91.3 | 92.3 | 95 | 97.6 |
| February 2017 | 91.4 | 93 | 95.7 | 96.5 |
| March 2017 | 89.5 | 90.3 | 92.7 | 93.3 |
| April 2017 | 91.5 | 93.2 | 95.8 | 96.8 |
| May 2017 | 88.8 | 91.1 | 91.6 | 93.5 |
| June 2017 | 87.2 | 89.6 | 89.3 | 92 |
| July 2017 | 87.7 | 89.5 | 89.7 | 91.4 |
| August 2017 | 88.6 | 90.2 | 90.8 | 91.9 |
| September 2017 | 90 | 91.1 | 93.9 | 94.1 |
| October 2017 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 93.3 | 94.5 |
| November 2017 | 91.5 | 92.2 | 96.7 | 97.8 |
| December 2017 | 91.7 | 91.6 | 96.6 | 96.4 |
| January 2018 | 93.1 | 92.4 | 99.1 | 99 |
| February 2018 | 89.9 | 90.5 | 94.1 | 95.2 |
| March 2018 | 90.5 | 90.4 | 94.9 | 95.7 |
| April 2018 | 93.4 | 93.5 | 98.1 | 99.2 |
| May 2018 | 96.1 | 96.2 | 101.6 | 103.5 |
| June 2018 | 96 | 95.8 | 101.3 | 103.3 |
| July 2018 | 95.4 | 95.9 | 100.6 | 103.1 |
| August 2018 | 96.2 | 96.7 | 102.1 | 103.5 |
| September 2018 | 97.3 | 96.6 | 103.1 | 104.4 |
| October 2018 | 99.7 | 95.7 | 105.7 | 107.5 |
| November 2018 | 98.3 | 93.4 | 102.3 | 103.8 |
| December 2018 | 93.9 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 98.2 |
| January 2019 | 93.8 | 90.7 | 96.8 | 98.4 |
| February 2019 | 95.2 | 91.5 | 99.2 | 101.2 |
| March 2019 | 95.3 | 93 | 99.8 | 102.3 |
| April 2019 | 96.2 | 97.3 | 101.4 | 103 |
| May 2019 | 96.7 | 97.7 | 101.7 | 103.2 |
| June 2019 | 93.1 | 93.7 | 96.6 | 99.2 |
| July 2019 | 95.3 | 96.6 | 99.6 | 103.5 |
| August 2019 | 94.3 | 94.3 | 97.9 | 99.7 |
| September 2019 | 95.4 | 93.4 | 99.2 | 100.1 |
| October 2019 | 96.4 | 94.5 | 99.3 | 100.2 |
| November 2019 | 96.2 | 95.2 | 99.1 | 100.2 |
| December 2019 | 96.5 | 95.2 | 99.2 | 99.9 |
| January 2020 | 97 | 95.7 | 98.8 | 99.7 |
| February 2020 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 95.5 | 96.7 |
| March 2020 | 86.3 | 84.1 | 83.8 | 87.3 |
| April 2020 | 83.2 | 80.5 | 79.6 | 80.1 |
| May 2020 | 82.2 | 83 | 78.8 | 80.7 |
| June 2020 | 85.6 | 86.1 | 83.5 | 86.2 |
| July 2020 | 86.9 | 87.7 | 84.6 | 87.8 |
| August 2020 | 87.7 | 88.5 | 86.2 | 87.4 |
| September 2020 | 85.1 | 87.3 | 82.3 | 85.1 |
| October 2020 | 87.2 | 88.9 | 83.7 | 86.6 |
| November 2020 | 88.2 | 88.1 | 84.7 | 88 |
| December 2020 | 90 | 89.2 | 87.5 | 90 |
| January 2021 | 89.5 | 89.2 | 85.6 | 85.6 |
| February 2021 | 92.4 | 91 | 89.4 | 89.4 |
| March 2021 | 95.3 | 96 | 93.9 | 93.4 |
| April 2021 | 93.7 | 95.3 | 91.1 | 91.1 |
| May 2021 | 96.8 | 97.1 | 96.5 | 96.7 |
| June 2021 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 99.3 | 98.9 |
| July 2021 | 100 | 101.3 | 102.7 | 102.7 |
| August 2021 | 99.5 | 101.2 | 100.8 | 100.7 |
| September 2021 | 101.4 | 102.1 | 103.4 | 103.1 |
| October 2021 | 112 | 110.3 | 114.5 | 114.9 |
| November 2021 | 112.9 | 112 | 113.4 | 113.6 |
| December 2021 | 108.3 | 106.3 | 109.3 | 109.9 |
| January 2022 | 112 | 110 | 116.8 | 120.3 |
| February 2022 | 116.3 | 115.8 | 124.9 | 125.6 |
| March 2022 | 125.5 | 114.6 | 159.8 | 152 |
| April 2022 | 127.3 | 114.2 | 152.7 | 153.8 |
| May 2022 | 130.9 | 126.7 | 157.5 | 173.7 |
| June 2022 | 146.8 | 136.1 | 183.1 | 189.6 |
| July 2022 | 140.7 | 129.5 | 176.6 | 169.2 |
| August 2022 | 131.4 | 117.1 | 152 | 158.5 |
| September 2022 | 127.7 | 109.9 | 157.4 | 164.1 |
| October 2022 | 135.6 | 116.8 | 170.8 | 167.4 |
| November 2022 | 126.1 | 110.8 | 151.5 | 162.4 |
| December 2022 | 118.7 | 102.5 | 132.8 | 141.2 |
| January 2023 | 117.8 | 104.3 | 132.2 | 141.2 |
