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1983-84 1993-94
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Prodn Cons. Prodn Cons
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(million tonnes)
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Petroleum Products
Liquid petroleum gas 0.51 0.74 1.31 3.10
Petrol 1.93 1.89 3.84 3.84
Naptha 3.57 2.80 4.66 3.19
Kerosene 3.52 5.52 5.26 8.69
Aviation turbine fuel 1.19 1.20 1.78 1.74
High speed diesel oil 10.86 12.60 18.29 25.87
Light diesel oil 1.08 1.09 1.47 1.36
Furnace oil 4.58 4.20 6.16 5.71 *
Low sulphur heavy stock 3.41 3.35 4.14 4.05 *
Lube oil 0.47 0.62 0.48 0.69
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* for 1994-95
With the demand for middle distillates increasing, refineries have restructured their product mix to produce more of these distillates.
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, Bombay
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Last updated: August 1995.