China's Power Consumption Up 2.7% in July, an Industrial Info Market Brief

In July, China's overall social power consumption reached 667.2 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), an increase of 2.7% year over year. Of which, the power consumption in the primary industries (agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and oil & gas production) reached 7.6 billion kWh, an increase of 5.4% year over year; that of the secondary industries (manufacturing) reached 462.6 billion kWh, up 1.2% year over year; that of the tertiary industries (services) reached 111.0 billion kWh, an increase of 7.6%; that in the household of urban and township residents reached 85.9 billion kWh, an increase of 4.6% year over year, according to the Instant Statistic Report released by the National Energy Administration.