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Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Natural gas sales

November 2003 (preliminary)

Natural gas sales totalled 7 054 million cubic metres in November, up 2.9% from November 2002. Colder-than-normal weather conditions for the regions west of Ontario contributed to the 10.0% increase in sales in the residential sector. The commercial sector had a slight sales decline of -0.9%.The industrial (including direct sales) sector showed an increase in sales of 1.1%.

Year-to-date sales at the end of November were up 1.8% from 2002. Both the residential (+4.6%) and commercial (+4.4%) sectors posted gains. Use of natural gas by the industrial sector (including direct sales) has declined 0.1% so far in 2003.

Natural gas sales
  November 2003p November 2002 November 2002 to November 2003
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Natural gas sales 7 054 428 6 856 250 2.9
Residential 1 854 051 1 685 742 10.0
Commercial 1 367 157 1 378 878 -0.9
Industrial 1 909 535 1 759 276  
      1.1
Direct 1 923 685 2 032 354  
  year-to-date
  2003p 2002 2002 to 2003
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Natural gas sales 64 967 539 63 802 702 1.8
Residential 15 427 487 14 742 139 4.6
Commercial 11 821 683 11 321 453 4.4
Industrial 18 485 666 17 303 940  
      -0.1
Direct 19 232 703 20 435 170  
pPreliminary figures.

Available on CANSIM: tables 129-0001 to 129-0004.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2149.

For general information or to order data, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; energ@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Pierre Després (613-951-3579; pierre.després@statcan.gc.ca) or Lloyd Cundell (613-951-7346; lloyd.cundell@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.



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