There has been coherent effort by various national agencies to educate and encourage reduction in energy consumption among Singapore household over the years. As part of your social science school project, you have chosen to research on whether such campaign has found success among households living in 1-room and 2-room HDB flats. You have downloaded the latest town gas consumption data for further analysis. Comment on the underlying pattern in the average quarterly household town gas consumptions over 2010 Q1 – 2021 Q2. Assume that today is 1st August 2021.

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There has been coherent effort by various national agencies to educate and encourage reduction in energy consumption among Singapore household over the years. As part of your social science school project, you have chosen to research on whether such campaign has found success among households living in 1-room and 2-room HDB flats. You have downloaded the latest town gas consumption data for further analysis.

Comment on the underlying pattern in the average quarterly household town gas consumptions over 2010 Q1 – 2021 Q2. Assume that today is 1st August 2021.

Year
Quarter Average Quarterly Household Town Gas Consumption (Kwh)
177.6
172.6
174.3
177.2
176.6
172.7
173.6
173.9
174.3
171
170.5
169.4
168.6
165.7
170.3
166.9
169.6
160.6
163.7
159.8
165.4
160
164.2
162.5
160.4
2010 Q1
2010 Q2
2010 Q3
2010 Q4
2011 Q1
2011 Q2
2011 Q3
2011 Q4
2012 Q1
2012 Q2
2012 Q3
2012 Q4
2013 Q1
2013 Q2
2013 Q3
2013 Q4
2014 Q1
2014 Q2
2014 Q3
2014 Q4
2015
Q1
2015 Q2
2015 Q3
2015 Q4
2016 Q1
Transcribed Image Text:Year Quarter Average Quarterly Household Town Gas Consumption (Kwh) 177.6 172.6 174.3 177.2 176.6 172.7 173.6 173.9 174.3 171 170.5 169.4 168.6 165.7 170.3 166.9 169.6 160.6 163.7 159.8 165.4 160 164.2 162.5 160.4 2010 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2011 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2013 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2014 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2015 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2016 Q1
2016 Q2
2016 Q3
2016 Q4
2017 Q1
2017 Q2
2017 Q3
2017 Q4
2018 Q1
2018 Q2
2018 Q3
2018 Q4
2019 Q1
2019 Q2
2019 Q3
2019 Q4
2020 Q1
2020 Q2
2020 Q3
2020 Q4
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
157.5
162.5
156.8
159
156.1
157.2
150.3
151.2
146.2
144.1
139.9
136.5
133.9
134.7
129.9
136.2
157.2
165.5
140.2
140.2
138.4
Transcribed Image Text:2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 157.5 162.5 156.8 159 156.1 157.2 150.3 151.2 146.2 144.1 139.9 136.5 133.9 134.7 129.9 136.2 157.2 165.5 140.2 140.2 138.4
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