The National Bureau of Statistics said the imports of petrol and diesel has dropped by about 11 per cent and 15 per cent, following the border closure.
Data from the bureau showed that petrol, imported into the country dropped to 1.4 billion litres in September, down from 1.6 billion litres in August and 1.9 billion litres in July.
Nearly 4.8 billion litres of petrol was distributed to all states in the third quarter, compared to 5.1 billion litres in the second quarter.
