Petroleum consumption increased in the United States last week amid rising gasoline and distillate production, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

Demand hit 22.4 million b/d for the period ended Jan. 21, representing a 2.3% week/week increase. The overall gain stemmed largely from a 3.4% increase in gasoline consumption and a 4.3% jump in distillate fuels, which include diesel, according to EIA’s latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

Total petroleum products supplied over the last four-week period – EIA’s key gauge of demand — averaged 21.2 million b/d, up about 12% from the same period in 2021. During the past four weeks, motor gasoline consumption averaged 8.2 million b/d, up 6.1%, while distillate fuel demand averaged 4.2 million b/d, up...