BEIJING — China's fuel oil production saw robust growth in April, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

The output of fuel oil skyrocketed 68 percent year-on-year to 3.09 million tons, showed the data.

Meanwhile, the country's diesel output went up 1.3 percent from a year earlier to 13.39 million tons, while that of liquefied petroleum gas climbed 15 percent to 3.78 million tons last month.

Bucking the trend, gasoline output fell 12 percent year-on-year to 10.04 million tons, while kerosene production dropping 42.9 percent to 2.42 million tons.