Consumption of petroleum products in Egypt dropped by around 3.69% year-on-year (YOY) in March 2019, reaching 2.711 million tons, compared to 2.815 million tons in the same month last year, Egypt Oil & Gas reports.

Data published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed that petroleum products’ production decreased by 2.5% from 2.829 million tons in March 2018 to 2.758 million tons in March 2019.

Egypt’s consumption of petroleum products grew by around 14.63% month-on-month from the 2.365 million tons consumed in January 2019.