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18:00 17Sep10 RTRS-U.S. AUG TOTAL OIL DEMAND UP 0.4 PCT FROM YEAR AGO, SECOND SMALLEST INCREASE THIS YEAR-API
18:00 17Sep10 RTRS-U.S. AUG DISTILLATE FUEL DEMAND UP 7 PCT, JET FUEL UP 9.5 PCT, RESIDUAL FUEL DOWN 7.9 PCT-API
18:00 17Sep10 RTRS-U.S. AUG GASOLINE DEMAND DOWN 0.8 PCT, SUMMER DEMAND DOWN 0.3 PCT FROM YEAR AGO ON WEAK ECONOMY-API
18:02 17Sep10 RTRS-U.S. Aug oil demand up 0.4 pct vs year ago-API
    WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) — U.S. demand for crude oil and petroleum products increased a slight 0.4 percent in August from a year ago, as summer gasoline demand was the lowest in two years due to the weak economy, the American Petroleum Institute said on Friday. August's total petroleum deliveries, excluding exports, averaged 19.021 million barrels per day, up 72,000 bpd from a year ago, according to API's monthly supply and demand report. Deliveries, which are a good indicator of demand, are calculated by API to reflect petroleum products moved from refineries and bulk storage to wholesale and retail suppliers.  August's 0.4 percent increase in demand was the smallest this year, after January.  «The August data continue to indicate a struggling economy,» said API chief economist John Felmy. API's demand figure for August is much lower than the U.S.Energy Information Administration's estimate of 19.602 million bpd for the month.   U.S. gasoline demand was down 0.8 percent in August at 9.225 million bpd and was 0.3 percent lower than last summer,but 1 percent higher than in 2008, the API said.   «The lower summer driving demand shows a lack of consumer confidence, as fewer Americans took to the road for summer vacations,» Felmy said. Deliveries of distillate fuels, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, jumped 7 percent to 3.666 million bpd. Diesel fuel demand alone fell 0.1 percent and reflects truckers' moving fewer goods and raw products among businesses. «The downtick in August in ultra-low-sulfur diesel indicates lower demand for goods, another sign of economic stagnation,» Felmy said.Jet fuel demand in August soared 9.5 percent to 1.586 million bpd, while residual fuel use declined 7.9 percent to 435,000 bpd. On the supply side, U.S. crude oil production fell 0.5 percent to 5.393 million bpd.   Crude oil and petroleum product imports averaged just over 12 million bpd in August, up 7.5 percent from a year ago. Total imports in August accounted for 63.1 percent of U.S. oil demand, up from 58.9 percent a year earlier.

The following summarizes key data from API's monthly
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