Japan's LNG Imports Rise 1.2% in June

After witnessing a steep 18.9% yr/yr drop in May, Japan’s LNG imports in June saw a modest increase. 

The country's imports last month stood at 5.26mn metric tons, up 1.2% yr/yr, according to the provisional data released by the country’s finance ministry on July 20. Month on month, imports were up 16.6%.

Despite the declining trend in imports in recent months due to coronavirus outbreak, Japan remains the world's biggest LNG importer. For the 12 months to March 31 (fiscal 2019-2020), the country imported 76.5mn mt of LNG, down 5% yr/yr.