China’s electricity consumption grew at slower pace in Aug, household power use declined
DATA MACRO
China’s electricity consumption grew at slower pace in Aug, household power use declined
DATA MACRO

China’s electricity consumption grew at slower pace in Aug, household power use declined

 

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China’s electricity consumption reached 886.1 billion kWH in August, rising by 3.9% from a year earlier, according to the data released by the National Energy Administration, slowing from the 6.5% growth in July. 

In breakdown, electricity consumption in the primary sector reached 14.2 billion kWh, rising by 8.6% from a year earlier, slowing from previous 14% growth; secondary sector 545.8 billion kWh, rising by 7.6%, accelerating from previous 5.7% growth; tertiary sector 171.1 billion kWh, rising by 6.6%, slowing from the previous 9.6% growth, according to the data. 

Electricity consumption in the household sector reached 155 billion kWh in August, sliding 9.9% from a year earlier, according to the data, compared to the 5.1% growth in July. 

In the first eight months of the year, China’s electricity consumption reached 6.08 trillion kWh, rising by 5% from a year earlier, compared to the 5.2% growth for the first seven months, showed the data.