Japan lowered its gasoline subsidy for oil distributors to 31.4 yen (23.3 cents) a litre for the seven days from Thursday, versus 37.7 yen a week earlier, the industry ministry said on Wednesday, said Reuters.
The temporary subsidy programme was adopted in January to cushion the blow from high crude prices because of tight global supplies, later exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
As per MRC, Japan's chemical exports rose by 19.6% year on year to yen (Y) 1,058bn in June, supporting the overall increase in shipments abroad. The country's exports of organic chemicals rose by 22.8% year on year to Y196bn in June, while shipments of plastic materials were up by 13.9% at Y283bn. On a volume basis, exports of plastic materials fell by 4.2% year on year to 474,344 tonnes.
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