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

Japan LNG & Petroleum Gas Imports from United States (customs value) was up 111.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 90.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 126,312,918 JPY thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.9% (Jun 2020) to 478.8% (Sep 2017), averaging 47.9%.

- Source agency: Ministry of Finance Japan
- Makrognosis code: `JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-LNG.PARTNER-US`
- 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-united-states-customs-value

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 126,312,918 JPY thousands | 111.2 |
| August 2026 | 172,128,444 JPY thousands | 90.1 |
| July 2026 | 152,663,415 JPY thousands | 43.3 |
| June 2026 | 113,432,385 JPY thousands | 45.8 |
| May 2026 | 156,656,563 JPY thousands | 57.1 |
| April 2026 | 111,612,069 JPY thousands | 75.8 |
| March 2026 | 114,952,431 JPY thousands | 25.6 |
| February 2026 | 85,510,772 JPY thousands | 20.1 |
| January 2026 | 115,432,050 JPY thousands | −3.6 |
| December 2025 | 130,471,717 JPY thousands | 6.7 |
| November 2025 | 86,563,214 JPY thousands | −5.4 |
| October 2025 | 98,842,831 JPY thousands | 18.4 |
| September 2025 | 59,814,395 JPY thousands | −39.8 |
| August 2025 | 90,525,557 JPY thousands | 34.1 |
| July 2025 | 106,526,497 JPY thousands | 7.7 |
| June 2025 | 77,796,337 JPY thousands | 3.8 |
| May 2025 | 99,724,628 JPY thousands | 8.4 |
| April 2025 | 63,499,321 JPY thousands | −22.7 |
| March 2025 | 91,507,255 JPY thousands | 27.8 |
| February 2025 | 71,175,692 JPY thousands | −23.4 |
| January 2025 | 119,705,824 JPY thousands | −4.6 |
| December 2024 | 122,280,809 JPY thousands | 31.9 |
| November 2024 | 91,511,409 JPY thousands | −5.0 |
| October 2024 | 83,486,734 JPY thousands | 9.0 |

## API

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

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