Abstract: The driving factors of industrial water consumption in Wuhan city circle is discussed in this article. The driving factors of industrial water consumption are divided into industrial water consumption per unit, industrial structure, economic scale and population size based on Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index. From the overall point of view, economic growth and population expansion promote the increase of industrial water consumption, and the main factor is economic growth; decrease of industrial water consumption per unit and the adjustment of industrial structure have inhibitory effect on industrial water consumption. The effects of driving factors on industrial water consumption in Wuhan city,Huangshi city,Xiaogan city and Qianjiang city are substantially consistent with the overall effect;in Ezhou city,only the decrease of industrial water consumption per unit shows inhibitory effect;in Huanggang city,Qianjiang city,Xiantao city and Tianmen city,only economy growth shows promoting effect on industrial water consumption. The results provide reference for the planning of industry water consumption and water-saving policy in Wuhan city circle.

Key words: Wuhan city circle, LMDI, industrial water consumption, driving factor, driving effect