In December, monthly gas sales volume totaled 712 million cubic meters, up by 6.1% from the previous year. The sales profiles in each customer category are as shown below.
[Residential]
The gas sales volume increased by 4.7% from the previous year, due to lower temperatures of the air and water which caused hot water and heating demand increase.
[Non-Residential - Industrial]
The gas sales volume increased by 7.1% from the previous year, due to increase in capacity utilization of our customers' facilities.
[Non-Residential - Commercial]
The gas sales volume increased by 1.9% from the previous year, due to lower temperatures which caused heating demand increase.
[Non-Residential - Public and Medical]
The gas sales volume increased by 12.9% from the previous year, due to lower temperatures which caused heating demand increase.
The details are as follows;
Gas Sales Volume (1m3 = 45MJ)
Dec-16
Change from Dec-15
Number of newly built houses
8,599
118.5%
Gas Sales (1,000m3)
Residential
211,672
104.7%
Non-residential
460,084
107.0%
Wholesale
40,046
104.7%
Total volume of gas sales
711,803
106.1%
Temperature and Water Temperature
November
December
Nov-16
Nov-15
Change
Dec-16
Dec-15
Change
Temperature (C)
13.4
15.2
-1.8
9.4
10.1
-0.7
Water Temperature (C)*
16.5
17.3
-0.8
12.2
12.7
-0.5
* Measured by Osaka Gas
Cumulative Gas Sales Volume (1m3=45MJ)
Dec-16
Dec-15
Change
FY2017.3
FY2016.3
Change
(％)
Apr.-Dec.
Apr.-Dec.
(％)
Number of newly built houses
8,599
7,256
118.5%
70,761
69,164
102.3%
Number of
Residential
6,935
6,880
100.8%
－
－
－
Customers
Non-residential
351
348
100.8%
－
－
－
(1,000 households)
7,286
7,228
100.8%
－
－
－
Total
Gas Sales
Residential
211,672
202,194
104.7%
1,206,596
1,233,525
97.8%
Non-
Industrial
359,945
335,954
107.1%
3,358,947
3,008,687
111.6%
Commercial
57,748
56,652
101.9%
615,834
612,384
100.6%
Volume
residential
Public and
Medical
42,390
37,544
112.9%
431,739
400,926
107.7%
(1,000m3)
Total
460,084
430,150
107.0%
4,406,519
4,021,997
109.6%
Total
671,756
632,343
106.2%
5,613,115
5,255,522
106.8%
Wholesales
40,046
38,243
104.7%
350,215
335,173
104.5%
Total
711,803
670,586
106.1%
5,963,330
5,590,695
106.7%
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Osaka Gas Company, Ltd. specializes in distributing natural gas. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- transmission and distribution of natural gas (84%). The group also develops an installation of gas pipes activity;
- other (11.7%): primarily development and promotion of real estate assets.
The remaining sales (4.3%) are from the energy activity ensured abroad.
OSAKA GAS COMPANY., LTD. 
