Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 32

9-Aug-2010

Japans June Crude Imports Down From May, Year-On-Year

Japanese crude oil imports for June averaged 3.186mn b/d, down 7.86% from Mays average of 3.458mn b/d, and by 1.5% from the June 2009 average of 3.236mn b/d, according to monthly imports data released by Japans Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on July 30. Crude imports from the Middle East declined by 8.35% to 2.756mn b/d in June from 3.007mn b/d in May and by 0.3% from...