| February 2023 | 115.7 | 108.2 | 129.7 | 138.7 |
| March 2023 | 111.8 | 107.3 | 128.1 | 134 |
| April 2023 | 106.5 | 108 | 124.4 | 131.2 |
| May 2023 | 103 | 104.8 | 117.2 | 125.6 |
| June 2023 | 106.2 | 107 | 120.7 | 126.1 |
| July 2023 | 109.4 | 107 | 124.8 | 132.4 |
| August 2023 | 115.7 | 111.3 | 141.6 | 150.6 |
| September 2023 | 128.7 | 118.4 | 152 | 157.5 |
| October 2023 | 126.6 | 115.5 | 143.6 | 152.1 |
| November 2023 | 122.6 | 113.7 | 136.6 | 146.1 |
| December 2023 | 119.1 | 110.1 | 127.3 | 135.5 |
| January 2024 | 120.5 | 111.6 | 129.5 | 138.5 |
| February 2024 | 124.3 | 115.5 | 140.7 | 146 |
| March 2024 | 121.7 | 114.9 | 133.3 | 137.1 |
| April 2024 | 124.5 | 119.7 | 136.7 | 141.1 |
| May 2024 | 116.5 | 115 | 131.9 | 137.1 |
| June 2024 | 117 | 113.7 | 132.8 | 137.6 |
| July 2024 | 117.2 | 114.2 | 133.6 | 141.3 |
| August 2024 | 116.6 | 114.4 | 132.6 | 141.3 |
| September 2024 | 114 | 110.6 | 128.7 | 141.3 |
| October 2024 | 117.4 | 113.6 | 128.6 | 130.3 |
The monthly mean air temperature at Dublin Airport in October 2024 was 11.3 degrees Celsius, the same as in October 2023 (See Figure 4 and Table 4).
| X-axis label | Monthly Mean Air Temperature |
|---|---|
| January 2010 | 1.7 |
| February 2010 | 2.3 |
| March 2010 | 4.9 |
| April 2010 | 7.7 |
| May 2010 | 9.6 |
| June 2010 | 14.1 |
| July 2010 | 16 |
| August 2010 | 13.9 |
| September 2010 | 13.1 |
| October 2010 | 10.1 |
| November 2010 | 5.2 |
| December 2010 | -0.1 |
| January 2011 | 3.6 |
| February 2011 | 7 |
| March 2011 | 5.8 |
| April 2011 | 10.1 |
| May 2011 | 11.4 |
| June 2011 | 12 |
| July 2011 | 13.8 |
| August 2011 | 13.5 |
| September 2011 | 14 |
| October 2011 | 11.8 |
| November 2011 | 9.7 |
| December 2011 | 5.8 |
| January 2012 | 6.1 |
| February 2012 | 6.6 |
| March 2012 | 8 |
| April 2012 | 6.6 |
| May 2012 | 9.8 |
| June 2012 | 12.7 |
| July 2012 | 14 |
| August 2012 | 15.3 |
| September 2012 | 12 |
| October 2012 | 8.4 |
| November 2012 | 6.4 |
| December 2012 | 5.4 |
| January 2013 | 4.9 |
| February 2013 | 4.2 |
| March 2013 | 3.1 |
| April 2013 | 6.8 |
| May 2013 | 10 |
| June 2013 | 12.7 |
| July 2013 | 16.7 |
| August 2013 | 15.6 |
| September 2013 | 13 |
| October 2013 | 11.7 |
| November 2013 | 6.3 |
| December 2013 | 6.9 |
| January 2014 | 5.7 |
| February 2014 | 5.6 |
| March 2014 | 6.8 |
| April 2014 | 8.9 |
| May 2014 | 11.3 |
| June 2014 | 13.6 |
| July 2014 | 15.8 |
| August 2014 | 13.9 |
| September 2014 | 13.1 |
| October 2014 | 10.9 |
| November 2014 | 7.7 |
| December 2014 | 5.4 |
| January 2015 | 4.7 |
| February 2015 | 4 |
| March 2015 | 5.8 |
| April 2015 | 7.4 |
| May 2015 | 9.6 |
| June 2015 | 12.9 |
| July 2015 | 13.8 |
| August 2015 | 14 |
| September 2015 | 11.8 |
| October 2015 | 10.2 |
| November 2015 | 8.7 |
| December 2015 | 8.6 |
| January 2016 | 5.7 |
| February 2016 | 4.4 |
| March 2016 | 5.9 |
| April 2016 | 6.2 |
| May 2016 | 11.1 |
| June 2016 | 14 |
| July 2016 | 15.7 |
| August 2016 | 15.4 |
| September 2016 | 14.3 |
| October 2016 | 10.4 |
| November 2016 | 5.6 |
| December 2016 | 6.7 |
| January 2017 | 5.7 |
| February 2017 | 6.2 |
| March 2017 | 7.7 |
| April 2017 | 8 |
| May 2017 | 11.6 |
| June 2017 | 14.4 |
| July 2017 | 15 |
| August 2017 | 14.6 |
| September 2017 | 12.4 |
| October 2017 | 11.2 |
| November 2017 | 6.5 |
| December 2017 | 5.3 |
| January 2018 | 5.3 |
| February 2018 | 3.4 |
| March 2018 | 4.3 |
| April 2018 | 8.1 |
