Electricity Demand in July 2003 (Bulletin)

(August 20, 2003)

[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]
○ Total demand in July was down 2.4% to 68.9 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
○ Commercial demand posted a decline of 2.5% due to decreased demand for cooling caused by lower temperatures in July. Lighting demand, although depressed by lower temperatures, posted a rise of 0.8% due to a longer meter-reading period.

Bulletin of Total Demand across the 10 Companies
(Unit: Million kWh, %)

			(July)	June	May	April
			This month	Results for past 3 months
Volume	Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand	Lighting	19,097	17,040	19,708	21,393
		Power	31,269	28,710	26,779	28,393
		Lighting and Power Total	50,366	45,750	46,487	49,786
	Extra High Voltage Demand		18,559	18,472	17,967	17,384
	Total of Electricity Sales		68,924	64,222	64,454	67,170
	(Large industry)		(22,645)	(22,338)	(21,562)	(21,168)
Change on last year	Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand	Lighting	100.8	99.2	101.0	110.8
		Power	97.2	100.2	102.3	105.1
		Lighting and Power Total	98.5	99.8	101.7	107.5
	Extra High Voltage Demand		95.0	100.5	101.5	102.6
	Total of Electricity Sales		97.6	100.0	101.7	106.2
	(Large industry)		(95.7)	(100.8)	(101.8)	(102.7)

Note:
1. Parentheses indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
2. Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.

(Reference) Large Industrial Demand
Large industrial user demand in July was down for the first time in thirteen months, decreasing by 4.3%.

The decline resulted from poor performance in all sectors except the steel sector.

(Reference)
10 Company's Total Demand of Large Industry Customers by Sector (Bulletin)
(Unit: Million kWh, %)

	This month　(July)		Past three months
	Power Volume	Change on last year	June	May	April
Textiles	274	87.0	91.3	91.3	91.0
Paper & Pulp	833	96.6	97.9	99.3	100.8
Chemicals	2,166	96.6	101.0	103.8	108.4
Ceramics	914	98.6	98.4	98.8	101.5
Steel	2,818	101.6	103.3	106.2	108.5
Non-ferrous	1,075	97.6	96.8	98.5	102.1
Machinery	6,138	95.0	102.5	102.2	102.1

(Reference)
Increase in Demand from Large Industry across the 10 Companies
(Unit: %)

Month	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
FY1994	-2.0	-1.1	0.7	5.8	7.7	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.9	4.3	6.0	5.9
FY1995	5.1	4.2	0.7	-1.0	1.6	-2.1	-0.3	-0.9	0.5	1.6	3.6	-1.1
FY1996	0.1	1.7	2.0	3.8	-0.3	2.4	3.1	3.4	2.5	4.3	-0.3	3.1
FY1997	3.9	5.1	4.4	3.5	3.5	4.7	2.4	0.7	0.1	-0.0	-1.7	-3.0
FY1998	-1.9	-3.2	-3.6	-4.1	-4.2	-3.1	-2.9	-4.5	-3.9	-5.3	-2.8	-2.1
FY1999	-3.8	-3.6	-0.6	-1.5	2.6	2.8	1.0	3.3	3.6	2.6	6.4	4.9
FY2000	3.5	4.7	4.2	5.2	5.0	1.5	2.6	2.8	2.6	3.8	-1.7	-0.3
FY2001	-0.4	-1.0	-2.3	-1.2	-4.5	-6.0	-4.7	-5.5	-6.0	-6.3	-5.2	-4.9
FY2002	-1.8	-0.4	-1.4	0.4	2.2	2.9	2.4	3.1	4.0	5.2	3.2	4.2
FY2003	2.7	1.8	0.8	-4.3

Demand for July 2003 (Bulletin)
(Unit: Million kWh, %)

