Information from the Statistics and Census Service shows that in the third quarter of 2005, the available amount of Gasoline (unleaded) and Electricity rose markedly by 18.9% and 10.5% respectively, whereas Fuel oil and Gas oil & diesel fell 3.9% and 2.1% respectively, compared with the third quarter of 2004. The available amount of Electricity and Gasoline (unleaded) increased by 18.4% and 6.2% respectively over the second quarter of 2005, whereas LPG registered the only decrease of 14.3%. In comparison with the third quarter of 2004, consumption of Gasoline (unleaded) and Electricity rose by 12.9% and 12.4% respectively, while Gas oil & diesel registered the only decrease of 3.2%. Compared with the second quarter of 2005, consumption of LPG recorded the only decrease of 9.9%, whereas Gas oil & diesel registered the largest increase of 41.7%. With respect to the import quantity of fuels in the third quarter of 2005, Common kerosene (kerosene for illumination) and Gasoline (unleaded) increased significantly by 92.4% and 22.9% respectively over the same quarter of 2004, while Gas oil & diesel registered the biggest decrease of 26.2%. In comparison with the second quarter of 2005, import quantity of Common kerosene (kerosene for illumination) registered the only increase, up 124.5%, while LPG and Gas oil & diesel decreased 20.8% and 14.4% respectively. In the third quarter of 2005, the total import value of liquid and gas fuels reached the amount of MOP743 million, representing an increase of 27.8% year-on-year and an increase of 2.1% over the second quarter of 2005. At the end of the third quarter of 2005, the list prices of all fuels went up compared with the end of the third quarter of 2004, among which those of Fuel oil and Common kerosene (kerosene for illumination) rose markedly by 28.5% and 27.1% respectively. Compared with the end of the second quarter of 2005, the list prices of all fuels increased, among which those of Common kerosene (kerosene for illumination) and Fuel oil rose 12.7% and 11.3% respectively.
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