IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Electricity consumption after seasonal adjustment for July 2009 increased by 2,1% compared with June 2009 and by 2,9% for the three months ended July 2009 compared with the previous three months ended 2009. However, the actual estimated consumption of electricity was 2,1% lower in July 2009 compared with July 2008 and 5,3% lower in the first seven months of 2009 compared with the first seven months of 2008

Estimated seasonally adjusted production of electricity for the three months ended July 2009 increased by 3,1% compared with the previous three months. The actual production of electricity in July 2009 represents a decline of 2,0% compared with the July 2008 figure, the smallest annual decrease for 2009 thus far.