India’s March Oil-Product Sales Climb 5.1% on Economic Growth

India’s oil-product sales rose for a fifth month in March as car sales increased and factories in the world’s second-fastest growing major economy boosted output.

Sales climbed 5.1 percent from a year earlier to 13 million metric tons, according to preliminary government data. Diesel, which accounts for about 40 percent of fuel sales, gained 6 percent to 5.45 million tons. Gasoline sales climbed 9.8 percent to 1.27 million tons.