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The Daily. Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Production of primary energy totalled 4 034 petajoules in the first quarter of 2000, up 4.5% from the first quarter of 1999. The overall gain was the result of higher production of primary electricity (+11.2%), natural gas liquids (+7.3%), crude oil (+6.2%), natural gas (+2.5%) and coal (+0.9%).
Total exports of primary energy products rose 13.2% in the first quarter compared with the first quarter of 1999. Increases were recorded for the primary electricity, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and coal sectors. Total imports of primary energy products climbed 10.6%; virtually all products recorded gains.
Final demand for energy was 3.1% higher in the first quarter than in the first quarter of 1999. The increase was due primarily to stronger demand for energy by the industrial and commercial sectors.
Energy supply and demand
| First quarter 1999(r) | First quarter 2000 | First quarter 1999 to first quarter 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petajoules(1) | % change | ||
| Production(2) | 3,861 | 4,034 | 4.5 |
| Exports(2) | 1,854 | 2,099 | 13.2 |
| Imports(2) | 558 | 617 | 10.6 |
| Availability(2) | 2,913 | 2,991 | 2.7 |
| Electricity generation | 333 | 343 | 3.0 |
| Producer consumption | 237 | 243 | 2.5 |
| Non-energy use | 101 | 84 | -16.8 |
| Final demand(3) | 2,083 | 2,148 | 3.1 |
| Industrial | 602 | 647 | 7.5 |
| Transportation | 535 | 541 | 1.1 |
| Residential and agriculture | 548 | 550 | 0.4 |
| Commercial and government | 398 | 410 | 3.0 |
| r | Revised data. |
| 1 | A 30-litre gasoline fill-up contains about 1 gigajoule of energy. A petajoule is 1 million gigajoules. |
| 2 | Primary energy sources are coal, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and hydro and nuclear electricity. |
| 3 | Final demand represents the sum of usage by the industrial, transportation, residential and farm, and commercial and government sectors. |
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