| Table 5.4 Non-domestic water consumption, by large industrial users, 1996 | | | | Ml/d |
| Year | | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | | 89 | 90 | | | 91 | 92 | | | 93 | | 94 | | | 95 |
| Total of large users | 422 | 421 | 368 | 388 | 426 | | 383 | 508 | | | 501 | 439 | | | 472 | | 459 | | | 420 |
| Total of metered and non-potable | 662 | 658 | 642 | 641 | 629 | | 678 | 656 | | | 643 | 603 | | | 610 | | 612 | | | 574 |
| | | | | | | | | | | SIC |
| | | Sector | | | | | Total | | Class1 | | | North | | | West | | | | East |
| Total of large users2 | | | | 324.00 | | | | | 66.883 | | 164.52 | | | 92.60 |
| Total of metered and non-potable | | | | 625.20 | | | | | 114.01 | | 253.90 | | | 257.29 |
| Agriculture | | | | | | |
| 1 Agriculture, forestry and fishing | | | | | 17.44 | | 01-05 | | 10.34 | | 4.38 | | | 2.72 |
| Mining and fuel extraction |
| 2 Coal extraction and other solid fuels | | | | | 0.76 | | 10 | | 0 | | | 0.57 | | | 0.19 |
| 3 Oil, mineral oil and natural gas extraction | | | | | 3.07 | | 11 | | 3.03 | | 0.00 | | | 0.04 |
| 4 Mining of metal ores | | | | | 0.01 | | 12,13 | | 0 | | | 0.01 | | | 0.00 |
| 5 Other mining, quarrying for construction etc. | | | | | 1.50 | | 14 | | 0.09 | | 0.29 | | | 1.12 |
| Manufacturing |
| 6 Food and Drink | | | | | | 55.99 | | 15 | | 9.46 | | 30.45 | | | 16.08 |
| 7 Tobacco | | | | | | 0.00 | | 16 | | 0 | | | 0.00 | | | 0.00 |
| 8 Textiles and leather clothing | | | | | 6.78 | | 17-19 | | 2.35 | | 4.19 | | | 0.24 |
| 9 Timber and furniture | | | | | 0.09 | | 20 | | 0.08 | | 0.01 | | | 0.00 |
| 10 Paper, printing and publishing | | | | | 12.24 | | 21,22 | | 0.6 | | 10.64 | | | 1.00 |
| 11 Oil refining and fuel processing | | | | | 1.76 | | 23 | | 0.38 | | 0.04 | | | 1.34 |
| 12 Chemicals and man made fibres | | | | | 36.56 | | 24,25 | | 1.59 | | 33.42 | | | 1.55 |
| 13 Mineral products | | | | | 2.65 | | 26 | | 0.49 | | 1.29 | | | 0.87 |
| 14 Metal manufacturing | | | | | 2.29 | | 27 | | 0.37 | | 1.28 | | | 0.64 |
| 15 metal goods | | | | | | 3.13 | | 28 | | 0.09 | | 2.07 | | | 0.97 |
| 16 Mechanical engineering | | | | | 4.30 | | 29 | | 0.45 | | 3.58 | | | 0.27 |
| 17 Office machinery and data processing equipment | | | | 2.05 | | 30 | | 0.15 | | 1.54 | | | 0.36 |
| 18 Electrical and electronic engineering | | | | | 28.63 | | 31,32 | | 0.33 | | 14.28 | | | 14.02 |
| 19 Instrument engineering | | | | | 0.24 | | 33 | | 0.03 | | 0.00 | | | 0.21 |
| 20 Motor and vehicle parts | | | | | 1.45 | | 34 | | 0.47 | | 0.87 | | | 0.11 |
| 21 Shipbuilding and other transport equipment | | | | | 1.99 | | 35 | | 0.13 | | 1.86 | | | 0.00 |
| 22 Other manufacturing | | | | | 0.67 | | 36,37 | | 0.03 | | 0.52 | | | 0.12 |
| Energy and water supply |
| 23 Electricity, gas and other energy production and distribution | | | 26.58 | | 40 | | 6.48 | | 3.88 | | | 16.22 |
| 24 Water supply | | | | | | 0.56 | | 41 | | 0.1 | | 0.46 | | | 0.00 |
| Construction |
| 25 Construction industries | | | | | 0.95 | | 45 | | 0.32 | | 0.42 | | | 0.21 |
| Services |
| 26 Wholesale & retail distribution (including repairs) | | | | 7.24 | | 50-52 | | 2.44 | | 3.31 | | | 1.49 |
| 27 Hotels & catering | | | | | 13.60 | | 55 | | 3.791 | | 5.81 | | | 4.00 |
| 28 Transport & communications | | | | | 9.19 | | 60-64 | | 3.254 | | 2.55 | | | 3.39 |
| 29 Banking, finance, insurance, leasing and business services | | | 6.39 | | 65-74 | | 1.64 | | 1.90 | | | 2.85 |
| 30 Other services -public administration, defence, health etc. | | | 75.88 | | 75-99 | | 18.39 | | 34.90 | | | 22.59 |
| Source: SOWSU |
| 1 Standard Industrial Classification 1992 produced by Central Statistical Office |
| 2 Large users = > 1000 cum. per quarter. |
| 3 North of Scotland Water Authority were unable to provide 1996-97 figures for large industrial users. The figures quoted in this column, are, at the request of NoSWA, those for 1995-96. |