Consumption of gasoline, diesel tanks 18% in April
May 25, 2022
South Korea's consumption of gasoline and diesel sank more than 18 percent in April from a year earlier due to high international crude prices, data showed Wednesday. Asia's fourth-largest economy consumed a combined 17.4 million barrels of gas and diesel last month, down 18.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the state-run Korea National Oil Corp. It was also down 5.8 percent from 18.4 million barrels the previous month. Gasoline and diesel consumption had been o