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To: Smart_Money who wrote (88574)	6/29/2002 11:37:40 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 99280

This is inconsistent with a recovering economy... Crude oil imports decline 12.6% in May Friday, June 28, 2002 at 17:00 JST TOKYO — Japan's crude oil imports declined 12.6% in May from a year earlier to 109.57 million barrels, falling for the eighth straight month, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said Friday. Imports from the Middle East fell 13.9% to 95.38 million barrels, and their share of the total slipped to 87.1% from 88.5% in April, METI said. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) outpaced Saudi Arabia as Japan's largest oil supplier in May, despite its exports falling 10.9% to 26.63 million barrels. (Kyodo News)