National Energy Administration: In July, the total electricity consumption of the whole society reached 1.0226 trillion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 8.6% year-on-year.

On August 21, the National Energy Administration released data on electricity consumption for the month of July. In July, the total electricity consumption of the whole society was 10226 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 8.6% year-on-year. In terms of electricity consumption by industry, the electricity consumption of the primary industry was 17 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 20.2% year-on-year; the electricity consumption of the secondary industry was 593.6 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 4.7% year-on-year; the electricity consumption of the tertiary industry was 208.1 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 10.7% year-on-year; and the electricity consumption for urban and rural residents' daily life was 203.9 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 18.0% year-on-year. From January to July, the total electricity consumption of the whole society accumulated to 586.33 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year, with the electricity consumption of large-scale industrial enterprises reaching 54.703 billion kilowatt hours. In terms of electricity consumption by industry, the electricity consumption of the primary industry was 84.7 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 10.8% year-on-year; the electricity consumption of the secondary industry was 37.403 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 2.8% year-on-year; the electricity consumption of the tertiary industry was 11.251 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 7.8% year-on-year; and the electricity consumption for urban and rural residents' daily life was 91.32 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 7.6% year-on-year. This article is selected from the official WeChat account of the National Energy Administration, edited by GMTEight: Liu Jiayin.