SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) - China's crude oil imports in December were recorded at 48.07 million tonnes and annual imports for 2022 were down 0.9% from 2021 at 508.28 million tonnes, data from the Chinese customs showed on Friday.

Natural gas imports for the whole 2022 dropped 9.9% at 109.25 million tonnes, the data showed. (Reporting by Chen Aizhu; Editing by Christopher Cushing)