Petrol, diesel, fuel oil imports in Cambodia dip 9.7% in H1

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Cambodia spent US$1.078 billion on the import of petrol, diesel, aviation fuels, and black fuel oils in the first half of 2023, down 9.72 per cent from $1.194 billion a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Individually, diesel accounted for the lion’s share at $651.854 million, which marked an 8.04 per cent year-on-year drop, followed by petrol ($390.983M; down 5.30%), aviation fuels ($32.047M; up 55.81%) and black fuel oils ($3.266M; down 93.71%), the ministry said in a bulletin, citing data from Customs (GDCE).