| May 2018 | 11.4 |
| June 2018 | 14.5 |
| July 2018 | 16.1 |
| August 2018 | 15.3 |
| September 2018 | 12.2 |
| October 2018 | 9.3 |
| November 2018 | 8.2 |
| December 2018 | 7.7 |
| January 2019 | 5.1 |
| February 2019 | 7 |
| March 2019 | 7.3 |
| April 2019 | 8 |
| May 2019 | 10.2 |
| June 2019 | 12.5 |
| July 2019 | 15.9 |
| August 2019 | 15.4 |
| September 2019 | 13 |
| October 2019 | 9.1 |
| November 2019 | 6 |
| December 2019 | 5.9 |
| January 2020 | 6.3 |
| February 2020 | 5.8 |
| March 2020 | 5.8 |
| April 2020 | 8.5 |
| May 2020 | 10.9 |
| June 2020 | 13.4 |
| July 2020 | 14.4 |
| August 2020 | 14.7 |
| September 2020 | 12.8 |
| October 2020 | 9.5 |
| November 2020 | 8.2 |
| December 2020 | 4.9 |
| January 2021 | 3.9 |
| February 2021 | 6.2 |
| March 2021 | 7.2 |
| April 2021 | 5.6 |
| May 2021 | 9.2 |
| June 2021 | 13.7 |
| July 2021 | 16.1 |
| August 2021 | 14.7 |
| September 2021 | 14.7 |
| October 2021 | 11.9 |
| November 2021 | 7.6 |
| December 2021 | 6.5 |
| January 2022 | 5.4 |
| February 2022 | 6.7 |
| March 2022 | 6.6 |
| April 2022 | 7.6 |
| May 2022 | 11.9 |
| June 2022 | 13.6 |
| July 2022 | 16.3 |
| August 2022 | 15.9 |
| September 2022 | 13 |
| October 2022 | 12 |
| November 2022 | 8.8 |
| December 2022 | 4.4 |
| January 2023 | 6 |
| February 2023 | 7.2 |
| March 2023 | 7 |
| April 2023 | 8.7 |
| May 2023 | 11.7 |
| June 2023 | 15.3 |
| July 2023 | 14.9 |
| August 2023 | 15.4 |
| September 2023 | 14.5 |
| October 2023 | 11.3 |
| November 2023 | 7.3 |
| December 2023 | 7.5 |
| January 2024 | 5 |
| February 2024 | 7.3 |
| March 2024 | 7 |
| April 2024 | 8.5 |
| May 2024 | 13 |
| June 2024 | 13.1 |
| July 2024 | 14.9 |
| August 2024 | 15.4 |
| September 2024 | 12.2 |
| October 2024 | 11.3 |
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (05 December 2024) published Fuel Excise Clearances October 2024.
Commenting on the release, Deirdre Moran, Statistician in the Climate and Energy Division, said: "Autodiesel clearances were 1.2% lower in the first 10 months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023. They were 1.4% lower when comparing the 12-month rolling period of November 2023-October 2024 with November 2022-October 2023 (See Tables A and 1A). Clearances are the duty paid on the quantity of oil removed from bonded warehouses and provide a proxy for sales (See Editor’s Note below).
Excise clearances of Unleaded Petrol in October 2024, at 92 million litres, were 9% higher than the October 2023 figure of 84 million litres. This was the highest volume of Unleaded Petrol clearances recorded for the month of October since 2018 (See Table 1B).
Unleaded Petrol clearances were 5.7% higher in the first 10 months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023. They were 5.6% higher when comparing the 12-month rolling period of November 2023-October 2024 with November 2022-October 2023 (See Tables A and 1B).
Excise clearances of Marked Gas Oil in October 2024 were 18% higher compared with October 2023 (See Table 1C). Marked Gas Oil is primarily used for off-road purposes such as agriculture and the heating of larger buildings.
Excise clearances of Kerosene in October 2024 were 20% higher compared with October 2023 (See Table 1D). Kerosene is mainly used as a home heating fuel.
The monthly mean air temperature at Dublin Airport in October 2024 was 11.3 degrees Celsius, the same as in October 2023 (See Figure 4 and Table 4).”