NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States generated fewer renewable blending credits in August versus the month prior, data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed on Thursday.

About 1.32 billion ethanol (D6) blending credits were generated last month, compared to about 1.33 billion in June, the data showed.

Credits generated from biodiesel (D4) blending fell to 639 million in August from 828 million in the prior month, according to the data.