Actual Gas Sales volume in December 2016

January 18,2017

In December, monthly gas sales volume totaled 339.698 million cubic meters, increase by 5.4% from the previous year.

※1㎥=45MJ

December 2016

December 2015

Change

Gas sales

volume

Composition

ratio

Gas sales

volume

Composition

ratio

Volume

Rate of change

Residential

77,515

24.3%

68,064

22.6%

9,451

13.9%

Commercial

20,455

6.4%

18,710

6.2%

1,745

9.3%

Industrial

200,410

62.9%

195,340

65.0%

5,070

2.6%

Public and Medical

20,245

6.4%

18,396

6.1%

1,849

10.0%

Total

318,625

100.0%

300,510

100.0%

18,114

6.0%

Wholesale

21,073

21,882

-809

-3.7%

Grand total

339,698

322,393

17,305

5.4%

Number of

Customers

2,400,992

2,377,514

23,478

1.0%

Residential

2,316,044

2,292,868

23,176

1.0%

(Unit:1,000㎥)

1.Gas Sales Volume

(1)Residential

The gas sales volume increased from the previous year, due to lower temperatures in November and December which caused an increase of heating and hot water demand, etc.

(2)Commercial, Public and Medical

The gas sales volume increased from the previous year, due to lower temperatures in November and December which caused an increase of air-conditioning demand, etc.

(3)Industrial

The gas sales volume increased from the previous year, due to our marketing efforts to create new gas demand, etc.

(4)Wholesale

The gas sales volume to other gas utilities decreased.

2.Temperature (Unit: ℃)

FY2016

FY2015

Change

November

12.6

14.3

-1.7

December

8.1

9.3

-1.2

Average for two months

10.4

11.8

-1.4

<Reference>Cumulative Gas Sales Volume

(Unit:1,000㎥)

FY2016(April-December)

FY2015(April-December)

Change

Gas sales

volume

Composition

ratio

Gas sales

volume

Composition

ratio

Volume

Rate of change

Residential

431,265

16.8%

433,275

17.2%

-2,010

-0.5%

Commercial

197,697

7.7%

190,113

7.6%

7,584

4.0%

Industrial

1,757,159

68.5%

1,729,738

68.7%

27,421

1.6%

Public and Medical

177,649

6.9%

164,507

6.5%

13,142

8.0%

Total

2,563,770

100.0%

2,517,633

100.0%

46,137

1.8%

Wholesale

178,327

193,121

-14,794

-7.7%

Grand total

2,742,097

2,710,754

31,343

1.2%

※1㎥=45MJ

Rate of change relative to the previous year (Gas sales volume,Number of Customers)

(April 2016-March 2017) (Unit:%)

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

First half

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Second half

Fiscal Year

Residential

-7.2

2.6

3.5

-8.9

1.8

-4.3

-2.6

-10.4

-0.5

13.9

Commercial

-5.5

-0.7

1.7

0.8

5.2

12.8

2.9

7.3

3.0

9.3

Industrial

-1.6

9.2

-0.0

-2.7

6.9

1.4

1.9

-2.7

2.7

2.6

Public and

Medical

-8.1

5.9

2.0

3.0

7.6

17.5

5.4

20.1

15.3

10.0

Total

-3.7

6.8

0.7

-2.7

6.2

3.0

1.5

-1.9

2.7

6.0

Wholesale

-17.8

-9.9

-10.0

-18.9

-14.5

-11.8

-14.0

27.2

5.7

-3.7

Grand total

-4.7

5.6

-0.1

-4.0

4.6

1.8

0.4

-0.3

2.9

5.4

Number of Customers

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

(April 2015-March 2016) (Unit:%)

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

First half

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Second half

Fiscal Year

Residential

2.9

-6.7

-1.7

11.9

-2.6

-7.1

-0.5

5.2

-1.5

-11.5

-13.7

-2.3

-1.3

-5.6

-3.8

Commercial

0.1

5.8

-1.7

-6.1

4.3

-5.0

-0.7

-4.0

1.9

-10.2

-8.8

0.1

0.4

-3.8

-2.2

Industrial

-2.4

-6.2

1.5

-3.3

0.8

-3.1

-2.1

-2.0

1.6

-8.0

-5.1

-0.1

1.0

-2.2

-2.1

Public and

Medical

0.9

6.5

0.0

-8.4

4.2

-2.3

-0.5

-13.4

-6.6

-19.9

-14.1

-4.6

-0.6

-9.9

-5.5

Total

-0.7

-4.9

0.7

-2.3

1.1

-3.7

-1.6

-1.8

0.6

-9.8

-8.6

-1.0

0.2

-3.6

-2.7

Wholesale

17.1

5.1

10.6

3.1

4.1

11.1

8.3

-22.5

-14.3

-28.9

-16.5

-8.9

-16.5

-18.1

-6.3

Grand total

0.4

-4.3

1.3

-1.9

1.3

-2.7

-1.0

-3.3

-0.5

-11.4

-9.2

-1.6

-1.0

-4.7

-3.0

Number of Customers

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.9

(April 2014-March 2015) (Unit:%)

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

First half

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Second half

Fiscal Year

Residential

10.6

-15.4

0.6

-2.1

4.0

10.9

-0.0

6.5

-1.0

2.2

-1.6

-1.7

0.6

0.1

0.0

Commercial

8.9

-15.6

-3.6

-7.9

-10.7

-10.6

-7.6

-13.8

-6.4

6.6

-4.8

-3.0

1.3

-3.6

-5.7

Industrial

6.6

-6.0

2.3

0.4

-1.9

4.0

0.8

-0.8

-3.0

5.2

-3.8

-3.1

-0.1

-1.0

-0.1

Public and

Medical

11.2

-11.5

1.6

-4.7

-9.5

-11.3

-5.3

-12.8

-7.8

8.6

-1.7

1.4

3.9

-0.8

-3.0

Total

8.0

-9.2

1.5

-1.1

-3.1

2.0

-0.5

-1.8

-3.1

4.8

-3.0

-2.4

0.4

-0.9

-0.7

Wholesale

-7.1

-8.6

-5.1

-9.1

-12.6

-13.9

-9.6

-9.7

-10.9

3.0

4.1

1.8

7.8

-0.2

-4.6

Grand total

6.9

-9.2

1.0

-1.8

-3.9

0.7

-1.2

-2.4

-3.7

4.6

-2.6

-2.1

0.9

-0.8

-1.0

Number of Customers

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

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