Table 3 Range of electricity prices in end-user market and distribution of sold quantity in the sample

3	Range of electricity prices in end-user market and distribution of sold quantity in the sample

	4th quarter 2000				3rd quarter 2000		4th quarter 1999

	Standard deviation for electricity prices¹	Minimum price²	Maximum price²	Breakdown of electricity sales. Per cent	Standard deviation for electricity prices¹	Breakdown of electricity sales. Per cent	Standard deviation for electricity prices¹	Breakdown of electricity sales. Per cent

Households				45,8		42,7		45,7
1-year fixed-price contracts	1,3	13,0	18,7	8,4	1,5	8,9	1,6	5,8
Other fixed-price contracts	2,5	11,2	22,0	2,7	2,7	2,4	3,1	3,7
Contracts tied to spot price	1,1	12,3	16,8	5,5	1,1	4,2	1,1	1,1
Variable price (spot price not included)	1,7	12,2	18,4	83,4	0,9	84,5	1,3	89,5

Services				25,2		28,3		32,3
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.)	0,8	12,8	16,3	12,3	1,1	11,6	1,0	10,8
Old fixed-price contracts (entered into before last 3 mos.)	1,0	10,8	16,8	38,0	1,5	44,9	1,5	54,7
Contracts tied to spot price	0,8	12,3	15,6	32,5	1,0	28,0	0,8	21,7
Variable price (not tied to spot price)	1,6	12,5	18,0	17,2	1,4	15,5	1,5	12,8

Manufacturing, excl. energy-intensive manufacturing				13,0		11,8		9,5
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last three months)	0,9	12,8	15,9	23,4	1,3	20,9	1,5	15,4
Old fixed-price contracts (entered into before last 3 mos.)	3,0	4,4	21,5	48,5	3,1	48,2	2,3	52,8
Contracts tied to spot price	0,9	11,5	14,8	23,8	0,8	24,5	0,7	21,3
Variable price (not tied to spot price)	1,4	13,8	17,7	4,3	0,8	6,4	1,3	10,4

Energy-intensive manufacturing and pulp and paper industry				15,9		17,2		12,5
Old fixed-price contracts not entered in the market	5,7	4,6	21,4	86,6	5,7	90,3	5,1	91,0
Contracts tied to spot price	0,7	12,8	14,0	12,8	1,0	9,2	0,8	8,2

¹	Standard deviation is a measure of range. Higher numbers indicate a greater range of prices.
²	VAT and tax on consumption are not included.