India’s hunt for LPG or cooking gas is behind US moving up, while energy also helped imports from Brazil shoot up 2.8 times to $2.7 billion during this period. Shipments from Peru too were 3.7 times higher at over $2 billion, latest numbers from the commerce department showed.

The South American nation is now the 20th biggest import source, compared to 35th in April-May 2025.