6.04  CONSUMPTION AND NO. OF CONSUMERS OF GAS BY GROUPS
IN SINDH, 1970-71 TO 1998-99
 (Consumption in M.C.F.)
YEAR
INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL
DOMESTIC
TOTAL 
CONSP:
 NO. OF
CONSP:
 NO. OF
CONSP:
 NO. OF
CONSP:
 NO. OF
CONSU-
CONSU-
CONSU-
CONSUMERS
MERS
MERS
MERS
 
1970-71
46,923
598
1,135
1,985
1,108
42,886
49,166
45,469
1971-72
44,166
626
1,263
2,112
1,382
53,660
46,811
56,398
1972-73
46,000
619
1,373
2,116
1,758
64,007
49,131
66,742
1973-74
48,453
773
1,600
3,468
2,181
95,054
52,234
99,295
1974-75
47,525
805
1,673
3,999
2,639
113,330
51,837
118,134
                 
1975-76
49,147
826
2,008
4,543
3,260
138,964
54,415
144,333
1976-77
50,230
863
2,026
5,117
3,846
172,518
56,102
178,498
1977-78
61,739
874
2,130
5,637
4,867
215,123
68,736
221,634
1978-79
66,606
881
2,346
6,259
2,196
259,644
71,148
266,784
1979-80
77,035
917
2,487
6,858
6,900
302,945
86,422
310,720
                 
1980-81
79,881
952
2,710
7,502
8,584
353,352
91,175
361,806
1981-82
75,828
932
2,907
7,703
9,858
410,209
88,593
418,844
1982-83
72,596
988
3,094
8,161
11,928
439,888
87,618
449,037
1983-84
76,124
1,056
3,072
9,254
14,124
471,502
93,320
481,812
1984-85
73,798
1,109
3,072
9,740
15,148
502,245
92,018
513,094
                 
1985-86
73,621
1,112
3,178
10,209
17,231
534,617
94,030
545,938
1986-87
75,253
1,151
3,275
9,595
18,139
564,305
96,667
575,051
1987-88
73,877
1,221
3,391
9,987
19,862
593,216
97,130
604,424
1988-89
77,061
1,274
3,447
10,353
21,255
617,503
101,763
629,130
1989-90
89,195
1,312
3,535
10,785
23,241
651,366
115,971
663,463
                 
1990-91
105,188
1,371
3,672
11,220
21,998
688,768
130,858
701,359
1991-92
115,696
1,437
3,979
10,633
23,468
740,808
143,143
752,878
1992-93
123,509
1,576
4,243
13,073
25,799
813,799
153,551
828,448
1993-94
113,981
1,526
4,449
13,261
29,343
915,423
147,773
930,210
1994-95
104,342
1,718
4,509
13,505
31,704
978,583
140,555
993,806
                 
1995-96
118,789
1,812
4,533
13,749
35,653
1,078,098
158,975
1,093,659
1996-97
114,815
1,901
4,979
14,804
38,810
1,149,618
158,604
1,166,323
1997-98
108,779
1,937
5,008
15,678
42,730
1,256,853
156,517
1,274,468
1998-99
117,213
2,008
5,602
16,618
41,412
1,323,000
164,227
1,341,626
 
M.C.F.  =  Million Cubic Feet.    CONSP:  =  CONSUMPTION.
Source:-  Sui Southern Gas Co. Ltd.