OREANDA-NEWS. Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. for the month of July 2013 came to about 1,113.664 million m3, up 2.1% from July 2012.

In the residential sector, volume totaled 156.467 million m3, down 11.3% from July 2012, due to higher average temperature compared to that in the same period last year, leading to the decreased demand for water-heating.

In the business sector (consisting of commercial, public, and medical use), volume totaled 224.621 million m3, up 2.1% from July 2012, due to higher average temperature compared to that in the same period last year, leading to the increased demand for air-conditioning.

In the industrial sector, volume totaled 552.238 million m3, up 6.5% from July 2012, leading to the increased demand for power generation.

Volume for wholesale supply to other gas companies totaled 180.336 million m3, up 2.4% from July 2012, due to the increased demand of the other companies.