In January, monthly gas sales volume totaled 891 million cubic meters, up by 10.7% from the previous year. The sales profiles in each customer category are as shown below.
[Residential]
The gas sales volume increased by 7.1% from the previous year, due to lower temperatures of the air and water which caused hot water and heating demand increase.
[Non-Residential - Industrial]
The gas sales volume increased by 15.2% from the previous year, due to newly created demand.
[Non-Residential - Commercial]
The gas sales volume increased by 4.9% from the previous year, due to longer meter reading schedules and lower temperatures of the air which caused heating demand increase.
[Non-Residential - Public and Medical]
The gas sales volume increased by 8.1% from the previous year, due to longer meter reading schedules and lower temperatures of the air which caused heating demand increase.
The details are as follows;
Gas Sales Volume (1m3 = 45MJ)
Jan-17
Change from Jan-16
Number of newly built houses
6,922
86.6%
Gas Sales (1,000m3)
Residential
314,684
107.1%
Non-residential
527,636
112.7%
Wholesale
48,207
114.9%
Total volume of gas sales
890,528
110.7%
Temperature and Water Temperature
December
January
Dec-16
Dec-15
Change
Jan-17
Jan-16
Change
Temperature (C)
9.4
10.1
-0.7
6.2
6.8
-0.6
Water Temperature (C)*
12.2
12.7
-0.5
8.6
9.3
-0.7
* Measured by Osaka Gas
Cumulative Gas Sales Volume (1m3=45MJ)
Jan-17
Jan-16
Change
FY2017.3
FY2016.3
Change
(%)
Apr.-Jan.
Apr.-Jan.
(%)
Number of newly built houses
6,922
7,995
86.6%
77,683
77,159
100.7%
Number of
Residential
6,940
6,884
100.8%
-
-
-
Customers
Non-residential
351
348
100.8%
-
-
-
(1,000 households)
7,291
7,232
100.8%
-
-
-
Total
Gas Sales
Residential
314,684
293,958
107.1%
1,521,280
1,527,483
99.6%
Non-
Industrial
387,639
336,449
115.2%
3,746,586
3,345,136
112.0%
Commercial
78,979
75,309
104.9%
694,813
687,694
101.0%
Volume
residential
Public and
Medical
61,018
56,458
108.1%
492,757
457,384
107.7%
(1,000m3)
Total
527,636
468,217
112.7%
4,934,156
4,490,214
109.9%
Total
842,320
762,175
110.5%
6,455,435
6,017,697
107.3%
Wholesales
48,207
41,962
114.9%
398,423
377,135
105.6%
Total
890,528
804,137
110.7%
6,853,858
6,394,832
107.2%
With the data of March 2017 being the last, the monthly gas sales volume will no longer be released to the public.
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Osaka Gas Company, Ltd. specializes in distributing natural gas. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- transmission and distribution of natural gas (84%). The group also develops an installation of gas pipes activity;
- other (11.7%): primarily development and promotion of real estate assets.
The remaining sales (4.3%) are from the energy activity ensured abroad.