France petroleum product imports: motor gasoline
France petroleum product imports: motor gasoline stood at 147 thousand tonnes in Jul 2026, according to Eurostat – imports and exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country, monthly (nrg_ti_oilm, nrg_te_oilm). It is one of the indicators in the Energy trade table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2013 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Energy trade table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports of petroleum products | 2,453 | 2,598 | 2,579 | 2,340 | 2,516 | 2,505 | 2,818 | 2,503 | 2,302 | 2,857 | |
| By product | |||||||||||
| Motor gasoline, fossil part | 147 | 215 | 154 | 91 | 258 | 157 | 51 | 170 | 183 | 171 |
Understanding france petroleum product imports: motor gasoline
This dataset quantifies the physical quantity of fossil-derived motor gasoline brought across national borders for spark-ignition internal combustion engines. It encompasses standard automotive fuels while excluding the renewable or bio-derived ethanol blending components added downstream prior to retail distribution. The scope contrasts directly with diesel and jet fuel measurements by focusing exclusively on light distillates formulated for passenger vehicles and similar transport applications.
Seasonality plays a notable role, with transport fuel volumes typically surging during holiday travel periods and summer driving months. Preliminary monthly figures frequently face administrative adjustments as border control agencies reconcile transport manifests and pipeline transfer logs. Analysts should examine corresponding periods from previous cycles to isolate structural demand shifts from temporary transit anomalies. Researchers must avoid confusing this physical mass metric with retail pump sales data, which reflect domestic distribution networks and include tax components excluded from trade tallies.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include the ethanol mixed into retail petrol?
- No, the series isolates the fossil component of motor gasoline, tracking renewable blending elements separately.
- How does this differ from gas oil import data?
- This metric covers light spark-ignition fuel for petrol engines, whereas gas oil tracks heavier compression-ignition distillate fuels.
- Why do monthly import volumes tend to fluctuate during summer?
- Inbound shipments often respond to increased domestic mobility and holiday travel peaks requiring higher fuel availability.