OREANDA-NEWS. Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. in fiscal 2013 (April - March 2014) totaled about 14,518.64 million m3, up 317.499 million m3 (2.2 %) from fiscal 2012.

The residential sector amounted to 3,344.548 million m3, down by 82.253 million m3 (-2.4%) from fiscal 2012. The decrease was due to higher average temperature compared to that last year.

Sales in the business sector (consisting of commercial, public, and medical use) amounted to 2,680.533 million m3, almost the same as fiscal 2012 (down 8.911 million m3, -0.3%).

In the industrial sector, the volume totaled about 6,238.675 million m3, 349.868 million m3 (5.9%) up from fiscal 2012, due to the increased demand for power generation.

Volume for wholesale supply to gas companies totaled about 2,254.883 million m3, up 58.795 million m3 (2.7%) from fiscal 2012, due to the increased demand of the other companies.