DNIPROPETROVSK, June 13 - Ukrainian metals companies in May 2013 increased gas consumption by 1% or by 2.6 million cubic meters compared to April 2013, to 264.9 million cubic meters.

The materials prepared for a meeting of representatives of metal and mining companies in Dnipropetrovsk on Wednesday read that the average daily gas consumption in May fell compared to the pervious month by 400,000 cubic meters, to 8.5 million cubic meters (In January 2013 – 9.4 million cubic meters, in February – 10.3 million cubic meters, in March – 9.6 million cubic meters, in April – 8.9 million cubic meters and in 2012 – 10.6 million cubic meters on average).