US Distillate Demand (Product Supplied)
Product supplied of distillate fuel oil, the EIA's proxy for domestic consumption of diesel and heating oil, measured as what leaves refineries, pipelines and terminals for the domestic market. Weekly since February 1991, in millions of barrels per day. It is a residual estimate and is revised in the monthly data, so the 4-week average is the usual read.
Product supplied (million b/d)
- YoY %
- 8.9%
Next release: ≈ Sep 16, 2026
Latest reading
As of September 4, 2026, Distillate Demand (Product supplied (million b/d)) stands at 3.68 — up from 3.39 the prior reading, 25% below the January 31, 2003 record of 4.93. Distillate is the fuel of trucks, trains, farms, ships and construction, so its demand tracks goods activity more closely than gasoline tracks anything. It matters most for what it is not doing: when the diesel crack spikes with demand near its long-run range, the cause is supply, whether closed refineries, thin inventories or barrels leaving as exports, rather than a domestic boom. Series history runs from 1991 to present.
Sources, methodology & freshnessLast updated 2026-09-14 · Open ↓Close ↑
Full history
Million barrels per day
Year-over-year %
Weekly demand against the same week a year earlier. Single weeks are noisy (weather, holidays, the harvest); the 4-week average on the main chart is the working read.
Methodology & data
Distillate Demand is sourced from EIA directly from the publisher’s own dataset (EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WDIUPUS2), weekly, million barrels per day; release date estimated as the Wednesday after each survey week). We pull the complete history, chart it on a weekly basis, overlay SPY for context, and generate a dated plain-English reading from the latest release — with no smoothing or adjustment beyond what the chart legend states.
Every reading is stamped with its release date, last updated 2026-09-14. Maintained and reviewed by Yuriy Matso; see our methodology for the standards every series on the site is held to.
Frequently asked questions
What is the US Distillate Demand (Product Supplied)?
Product supplied of distillate fuel oil, the EIA's proxy for domestic consumption of diesel and heating oil, measured as what leaves refineries, pipelines and terminals for the domestic market. Weekly since February 1991, in millions of barrels per day. It is a residual estimate and is revised in the monthly data, so the 4-week average is the usual read.
How do you read Distillate Demand?
Distillate is the fuel of trucks, trains, farms, ships and construction, so its demand tracks goods activity more closely than gasoline tracks anything. It matters most for what it is not doing: when the diesel crack spikes with demand near its long-run range, the cause is supply, whether closed refineries, thin inventories or barrels leaving as exports, rather than a domestic boom.
Where does the Distillate Demand data come from?
EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WDIUPUS2), weekly, million barrels per day; release date estimated as the Wednesday after each survey week. We chart the full history and publish a dated, plain-English reading with every release; the raw series is downloadable as CSV at /data/indicators/distillate-demand.csv.
How often is Distillate Demand updated?
Distillate Demand is a weekly series from EIA, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts from EIA.
Product supplied (million b/d)
- YoY %
- 8.9%
Next release: ≈ Sep 16, 2026