Iran's Fuel Distributor Reports Gasoline Demand Growth Has Stalled in Early Aban

Karamat Veis-Karami, head of Iran's national fuel distributor, said in a report published on Monday evening, November 2, 2026, that gasoline consumption in the opening days of Aban had stopped growing compared with the same period a year earlier and had edged down. He attributed the shift to price and non-price demand measures; the report is the company's reading of consumption, not a separate measurement of each measure's contribution.

Veis-Karami said the government is pushing greater use of personal fuel cards and compressed natural gas in transport. He said savings from demand management have been earmarked for higher food-credit allowances. The reported change in consumption is distinct from the government's future demand targets.