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EIA forecasts higher U.S. heating-oil spending this winter

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Summary

On October 7, EIA forecast a 21% rise in spending by U.S. households using heating oil compared with the previous winter. It expects fourth-quarter distillate inventories to be 11% below the five-year average.

Why it may matter to operators

These are U.S. heating and inventory forecasts. They provide distillate-market context, without estimating road-diesel sales, Panamanian demand or local pump prices.

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