Key findings: P4141 - Electricity generated and available for distribution, June 2009

Electricity generated and available for distribution
June 2009

Electricity consumption after seasonal adjustment for June 2009 increased by 1,0% compared with May 2009 and by 2,9% for the second quarter of 2009 compared with the first quarter of 2009. The actual consumption of electricity was 3,4% lower in June 2009 compared with June 2008 and 5,8% lower in the first six months of 2009 compared with the first six months of 2008

Estimated seasonally adjusted production of electricity for the second quarter of 2009 increased by 3,4% compared with the first quarter of 2009. The actual production of electricity in June 2009 represents a decline of 3,7% compared with the June 2008 figure, the smallest annual decrease for 2009 thus far.