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Natural gas sales totalled 7 544 million cubic metres in March, down 9.4% from March 2008.
The volume of sales to the residential (-1.8%), commercial (-7.1%) and industrial, including direct sales (-15.0%) sectors were down in March compared with March 2008.
Total sales in March were 3.5% lower compared with February.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2149.
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Table 1
| March 2008 | February 2009 | March 2009p | February to March 2009 | March 2008 to March 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of cubic metres | % change | ||||
| Total sales | 8 328 805 | 7 819 845 | 7 544 032 | -3.5 | -9.4 |
| Residential1 | 2 466 513 | 2 672 221 | 2 422 939 | -9.3 | -1.8 |
| Commercial2 | 1 765 679 | 1 799 994 | 1 639 785 | -8.9 | -7.1 |
| Industrial3 and direct sales4 | 4 096 613 | 3 347 630 | 3 481 308 | 4.0 | -15.0 |
