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Bunker sales in Singapore dipped 0.6 percent in October compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Total sales at the world's leading bunker port decreased by 22,200 tonnes to 3,546,200 tonnes last month, down from the 3,568,400 tonnes achieved in September. In a comparison with the corresponding month last year the figure was just 9,900 tonnes, or 0.3 percent, lower.

With just two monthly figures to go before the end of the year, accumulated volumes for 2011 are 1,664,900 tonnes, or 4.9 percent, higher than last year at 35,734,300 tonnes. Monthly volumes have been higher than last year in eight out of ten months so far in 2011. If the trend continues, annual volumes could reach approximately 42.5 - 42.7 million tonnes, and therefore surpass last year's record of 40,873,400 tonnes.

Sales of 380-centistoke (cst) - Singapore's largest-selling bunker grade - rose by 30,300 tonnes, or 1.1 percent, to 2,867,100 tonnes in a comparison with September. The result was 51,500 tonnes, or 1.8 percent, above the 2,815,600 tonnes sold in October 2010.

The largest month-on-month changes, in percentage terms, last month were for 500-centistoke and marine gasoil (MGO). 500-centistoke recorded its largest month-on-month decrease of the year so far, plummeting 82,800 tonnes, or 17.7 percent, to 385,300 tonnes, down from 468,100 tonnes the previous month. The figure was also 45,600 tonnes, or 10.6 percent, lower than in October 2010.

MGO volumes last month rose by 19,500 tonnes, or 15.5 percent, to 145,100 tonnes. It is the second-highest figure since March 2009. In a comparison with the corresponding period last year, last month's result was 14,300 tonnes, or 10.9 percent, higher.

Below are tables of bunker sales in Singapore for each fuel grade in 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 respectively with accumulated totals in the bottom row.

2011	Total	500cst	380cst	180cst	MGO
Jan	3,642.4	480.3	2,841.2	171.0	134.0
Feb	3,268.8	438.7	2,544.2	151.8	111.7
Mar	3,520.7	472.9	2,747.8	146.5	134.9
Apr	3,248.5	425.4	2,541.5	132.2	118.9
May	3,621.9	475.7	2,873.7	130.6	123.2
Jun	3,859.2	515.2	3,031.9	141.1	143.4
Jul	3,642.9	476.6	2,883.7	135.2	127.8
Aug	3,815.3	470.2	3,050.4	133.6	149.3
Sep	3,568.4	468.1	2,836.8	132.0	125.6
Oct	3,546.2	385.3	2,867.1	131.9	145.1
Total	35,734.3	4,608.4	28,218.3	1,405.9	1,313.9

2010	Total	500cst	380cst	180cst	MGO
Jan	3,212.5	352.1	2,520.4	195.3	132.1
Feb	3,022.4	333.8	2,330.4	204.3	137.0
Mar	3,329.1	395.4	2,557.0	212.8	140.8
Apr	3,442.6	505.4	2,541.5	209.2	144.5
May	3,470.4	474.6	2,634.0	198.7	137.0
Jun	3,543.8	477.6	2,694.5	206.3	134.7
Jul	3,563.8	474.8	2,735.6	201.9	129.6
Aug	3,375.0	491.2	2,545.7	182.0	131.2
Sep	3,553.7	432.9	2,792.0	177.4	124.9
Oct	3,556.1	430.9	2,815.6	165.9	130.8
Nov	3,311.0	331.8	2,646.4	176.5	138.3
Dec	3,493.0	587.0	2,639.0	141.6	115.6
Total	40,873.4	5,287.5	31,452.1	2,271.9	1,596.5

2009	Total	500cst	380cst	180cst	MGO
Jan	3,019.7	325.8	2,331.1	181.5	132.3
Feb	2,670.0	213.9	2,123.9	186.7	126.8
Mar	3,129.7	250.5	2,465.5	215.8	147.2
Apr	2,884.8	276.4	2,276.4	161.0	126.7
May	3,227.2	302.2	2,527.7	197.2	143.4
Jun	2,960.7	320.7	2,266.8	201.1	132.6
Jul	3,072.6	290.5	2,421.8	191.2	132.5
Aug	3,063.1	316.6	2,382.0	178.2	134.7
Sep	3,172.4	336.1	2,482.8	176.7	126.5
Oct	3,122.3	343.9	2,462.8	147.9	136.8
Nov	2,882.8	339.4	2,224.6	171.8	114.3
Dec	3,181.3	373.7	2,460.1	196.7	129.5
Total	36,386.7	3,689.7	28,425.5	2,205.8	1,583.3

2008	Total	500cst	380cst	180cst	MGO
Jan	2,802.2	351.6	2,048.8	239.6	127.0
Feb	2,734.0	296.5	2,014.4	263.8	127.2
Mar	3,045.3	361.4	2,275.7	235.4	137.0
Apr	3,047.0	355.5	2,286.6	246.6	125.3
May	2,919.0	391.3	2,157.2	207.3	116.2
Jun	2,810.4	354.8	2,075.2	235.1	108.4
Jul	3,030.9	364.5	2,277.4	210.7	129.7
Aug	3,151.7	376.4	2,372.5	238.7	134.2
Sep	2,856.2	409.2	2,085.6	204.7	134.3
Oct	2,925.5	392.5	2,174.1	203.0	135.7
Nov	2,879.9	417.1	2,116.4	202.7	122.6
Dec	2,734.3	312.8	2,058.0	208.4	140.1
Total	34,936.4	4,383.6	25,941.9	2,696.0	1,537.7