Japan's September crude imports fall 2.9%

摘要

Tokyo-Japan imported 17.907 million kiloliters (3.75 million b/d) of crude in September, down 2.9% from 18.433 million kl in the corresponding month of 2008, according to preliminary figures released October 22 by the Ministry of Finance. Japan's crude import price on a CIF basis averaged Yen 42,708/kl ($72.97/barrel) in September, up 5.2% from Yen 40,587/kl in August, according to the preliminary figures.