Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 49

7-Dec-2009

Japans Crude Oil Imports For October Down 6.1% Year-On-Year

Monthly petroleum data published by Japans Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on 30 November showed that crude oil imports during October increased by 10.0% to 3.603mn b/d compared with imports of 3.276mn b/d in September. Year-on-year, Japans crude oil imports in October are down by 6.09% from 3.837mn b/d in October 2008. Imports from the Middle East averaged 3.238mn b/d...