China's natural gas imports decreased by 9.5% and oil imports decreased by 4.3% in the third quarter of 2022

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Beijing, October 24th - Russia News Agency. According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, China's oil and natural gas imports decreased by 4.3% and 9.5% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2022, respectively.

From January to September, a total of 3704.06 million tons of oil were transported from abroad to the country. This resulted in a loss of $27.246 billion for China, an increase of 47% compared to the same period last year. In September, the Republic imported 40.242 billion tons of oil, worth $37.44 billion.