U.K. Fuel Sales Roar Back to Highest Since Pandemic Began
- Weekly consumption hit post-pandemic high last week: data
- High vaccination rate makes U.K. bellweather for oil demand
A petrol station on the side of the North Circular road in London, U.K.
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Fuel sales in the U.K. rose to their highest level since the outbreak of Covid-19, the latest sign that oil demand is rebounding in countries with high levels of Covid-19 vaccination.
Sales of gasoline and diesel surged to 19,377 liters per filling station on April 30, the highest since just before the country’s first Covid-19 lockdown began last March. That’s higher than during the peak of the 2020 summer vacation season.