														(10 companies in the past 3 months)
		Hokkaido	Tohoku	Tokyo	Chubu	Hokuriku	Kansai	Chugoku	Shikoku	Kyushu	9 companies	Okinawa	10 companies	June	May	April
Results (A)	Lighting	803	1,652	6,550	2,308	453	3,222	1,188	655	2,005	18,836	261	19,097	17,040	19,708	21,393
	Power	1,119	2,884	10,068	4,789	1,086	4,914	1,852	1,170	2,969	30,851	418	31,269	28,710	26,779	28,393
	(Commercial Power)	557	1,144	5,224	1,667	386	2,362	779	533	1,392	14,044	246	14,290	13,026	11,845	12,612
	(Small industry)	348	945	2,594	1,616	345	1,602	582	357	1,020	9,409	100	9,509	8,449	7,966	8,684
	Lighting and Power Total	1,922	4,536	16,618	7,097	1,539	8,136	3,040	1,825	4,974	49,687	679	50,366	45,750	46,487	49,786
	Extra High Voltage Demand	327	1,405	6,438	2,966	515	3,604	1,431	386	1,475	18,547	12	18,559	18,472	17,967	17,384
	Total of Electricity Sales	2,249	5,941	23,055	10,063	2,054	11,740	4,471	2,211	6,449	68,233	691	68,924	64,222	64,454	67,170
	(Large industry)	455	2,001	7,193	4,154	819	3,763	1,796	593	1,791	22,565	80	22,645	22,338	21,562	21,168
Change on Previous year (A)/(B)	Lighting	100.2	104.8	99.9	104.2	94.5	100.2	102.5	97.6	99.7	100.8	102.4	100.8	99.2	101.0	110.8
	Power	101.7	98.7	97.7	97.5	89.6	96.4	96.8	93.9	97.0	97.1	101.8	97.2	100.2	102.3	105.1
	(Commercial Power)	104.4	98.8	98.2	97.8	85.6	96.1	98.5	92.0	98.6	97.5	100.8	97.5	101.8	104.2	107.0
	(Small industry)	101.4	100.2	99.0	98.4	90.6	98.2	96.0	94.6	96.0	97.9	102.3	98.0	98.0	101.4	105.2
	Lighting and Power Total	101.1	100.8	98.5	99.6	91.0	97.9	99.0	95.2	98.0	98.5	102.0	98.5	99.8	101.7	107.5
	Extra High Voltage Demand	99.9	100.1	92.0	93.6	101.4	94.3	99.2	99.9	101.3	95.0	104.6	95.0	100.5	101.5	102.6
	Total of Electricity Sales	100.9	100.6	96.6	97.7	93.4	96.8	99.0	96.0	98.8	97.5	102.1	97.6	100.0	101.7	106.2
	(Large industry)	96.7	99.1	94.7	94.4	97.6	93.3	98.1	98.3	100.2	95.7	105.2	95.7	100.8	101.8	102.7
Last year's results (B)	Lighting	801	1,577	6,556	2,217	480	3,216	1,159	672	2,012	18,688	256	18,943	17,180	19,518	19,302
	Power	1,100	2,922	10,307	4,910	1,212	5,097	1,913	1,246	3,062	31,769	410	32,179	28,666	26,170	27,014
	(Commercial Power)	533	1,158	5,320	1,704	451	2,458	791	579	1,412	14,407	244	14,650	12,794	11,369	11,791
	(Small industry)	343	943	2,620	1,642	381	1,631	606	377	1,062	9,606	98	9,704	8,622	7,855	8,258
	Lighting and Power Total	1,901	4,499	16,863	7,127	1,692	8,313	3,072	1,918	5,074	50,457	666	51,122	45,846	45,688	46,316
	Extra High Voltage Demand	328	1,404	7,000	3,170	508	3,821	1,442	386	1,456	19,516	11	19,528	18,374	17,694	16,942
	Total of Electricity Sales	2,229	5,903	23,863	10,297	2,200	12,134	4,514	2,304	6,530	69,973	677	70,650	64,220	63,382	63,258
	(Large industry)	471	2,020	7,596	4,398	838	4,035	1,831	603	1,788	23,581	76	23,657	22,151	21,177	20,609

Note:
1. As this is a bulletin, some figures are estimates.
2. Parentheses indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
3. Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.