Economic indicators

Energy consumption in the country grows 8.4% in July

08/24/2010

The total consumption of electricity in Brazil amounted to 34,382 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in July, which means a growth of 8.4% compared with that recorded in the same month in 2009, according to the monthly bulletin released today by Research Company (EPE). Accumulated in 12 months, consumption reached 410,144 GWh, up 6% over the previous 12 months cumulative. In the period from January to July this year, consumption increased 9.7% over the first seven months of 2009.

The observed performance last month was driven mainly by the industrial sector, consumption of which showed an increase of 13.7% to 15,915 GWh. EPE states that industrial energy consumption is a historical record, surpassing the previous mark of 15,823 GWh in August 2008. The analysis by regions, the highlight was the growth in the Southeast, which accounted for 57% of total industrial consumption in the month and a high of 18.3% over the same period in 2009.

Residential consumption in Brazil was 8.447 GWh, an increase of 4.2% in July. The total number of residential consumers peaked at 57.1 million, representing an increase of 3.5% compared to July 2009. The average residential consumption in 12 months totaled 155.9 kWh / month, an increase of 3.8%. The average consumption between January and July, from 157.2 kWh / month, is the largest since 2001, according to EPE.

Commercial consumption amounted to 5.220 GWh in July 2010, an increase of 4 5%. According to EPE, this is the first time this year that the monthly growth of this class takes less than 5% level. The accumulated rate up in July is 6.7%. The intensification of trade, underscores the EPE is occurring in various branches, such as vehicles, motorcycles and parts, furniture, electronics and computing, and building materials.

Source: State Agency


Source: JC Online - Jornal do Commercio

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