Data show that from January to August, the national electricity consumption of the whole society was 5,783.9 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%. Among them, the national electricity consumption of the whole society in August was 852 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%.

From January to August, the electricity consumption of the primary industry was 76.7 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 11.0%; the electricity consumption of the secondary industry was 3,767.4 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%; the electricity consumption of the tertiary industry was 1,014.3 billion kWh The electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 925.5 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 15.8%.

Data show that from January to August, the national industrial electricity consumption was 3,700.9 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%, accounting for 64.0% of the total electricity consumption of the whole society. In August, the national industrial electricity consumption was 500.7 billion kwh, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%, accounting for 58.8% of the total electricity consumption of the society.

From January to August, the national manufacturing electricity consumption was 2,800.2 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 0.4%. Among them, the electricity consumption of the four major high-load energy industries totaled 1,524.1 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%; the electricity consumption of the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry was 602.1 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%; the electricity consumption of the consumer goods manufacturing industry was 364.1 billion kWh The electricity consumption of other manufacturing industries was 309.9 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 3.0%.

In August, the national manufacturing electricity consumption was 370.8 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%; the average daily electricity consumption of the manufacturing industry was 11.96 billion kWh/day, a decrease of 160 million kWh/day compared with the same period of the previous year, and a decrease of 2.5% from the previous month. billion kWh/day. Among them, the electricity consumption of the four major high-load energy industries totaled 193.2 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 2.7%; the electricity consumption of the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry was 85 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%; the electricity consumption of the consumer goods manufacturing industry was 50.7 billion kWh The electricity consumption of other manufacturing industries was 42 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 0.8%.

From January to August, the electricity consumption of the chemical industry was 362.1 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%; the electricity consumption of the building materials industry was 259.7 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 4.7%; the electricity consumption of the ferrous metal smelting industry was 409.5 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 5.6%. %; the electricity consumption of the non-ferrous metal smelting industry was 492.7 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%.

In August, the electricity consumption of the chemical industry was 45.2 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%; the electricity consumption of the building materials industry was 35.4 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 6.7%; the electricity consumption of the ferrous metal smelting industry was 47.4 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 15.0%; The electricity consumption of the non-ferrous metal smelting industry was 65.2 billion kWh, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%.