The average price for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on a CIF Japan basis in February was at Yen 94,359 per metric ton (mt), up Yen 6,886 from the previous month and up Yen 2,774 from the same month a year earlier, according to preliminary statistics by the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Total LPG imports declared by importers in January reached around 847,000 mt, down 29.0 % from the month before and showed a 4.0% decrease on year. The average exchange rate for February was 148.14 yen to the dollar.
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Propane(Yen/mt)
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Butane(Yen/mt)
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Total(Yen/mt)
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Amount(mt)
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Exchange
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2024
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Feb
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94,359
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847,000
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148.14
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Jan
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85,699
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98,655
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87,473
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1,191,883
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144.03
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2023
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Dec
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92,528
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98,238
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93,296
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1,052,405
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147.10
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Nov
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93,877
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97,497
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94,286
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844,333
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150.33
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Oct
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93,043
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100,497
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93,670
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582,284
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148.87
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Sep
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86,665
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101,234
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88,908
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602,896
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146.48
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Aug
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74,640
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83,523
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75,272
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753,696
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142.36
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Jul
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71,335
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75,107
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72,163
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861,185
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142.35
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Jun
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76,237
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83,575
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77,054
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709,575
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139.27
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May
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79,578
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82,448
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80,334
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803,355
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135.37
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Apr
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83,929
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92,167
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84,621
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841,040
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132.18
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Mar
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93,225
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96,824
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93,620
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1,208,753
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134.90
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Feb
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90,109
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103,062
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91,585
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881,891
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130.35
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*Source: The Ministry of Finance
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**The figures above are including the power fuel-use LPG
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