Electric energy prices

3   Range of electricity prices in end-user market and distribution of sold quantity in the sample
  2nd quarter 2002 1st Q 2002 2nd Q 2001
  Standard deviation for electrici-ty 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       54.9     48.1     42.5
1-year fixed-price contracts 1.9 11.5 22.5 7.1   2.1 10.1   3.4 8.6
Other fixed price contracts 1.6 15.2 20.9 2.3   1.7 4.6   2.6 4.0
Contracts tied to spot price 1.4 11.8 18.0 7.5   1.5 11.2   1.9 10.1
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 1.7 13.6 22.5 83.1   1.6 74.1   1.6 77.3
                     
Services       27.9     28.5     25.6
New fixed-price contacts (entered into the last 3 mths before the measuring week) 1.2 15.4 19.5 14.4   1.1 16.4   2.7 5.7
Old fixed-price contracts (entered into before last 3 mths) 1.8 11.5 19.4 20.0   1.9 17.7   2.3 28.6
Contracts tied to spot price 1.3 11.5 17.0 43.6   1.3 43.3   2.7 43.2
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 1.2 13.6 17.2 22.0   1.9 22.6   0.7 22.4
                     
Manufacturing excl. energy-intensive manufacturing and pulp and paper industry       8.5     12.4     11.1
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mths before the measuring week) 1.8 15.2 20.0 6.1   1.2 9.9   2.4 9.6
Old fixed price contracts (entered into before last 3 mths) 3.7 4.4 21.0 63.4   3.5 44.6   3.5 43.2
Contracts tied to spot price 1.8 11.1 19.5 25.7   1.4 41.1   1.9 35.5
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 1.4 12.0 16.4 4.7   3.3 4.3   0.9 11.7
                     
Energy-intensive manufacturing and pulp and paper industry3       8.7     11.0     20.9
Old fixed-price contracts and contracts not entered in the market 4.5 8.8 19.0 99.5   6.1 98.6   6.2 100.0
Contracts tied to spot price 4.7 11.5 18.2 0.4   0.4 1.2   : :
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.
3  Average for all types of contracts, incl. new fixed-price contracts and variable price (not tied to spot price).

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