India’s July petrol and diesel demand rises over 8%, while LPG consumption drops 17.4%

India’s road-fuel consumption strengthened in July 2026, with petrol demand up 8.65% year on year to 3.8 million tonnes and diesel up 9.41% to 8.05 million tonnes. LPG demand fell 17.42% to 2.37 million tonnes, while ATF declined 1.44%.

— Filed Sun, 2 Aug, 2026, 18:54 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

India’s July road-fuel demand accelerated, with petrol and diesel consumption up 8.65% and 9.41% year-on-year. LPG demand fell 17.42%, while aviation turbine fuel declined 1.44%, signalling divergent consumption trends across fuel-retail categories.

Why this matters

No related recent signals are provided. July data shows a widening split in India's fuel mix, with road-fuel demand strengthening while LPG and aviation fuel consumption decline.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up 223050% QoQ.