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Electricity Demand in May 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/6/21
FEPC

[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]

Total demand in May was up 0.6% to 64.8 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand

Commercial and lighting demand posted increases of 1.3% and 0.1% respectively. The increase in lighting demand came despite a shorter meter-reading period.

Note: Year-on-year changes in commercial power calculated by adjusting figures for the same period one year ago to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).

Demand Volume & Change by Month & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)

			This month (May)	Prev. 3 Months
			This month (May)	April	March	February
Volume	Demand excl. Extra High Voltage Demand	Lighting	19,722	22,523	22,620	25,239
		Power	17,625	19,485	29,376	31,184
		Lighting & Power Total	37,347	42,008	51,996	56,423
	Extra High Voltage Demand		27,471	26,997	18,096	17,120
	Total Electricity Sales		64,818	69,005	70,092	73,543
	Large industry		21,855	21,629	22,206	21,058
Year-on-Year Change	Demand excl. Extra High Voltage Demand	Lighting	100.1	105.3	99.8	101.3
		Power	(100.0)	(101.0)	101.7	101.3
		Lighting & Power Total	(100.0)	(103.2)	100.9	101.3
	Extra High Voltage Demand		(101.3)	(102.0)	100.4	103.1
	Total Electricity Sales		100.6	102.7	100.7	101.7
	Large industry		101.4	102.2	101.3	103.2

Note:
1.	Figures in "Large Industry" indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
2.	Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.
3.	Beginning April 2004, demand categories have been changed to reflect deregulation of over-500kW electricity market.
4.	Figures in parentheses adjusted to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).

(Reference) Large Industrial Demand

Large industrial user demand in May was up for the fifth consecutive month, increasing by 1.4%. The rise was due to firm performance in the chemicals, the steel, the machinery and the non-ferrous metals sectors.

(Reference)
Demand Volume & Change by Month & Large Industry Sector

(Units: mkWh, %)

	This month (May)		Prev. 3 Months
	Volume	Year-on-Year Change	April	March	February
Textiles	235	94.1	96.3	96.4	95.2
Paper & Pulp	862	94.0	97.0	95.4	101.8
Chemicals	2,294	105.0	102.0	97.2	104.5
Ceramics	883	99.5	97.4	99.1	103.1
Steel	3,284	104.8	103.2	99.8	103.9
Non-Ferrous Metals	1,096	101.1	100.3	101.6	103.5
Machinery	5,471	102.4	106.0	106.0	105.2

(Reference)
Large Industry Demand Change by Month & Term

(Units: %)

	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.
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	-2.6	0.8	-0.6	-0.1	-0.4	0.4	3.2	1.3
FY2004	2.2	1.4

May 2004 Lighting & Power Demand by Co. & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)

		May
		Hokkaido	Tohoku	Tokyo	Chubu	Hokuriku	Kansai	Chugoku	Shikoku	Kyushu	9-Co. Total	Okinawa	10-Co. Total
Results	Lighting	952	1,785	6,595	2,472	538	3,293	1,210	657	2,014	19,516	206	19,722
	Power	792	1,763	5,483	2,541	580	2,727	1,077	658	1,765	17,386	239	17,625
	Commercial Power	423	784	3,058	979	232	1,346	507	308	833	8,470	139	8,609
	Small industry	329	838	2,145	1,347	303	1,259	492	281	827	7,821	74	7,895
	Lighting & Power Total	1,744	3,548	12,078	5,013	1,118	6,020	2,287	1,315	3,779	36,902	445	37,347
	Extra High Voltage Demand	618	2,361	9,215	4,407	907	4,811	2,068	755	2,226	27,368	103	27,471
	Total Electricity Sales	2,362	5,909	21,293	9,420	2,025	10,831	4,355	2,070	6,005	64,270	548	64,818
	Large Industry	435	2,003	6,799	3,837	790	3,655	1,856	621	1,783	21,779	76	21,855
Year-on- Year Change	Lighting	101.9	98.8	101.3	100.7	99.8	95.9	99.9	99.9	102.9	100.1	100.7	100.1
	Power	(100.7)	(100.1)	(100.0)	(99.8)	(98.4)	(99.0)	(100.9)	(101.2)	(100.4)	(100.0)	(99.9)	(100.0)
	Commercial Power	(101.9)	(102.0)	(100.9)	(100.1)	(101.2)	(101.4)	(101.7)	(105.4)	(101.6)	(101.3)	(99.9)	(101.3)
	Small industry	(98.9)	(99.7)	(100.0)	(100.0)	(97.3)	(97.4)	(101.8)	(98.8)	(99.3)	(99.4)	(98.9)	(99.4)
	Lighting and Power Total	(101.4)	(99.4)	(100.7)	(100.2)	(99.0)	(97.3)	(100.4)	(100.6)	(101.7)	(100.0)	(100.3)	(100.0)
	Extra High Voltage Demand	(100.3)	(101.9)	(98.5)	(101.6)	(102.9)	(102.2)	(107.2)	(103.7)	(104.1)	(101.3)	(106.5)	(101.3)
	Total of Electricity Sales	101.1	100.4	99.7	100.9	100.7	99.4	103.5	101.7	102.6	100.6	101.4	100.6
	Large industry	96.0	101.6	98.7	100.9	102.8	102.7	107.8	102.6	103.5	101.3	108.6	101.4

Prev. 3 Months (10-Co. Total)
Apr.	Mar.	Feb.
22,523	22,620	25,239
19,485	29,376	31,184
9,461	13,046	14,216
8,816	8,863	9,628
42,008	51,996	56,423
26,997	18,096	17,120
69,005	70,092	73,543
21,629	22,206	21,058
105.3	99.8	101.3
(101.0)	101.7	101.3
(100.6)	102.4	102.0
(101.8)	101.1	100.9
(103.2)	100.9	101.3
(102.0)	100.4	103.1
102.7	100.7	101.7
102.2	101.3	103.2

Note:
1.	Some figures are estimates based on Bulletin reports.
2.	Figures in "Commercial Power", "Small industry" and "Large Industry" indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
3.	Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.
4.	Beginning April 2004, demand categories have been changed to reflect deregulation of over-500kW electricity market.
5.	Figures in parentheses adjusted to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).