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The Daily. Wednesday, May 30, 2001

Energy supply and demand

Second quarter 2000

Production of primary energy totalled 3 818 petajoules in the second quarter of 2000, up 2.4% from the same quarter in 1999. The advance was due primarily to increases in the production of crude oil (+6.8%), primary electricity (+5.7%) and natural gas liquids (+2.4%).

Total exports of primary energy products rose 5.5% from the same quarter in 1999. Gains were recorded for primary electricity, crude oil and natural gas. Total imports of primary energy products increased 12.1%, with all products recording strong gains.

Final demand for energy was 4.1% higher during the second quarter in 2000 than in the same quarter of 1999. The increase was due primarily to stronger demand for energy by the industrial, commercial and residential sectors.

During the first six months of 2000, production of primary energy products was 3.3% higher than the same period in 1999. Total exports of primary energy products rose 9.2% while imports (mainly crude oil and coal) increased 11.4%. Final demand for energy increased 3.3%.

Energy supply and demand

Energy supply and demand

	Second quarter 1999^(r)	Second quarter 2000	Second quarter 1999 to second quarter 2000
	petajoules⁽¹⁾		% change
Production⁽²⁾	3,730	3,818	2.4

Exports⁽²⁾	1,920	2,026	5.5
Imports⁽²⁾	660	740	12.1
Availability⁽²⁾	2,468	2,511	1.7
Electricity generation	341	343	0.6
Producer consumption	272	274	0.7
Non-energy use	213	191	-10.3

Final demand⁽³⁾	1,630	1,697	4.1

Industrial	517	573	10.8
Transportation	574	565	-1.6
Residential and agriculture	286	295	3.1
Commercial and government	253	264	4.3

	Year-to-date

	1999^(r)	2000	1999 to 2000

	petajoules⁽¹⁾		% change
Production⁽²⁾	7,590	7,842	3.3

Exports⁽²⁾	3,774	4,122	9.2
Imports⁽²⁾	1,218	1,357	11.4
Availability⁽²⁾	5,381	5,497	2.2
Electricity generation	743	737	-0.8
Producer consumption	606	615	1.5
Non-energy use	404	366	-9.4

Final demand⁽³⁾	3,713	3,837	3.3

Industrial	1,119	1,221	9.1
Transportation	1,109	1,102	-0.6
Residential and agriculture	834	843	1.1
Commercial and government	651	671	3.1

^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: 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.

Available on CANSIM: tables 1280001-1280003 and matrices 4945, 4946, 4950-4962 and 7976-8001.

The second quarter 2000 issue of Quarterly report on energy supply/demand in Canada (57-003-XPB, $43/$141), will be available soon.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Gary Smalldridge (613-951-3567; smalgar@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.

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