# Japan LNG & Petroleum Gas Imports from Australia (customs value)

Japan LNG & Petroleum Gas Imports from Australia (customs value) was up 43.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 16.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 243,810,410 JPY thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.5% (Aug 2020) to 210.2% (Sep 2022), averaging 20.7%.

- Source agency: Ministry of Finance Japan
- Makrognosis code: `JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-LNG.PARTNER-AU`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: JPY thousands
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (165 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/lng-and-petroleum-gas-imports-from-australia-customs-value

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 243,810,410 JPY thousands | 43.7 |
| August 2026 | 226,903,305 JPY thousands | 16.0 |
| July 2026 | 214,004,932 JPY thousands | 27.2 |
| June 2026 | 205,785,194 JPY thousands | 10.7 |
| May 2026 | 139,891,748 JPY thousands | −24.5 |
| April 2026 | 148,012,773 JPY thousands | −26.5 |
| March 2026 | 243,030,938 JPY thousands | 25.4 |
| February 2026 | 223,927,174 JPY thousands | −5.6 |
| January 2026 | 220,372,865 JPY thousands | −16.5 |
| December 2025 | 187,995,937 JPY thousands | −21.3 |
| November 2025 | 157,975,661 JPY thousands | −24.3 |
| October 2025 | 169,365,296 JPY thousands | −14.7 |
| September 2025 | 169,666,250 JPY thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 195,678,440 JPY thousands | −11.2 |
| July 2025 | 168,308,752 JPY thousands | −28.7 |
| June 2025 | 185,957,335 JPY thousands | 6.7 |
| May 2025 | 185,287,334 JPY thousands | 11.1 |
| April 2025 | 201,416,606 JPY thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2025 | 193,826,519 JPY thousands | −23.0 |
| February 2025 | 237,321,766 JPY thousands | 9.8 |
| January 2025 | 264,054,901 JPY thousands | 10.4 |
| December 2024 | 238,897,199 JPY thousands | −17.8 |
| November 2024 | 208,669,117 JPY thousands | 16.2 |
| October 2024 | 198,499,967 JPY thousands | −13.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-LNG.PARTNER-AU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-LNG.PARTNER-AU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```