???? 據《亞洲潤滑油周刊》6月4日消息，今年4月，日本成品潤滑油消費量同比增長了22%。這是今年日本潤滑油消費量連續第三個月高于2020年同期。

????據日本經濟產業省上周發布的數據顯示，作為全球六大潤滑油市場之一的日本，在4月份消費了129,563千升(11.7萬噸)的潤滑油，而2020年同月的消費量為106,414千升。日本經濟產業省稱，今年3月份和2月份的潤滑油消費量同比分別增長了15%和7%。

????日本經濟產業省報告稱，包括出口量在內，4月份日本潤滑油產量同比增長1%，至169,552千升。不過與3月份的202,110千升相比，下降了16%。

????4月份日本潤滑油出口下降2%至65,535千升，低于2020年同月的66,594千升，而潤滑油進口增長至20,941千升，比2020年同月的17，303千升增長21%。

????張春曉 摘譯自 亞洲潤滑油周刊

????原文如下：

????Japan Lube Demand Rises Again

????Finished lubricants consumption in Japan grew 22% year-to-year in April, compared to the same month last year. It marked the third consecutive month this year of higher consumption totals than in the same month in 2020.

????The nation – one of the world’s six largest lube markets – consumed 129,563 kiloliters (117,000 metric tons) in April, compared with 106,414 in the same month in 2020, according to data released last week by the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The ministry reported year-to-year increases of 15% and 7% respectively for March and February.

????Lubricant production, including exported volumes, increased 1% to 169,552 kL in April, compared to the same month last year, the ministry reported. Sequentially, this represented a 16% decline from 202,110 kL in March.

????Lubricant exports declined 2% to 65,535 kL in April, down from 66,594 kL in the same month in 2020, while lubricant imports grew to 20,941 kL in April, improving 21% from 17,303 kL.