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US Refined Product Demand Rising but Distillates Still Low

OIL PRODUCTS

The latest weekly EIA oil data showed another increase in US gasoline implied demand but distillates implied demand again disappointed to remain near seasonal lows.

  • Combined refined product demand for gasoline, distillates and jet fuel rose for the fourth week as is typically expected at this time of year. Demand was 341kb/d below last year’s levels two weeks ago but has closed to just 65kb/d below in the data today.
  • Four week average implied gasoline demand rose faster than the seasonal trend back up to about 1.1% below the previous five year average.
  • Average implied distillates demand on a four week basis remains at the lower end of the previous five year range after a decline on the week. Implied demand has been relatively unchanged since early February. The demand is still 7.9% below the previous five year average.
  • Four week implied jet fuel demand rose up to 6.8% above the previous five year average.


Source: MNI / EIA

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