The Petroleum Import Trade of the United Kingdom
The imports of petroleum products into the United Kingdom for the past seven years are given in the following table. Those for 1917 are only approximate quantities inasmuch as, toward the end of the year, the Custom House authorities decided for the time being not to compile such statistics for general use. The figures in every case are given in gallons—
| Oils. | 1912. | 1913. |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum (Crude) | 12,742 | 1,108,900 |
| Petroleum (lamp) | 146,030,093 | 157,141,241 |
| Petroleum (lubricating) | 69,327,061 | 67,962,493 |
| Petroleum (Gas Oil) | 73,273,526 | 65,949,677 |
| Petroleum (Fuel Oil) | 48,135,845 | 95,062,187 |
| Petroleum (Other prdcts) | 963,856 | 24,178 |
| Motor Spirit | 79,590,155 | 100,858,017 |
| Oils. | 1914. | 1915. |
| Petroleum (Crude) | 15,105,588 | —— |
| Petroleum (lamp) | 150,131,233 | 141,424,353 |
| Petroleum (lubricating) | 66,646,512 | 69,974,170 |
| Petroleum (Gas Oil) | 83,105,346 | 88,089,202 |
| Petroleum (Fuel Oil) | 212,675,855 | 27,288,850 |
| Petroleum (Other prdcts) | 17,942 | 705,353 |
| Motor Spirit | 119,030,155 | 146,334,702 |
| Oils. | 1916. | 1917. |
| Petroleum (Crude) | —— | —— |
| Petroleum (lamp) | 126,840,494 | 127,958,665 |
| Petroleum (lubricating) | 80,443,694 | 87,779,737 |
| Petroleum (Gas Oil) | 57,160,493 | 31,303,820 |
| Petroleum (Fuel Oil) | 22,646,669 | 440,582,168 |
| Petroleum (Other prdcts) | 1,728,092 | —— |
| Motor Spirit | 163,965,834 | 139,270,181 |
| Oils. | 1918. | 1919. |
| Petroleum (Crude) | —— | 7,577,549 |
| Petroleum (lamp) | 148,021,234 | 153,371,858 |
| Petroleum (lubricating) | 102,273,841 | 65,832,998 |
| Petroleum (Gas Oil) | 38,835,460 | 30,033,002 |
| Petroleum (Fuel Oil) | 842,405,536 | 265,405,203 |
| Petroleum (Other prdcts) | —— | —— |
| Motor Spirit | 192,959,054 | 200,332,648 |