OREANDA-NEWS. Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. for the month of August 2015 came to about 1,221.792 million m3, up 4.0% from August 2014.

In the residential sector, volume totaled 130.676 million m3, almost equal (0.0%) to that in August 2014. In the business sector (consisting of commercial, public, and medical use), volume totaled 258.677 million m3, up 4.1% from August 2014, due to more metering days compared to that in the same period last year.

In the industrial sector, volume totaled 648.891 million m3, up 4.1% from August 2014, due to the higher operation rate of existing customers' facilities.

Volume for wholesale supply to other gas companies totaled 183.548 million m3, up 6.4% from August 2014, due to the increased demand of the other companies.