Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s oil-product imports fell 0.7 percent to 3.08 million kiloliters in October compared with a year ago, according to data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, today.

Oil-product exports rose 9.3 percent to 2.31 million kiloliters, while sales climbed 0.3 percent to 15.76 million kiloliters, the data showed. Crude oil imports gained 0.2 percent to 16.76 million kiloliters in the month.

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