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Friday, June 23, 2006

Natural gas sales

April 2006 (preliminary) Previous release

Natural gas sales totalled 5 623 million cubic metres in April, down 1.0% from April 2005. Warmer weather conditions throughout most regions of Canada resulted in reduced sales to the residential (-1.3%) and the commercial sector (-2.1%). Sales to the industrial sector (including direct sales) fell 0.5%.

Natural gas sales
  April 2006p April 2005 April 2005 to April 2006
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Total sales 5 622 952 5 680 350 -1.0
Residential 1 377 437 1 395 241 -1.3
Commercial 983 835 1 005 425 -2.1
Industrial 1 553 173 1 505 165  
      -0.5
Direct 1 708 507 1 774 519  
  year-to-date
  2006p 2005 2005 to 2006
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Total sales 28 970 110 31 314 621 -7.5
Residential 8 612 514 9 215 502 -6.5
Commercial 6 000 012 6 633 854 -9.6
Industrial 6 962 032 7 143 941  
      -7.2
Direct 7 395 552 8 321 324  
ppreliminary

Year-to-date sales at the end of April were down 7.5% from the same period of 2005. The residential (-6.5%) and the commercial (-9.6%) sectors posted declines as well as use of natural gas by the industrial (including direct sales) sector, down 7.2% so far this year.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2149.

For more information, or to order data, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; energ@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.


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