Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan.8 / Trend F.Milad/
Iran's average gasoline consumption stood at 55.9 million litres per day in the week to January 4, the SHANA News Agency reported.
The amount shows a 7.7 per cent decrease compared to the 60.7 million litre figure of the preceding week.
During the same week there were some traffic restrictions due to air pollution in Tehran.
Deputy Manager of National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) Naser Sajjadi said on October 22, 2012 that Iran's average gasoline consumption stood at 64 million litres per day in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20.
The amount is 5.7 per cent more that the same period previous year.
Sajjadi had previously said that Iran's gasoline consumption increases by five per cent each year.
He also said that considering the official reference rate of 12,260 rials to the US dollar, the real price of gasoline in Iran is 10,000 rials (about 82 U.S. cents).
Currently gasoline is sold at two prices: a 60 litre monthly allowance at 4000 rials (33 cents) per litre and any amount above that at 7000 rials (57 cents) per litre.
Last year the International Monetary Fund commended the Iranian government for the subsidy reform policy which it said had led to a reduction in fuel consumption.