OREANDA-NEWS. Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. for the month of October 2013 came to about 1,022.859 million m3, down 0.6% from October 2012.

In the residential sector, volume totaled 165.274 million m3, up 7.7% from October 2012, due to lower average temperature compared to that in the same period last year, leading to the increased demand for water-heating, and more metering days than those of last year.

In the business sector (consisting of commercial, public, and medical use), volume totaled 194.365 million m3, almost the same as October 2012 (down 0.8%).

In the industrial sector, volume totaled 485.323 million m3, down 4.1% from October 2012, leading to the decreased operation on existing facilities.

Volume for wholesale supply to other gas companies totaled 177.897 million m3, up 2.8% from October 2012, due to the increased demand of the other companies.