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Mr. Ronald Atkins
asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much energy has been consumed so far in 1978 in the United Kingdom, compared with a similar period in 1977.
Dr. John Cunningham
The most recent figure relates to the nine-month period January to September which will be published in the November issue of the Department's statistical bulletin "Energy Trends". For convenience, the figures are tabulated below.
| Inland energy consumption: primary fuel input basis | ||||
| (million tonnes of coal equivalent) | ||||
| Jan.-Sept. 1977 | … | … | … | 247·5 |
| Jan.-Sept. 1978 | … | … | … | 246·7 |
| Per cent. Change | … | … | … | -0·3 |