人民日报丨8月全社会用电量再超万亿

Core Insights - In August, the total electricity consumption in China exceeded 1 trillion kilowatt-hours for the second consecutive month, reaching 10154 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 5.0% [3] - The growth in electricity consumption is attributed to high temperatures and humidity, which increased residential electricity usage, as well as the impact of national policies aimed at stabilizing and advancing the economy [3] Group 1: Electricity Consumption Breakdown - The first industry consumed 164 billion kilowatt-hours, with a year-on-year growth of 9.7% [3] - The second industry consumed 5981 billion kilowatt-hours, showing a year-on-year increase of 5.0% [3] - The third industry consumed 2046 billion kilowatt-hours, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 7.2% [3] - Urban and rural residential electricity consumption reached 1963 billion kilowatt-hours, with a year-on-year increase of 2.4% [3] - From January to August, total electricity consumption accumulated to 68788 billion kilowatt-hours, marking a year-on-year growth of 4.6% [3] Group 2: Manufacturing Sector Insights - In August, electricity consumption in the manufacturing sector grew by 5.5%, the highest monthly growth rate for the year [4] - Key industries such as steel, building materials, non-ferrous metals, and chemicals showed a significant recovery, with a combined electricity consumption growth of 4.2%, an increase of 3.7 percentage points from July [4] - High-tech and equipment manufacturing sectors demonstrated strong resilience, with all sub-industries achieving positive growth, resulting in a combined electricity consumption increase of 9.1%, surpassing the average growth rate of the manufacturing sector by approximately 4.6 percentage points [4] - The rapid growth in electricity consumption in sectors like new energy vehicle manufacturing and photovoltaic industry manufacturing indicates the emergence of new economic growth points [4]