India’s September Petroleum-Product Exports Climb 31.9% to $6.22 Billion

India’s petroleum-product exports were valued at an estimated $6.22 billion in September, up 31.9% year over year but below July and August, marking a pullback after two stronger months.

The September estimate compares with $4.71 billion a year earlier. Monthly exports were valued at $6.92 billion in July and $6.81 billion in August.

The figures cover petroleum products as a group. They do not provide a diesel-only export value or shipment volume, so the September total does not show how much diesel was exported.

At a Sept. 24 forum in New Delhi, India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, “Once we have made a commitment to export, it is important that we honour that commitment.”