National Energy Administration: electricity consumption of the whole society increased by 7.4% in May compared with the same period last year.

[national Energy Administration: electricity consumption of the whole society increased by 7.4% in May compared with the same period last year] FYF, June 14 (Xinhua)-- Today, the National Energy Administration released data on the electricity consumption of the whole society in May. Statistics show that in May, the electricity consumption of the whole society was 722.2 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 7.4 percent over the same period last year. In terms of industries, the electricity consumption of the primary industry was 10.3 billion kilowatt hours, up 16.9 percent over the same period last year; the electricity consumption of the secondary industry was 495.8 billion kilowatt hours, up 4.1 percent over the same period last year; the electricity consumption of the tertiary industry was 128.5 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 20.9 percent over the same period last year; and the domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents was 87.6 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 8.2 percent. In the first five months, the electricity consumption of the whole society totaled 3.5325 trillion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 5.2 percent over the same period last year.