Japan: Tokyo Gas April-July Sales Up 2.9 Percent

Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas of Japan for the month of July was 1,090.957 million m3, increased by 75.804 million m3 (7.5 %) from that in July 2011.

In the residential sector, volume totaled 176.341 million m3, up 17.0% from July 2011, while in the business sector (consisting of commercial, public, and medical use), the volume was 219.996 million m3, down 1.9% from that in July 2011.

In the industrial sector, volume totaled 518.592 million m3, up 11.8% from last year.

Volume for wholesale supply to other gas companies totaled 176.028 million m3, almost equal (down 0.2%) to July 2011.

The total gas sales volume for the cumulative period of April to July 2012 was 4,335.69 million m3, up by 2.9%.

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LNG World News Staff, August 14, 2012