Japan's August oil imports rise 13.1% year over year
USO•Japan's crude oil imports rose 13.1% year over year in August to 2.51 million barrels per day. Domestic oil product sales fell 3.2% to 2.19 million barrels per day.
1. Imports and sales
Japan's crude oil imports rose 13.1% from a year earlier in August to 2.51 million barrels per day, or 12.36 million kilolitres, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said. Domestic oil product sales fell 3.2% to 2.19 million barrels per day.
2. Fuel sales
Gasoline sales declined 3.7% year over year to 813,639 barrels per day, while kerosene sales fell 16.9% to 53,542 barrels per day.
