In January-June 2016, diesel sales volume rose 16% on the year to 223,000 tons, while gasoline sales grew 13% to 78,000 tons.
In the second quarter of 2016, diesel sales rose 14% on the year to 119,000 tons, while gasoline sales advanced 11% to 42,000 tons.
Overall, the group’s retail sales rose 12% by volume in the first six months of 2016, to 1,941,000 tons. The growth rate is similar to that registered in April-June.
MOL group estimates the fuel demand grew 5% in the first half of 2016, on average, in the ten countries in Central and Eastern Europe where it runs retail operations on the fuel market.