VOL. XL

No. 04

27-January-1997

LEBANON

Lebanon's Product Imports Top $769Mn In 1996

Lebanon imported $769mn worth of petroleumproducts in 1996, up 22% from $630mn in 1995, according to statistics published on 20January by the Lebanese Ministry of Industry and Oil. Product imports increased to 4.3mntons in 1996 from 4.09mn tons in 1995, as shown in the following table ('000 tons):

1996

1995

Gasoline

1,380

1,350

Diesel Oil

930

1,010

Fuel Oil

1,620

1,430

Jet Oil

106...