The volume of purchases of raw materials decreased by 65% compared to last year. At the same time, deliveries were brought to zero in June.
Japan continued to import oil from Russia in July, although purchases of raw materials were reduced to zero in June. This is confirmed by the report of the Ministry of Finance of the country, published on August 17.
Deliveries last month were down 65.4% compared to the same period in 2021.
The volume of imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia decreased by 26.1% compared to last year, and coal – by 40.1%. The supply of ore (84.9%), grain (73.1%), vegetables (60.6%) also decreased.
Imports of fish and fish products increased by 21.7%.
The media previously reported that Japan is not ready to stop importing Russian oil and join the EU oil embargo.
Recall that in early June, the European Union introduced the sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions, which provides for a 90% reduction in oil imports from Russia by the end of 2022.
Some European countries return to the Russian oil market – Bloomberg
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