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<p>The Department publishes natural gas consumption statistics on a quarterly basis
back to 1998 here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388417/et4_1.xls"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388417/et4_1.xls</a></p><p>The
level of gas consumption by final consumers for 2014 (up to and including provisional
data for Q3 2014) is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>(GWh)</em></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p><em>1st quarter</em></p></td><td><p><em>2nd quarter</em></p></td><td><p><em>3rd
quarter p</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Final consumption</strong></p></td><td><p>184,427</p></td><td><p>86,567</p></td><td><p>58,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iron
& steel</p></td><td><p>1,492</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td><td><p>1,293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
industries</p></td><td><p>28,786</p></td><td><p>17,930</p></td><td><p>15,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>120,684</p></td><td><p>45,558</p></td><td><p>24,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
final users</p></td><td><p>32,065</p></td><td><p>20,294</p></td><td><p>16,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non
energy use</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The total level of gas consumption by all gas users, including transformation
etc. for 2014 (up to and including provisional data for Q3 2014) is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>(GWh)</em></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>1st quarter</p></td><td><p>2nd quarter</p></td><td><p>3rd quarter p</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
demand</strong></p></td><td><p>253,938</p></td><td><p>154,565</p></td><td><p>136,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Transformation</strong></p></td><td><p>53,996</p></td><td><p>53,715</p></td><td><p>64,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity
generation</p></td><td><p>46,455</p></td><td><p>48,519</p></td><td><p>60,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heat
generation</p></td><td><p>7,541</p></td><td><p>5,197</p></td><td><p>4,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Energy
industry use</p></td><td><p>13,485</p></td><td><p>12,638</p></td><td><p>11,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Losses</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>1,645</p></td><td><p>1,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Final
consumption</strong></p></td><td><p>184,427</p></td><td><p>86,567</p></td><td><p>58,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iron
& steel</p></td><td><p>1,492</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td><td><p>1,293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
industries</p></td><td><p>28,786</p></td><td><p>17,930</p></td><td><p>15,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic</p></td><td><p>120,684</p></td><td><p>45,558</p></td><td><p>24,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
final users</p></td><td><p>32,065</p></td><td><p>20,294</p></td><td><p>16,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non
energy use</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Provisional data for quarter 4 2014 will be published on Thursday 26 March
2015 at 9.30am.</p><p> </p>
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