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	The 91-octane petrol sale was scrapped on January 1, 2013.&nbsp;</div>
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	Comparing consumption during December 2012 and January 13, on average gasohol consumption rose from 13.58 million litres per day to 17.70 million.&nbsp;</div>
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	However, octane-95 showed an increase in consumption, from 100,000 litres a day to 970,000.&nbsp;</div>

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The abolition of 91-octane petrol retail sale pushed gasohol consumption by 4 million litres a day, according to the Energy Business Department.

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