HOUSTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports and exports both decreased during the week ending Friday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

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U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.08 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 620,000 b/d from the previous week, while crude oil exports averaged about 2.37 million b/d, down by about 956,000 b/d from the previous week, according to the Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.23 million b/d, down by 1.31 million b/d year-on-year, while crude oil exports averaged about 3.16 million b/d, up by about 944,000 b/d year-on-year.