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United States EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change

The United States EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change reports US stocks, production or activity in oil, fuels or natural gas for the latest week.

Importance
Medium
Released
Weekly
Next release
Currency
USD · US dollar
Central bank
The Federal Reserve

Latest figures

The latest release for OCT/23, published on 28 October 2026, came in at -0.071M, down from 0.043M the time before.

Over the last 12 releases it ranged from -0.156M to 0.287M, averaging -0.006M.

Aug 2026: 0.05MAug 2026: -0.054MAug 2026: -0.091MSep 2026: -0.009MSep 2026: 0.222MSep 2026: -0.121MSep 2026: -0.068MSep 2026: -0.156MOct 2026: 0.287MOct 2026: -0.101MOct 2026: 0.043MOct 2026: -0.071M Aug 2026Oct 2026
Actual results; the short line on a bar marks the consensus.
ReleasedForActualConsensusPrevious
28 Oct 2026OCT/23-0.071M–0.043M
21 Oct 2026OCT/160.043M–-0.101M
15 Oct 2026OCT/09-0.101M–0.287M
7 Oct 2026OCT/020.287M–-0.156M
30 Sep 2026SEP/25-0.156M–-0.068M
23 Sep 2026SEP/18-0.068M–-0.121M
16 Sep 2026SEP/11-0.121M–0.222M
10 Sep 2026SEP/040.222M–-0.009M
2 Sep 2026AUG/28-0.009M–-0.091M
26 Aug 2026AUG/21-0.091M–-0.054M
19 Aug 2026AUG/14-0.054M–0.05M
12 Aug 2026AUG/070.05M–-0.134M

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Why it matters

These weekly figures (from the Energy Information Administration, the American Petroleum Institute and rig counts) are the most timely measure of supply and demand in the world's largest oil market, and they move oil and gas prices on release. A larger build in stocks than expected usually pushes prices down.

How it is calculated

Refiners, storage terminals and pipelines report their holdings; the release shows the change from the previous week in barrels (or cubic feet for gas). Rig counts tally drilling rigs in operation.

What changes mean

  • A draw (fall) in crude stocks when a build was expected is bullish for oil.
  • Gasoline and distillate stocks show demand from drivers and industry.
  • Cushing, Oklahoma is the delivery point of WTI futures; low stocks there tighten the market.

A short history

The US government began collecting weekly petroleum data after the oil crises of the 1970s; Baker Hughes has published its rig count since 1944.

Questions

What is the United States EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change?

The United States EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change reports US stocks, production or activity in oil, fuels or natural gas for the latest week.

What was the latest United States EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change?

-0.071M for OCT/23, published on 28 October 2026.

When is the next United States EIA Distillate Fuel Production Change?

On Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 15:30 UTC.

Educational content only, not investment advice. Figures are the published results as recorded by our calendar; market reactions described are typical, not guaranteed.