The consumption of fuels fell by 10.6% between January and July of this year. According to Diario Libre, demand for propane gas was higher than the demand for gasoline or diesel fuel. This information from the Department of Hydrocarbons, part of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, shows that, for example, the sale of GLP (propane gas) rose from 23 million gallons in 2004 to 26 million gallons in the same period in 2005. The numbers also show that premium gasoline consumption increased slightly, by just 600,000 gallons over the same period, but regular gas consumption fell by well over a million gallons, and diesel sales fell by over four million gallons.