Crude oil inventories in the United States saw an increase of 2.5 million barrels during the week ending July 31, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories had risen by 2.69 million barrels in the period. For total motor gasoline, the EIA reported that inventories fell 1.6 million barrels, after increasing slightly in the week prior. For middle distillates, inventories decreased by 3.5 million barrels, with production decreasing to an average of 5.2 million barrels daily. Total products supplied—a proxy for U.S. oil demand—averaged 20.4 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, down 0.9% compared to the same period last year.