Specifically, power use by first and secondary industries increased 5.1 percent and 3.1 respectively, said Meng Wei, a spokesperson with the National Development and Reform Commission.
The tertiary industry maintained its faster year-on-year growth at 9.4 percent, according to Meng, while residential power consumption increased 5.7 percent from a year ago.
In November alone, the country's power use grew 4.7 percent year on year, retreating 0.3 percentage points from that in October, said Meng.
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