Crude Oil Imports to South Korea Increased in January by 0.9%
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South Korea raised its overseas crude purchases in January by 0.9 percent, the first year-on-year increase since November.
Imports climbed to 80.1 million barrels last month, or about 2.6 million barrels a day, from 79.5 million barrels a year earlier, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in an e-mailed statement. That was the biggest volume since November, when it brought in 80.2 million barrels, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.