OREANDA-NEWS. January 23, 2013. Gas Sales Volume for the month December 2012 Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. for the month of December 2012 was 1,359.032 million m3, increased by 164.912 million m3 (13.8 %) from that in December 2011.

In the residential sector, volume totaled 375.698million m3, up 12.7% from December 2011, due to lower two-month average temperature in November and December 2012 than a year earlier, resulting in the increased demand for water heating and space heating.*
In the business sector (consisting of commercial, public, and medical use), the volume was 225.619 million m3, up 11.2% from that in December 2011, due to lower two-month average temperature in November and December 2012, leading to the increased demand for heating water and space.*

In the industrial sector, volume totaled 552.628 million m3, up 21.4% from last year, due to the development of new demands following the commencement of new trunk lines and to the increased demand for power generation, etc.
Volume for wholesale supply to other gas companies totaled 205.087 million m3, up 1.2% from last year, due to the increased demand of wholesale gas suppliers.

The total gas sales volume for the cumulative period of April to December 2012 was 9,967.771 million m3, up by 6.4%.

* Monthly gas sales volume is based on the volume consumed from the metering date of last month to the metering date of the corresponding month. Therefore, gas sales volume in December includes the volume consumed in November, depending on the metering date.