Demand for industrial and commercial electricity: evidence from Japan

Journal of Economic Structures

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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

		Electricity demand (in million kWh)		Relative price (2005 = 100)	Real output production (in million JPY)		Cooling degree days	Heating degree days
		Industrial sector	Commercial sector		Industrial sector	Commercial sector
Average	1990	10,112	4,262	117	8,943,656	10,049,099	413	1,048
Std. dev		9,392	5,396	6	9,889,648	18,385,003	163	411
Maximum		42,792	31,506	133	46,138,439	121,863,337	864	2,239
Minimum		1,500	844	106	1,375,526	1,811,306	45	5
Average	2000	11,022	5,735	113	8,432,465	11,948,567	412	1,140
Std. dev		9,622	6,683	2	8,255,411	19,724,913	140	533
Maximum		43,723	38,927	115	38,401,273	129,514,356	840	2,769
Minimum		1,983	1,267	105	1,518,385	2,242,982	66	3
Average	2010	10,263	6,517	98	7,399,825	12,716,041	492	1,267
Std. dev		7,893	8,148	2	7,140,113	21,573,747	137	467
Maximum		36,498	46,915	101	38,685,024	142,662,585	909	2,591
Minimum		2,234	1,358	95	919,587	2,238,356	124	122
Average	1990–2010	10,308	5,600	111	8,320,428	11,739,197	367	1,106
Std. dev		8,970	6,912	10	8,417,260	19,608,941	176	471
Maximum		44,794	51,064	138	48,409,634	150,583,835	1,186	2,769
Minimum		1,129	833	94	919,587	1,800,189	0	0

Source: Energy Consumption Statistics by Prefecture (METI) and Annual Report on Prefectural Accounts (Cabinet Office)