Table 5 Time series covering quarterly prices of electric energy for households, taxes included. Øre/kWh

5	Time series covering quarterly prices of electric energy for households, taxes included¹. Øre/kWh

	Unit	1st Q 1998	2nd Q 1998	3rd Q 1998	4th Q 1998	1st Q 1999	2nd Q 1999	3rd Q 1999	4th Q 1999	1st Q 2000	2nd Q 2000	3rd Q 2000	4th Q 2000	1st Q 2001	2nd Q 2001	3rd Q 2001	4th Q 2001	1st Q 2002	2nd Q 2002	3rd Q 2002	1998²	1999²	2000²	2001²


Households	Øre/kWh	29.3	26.1	24.2	24.4	27.7	22.9	20.3	27.1	30.3	24.1	22.9	28.6	35.8	39.6	40.3	38.9	37.6	30.5	30.4	26.3	25.3	27.1	38.4
1-year fixed-price contracts	Øre/kWh	..	28.0	27.4	25.1	26.0	25.2	24.6	25.1	27.5	26.5	27.1	28.5	32.8	36.4	38.5	36.7	35.5	33.6	34.2	..	25.3	27.5	36.3
Other fixed price contracts	Øre/kWh	..	28.0	29.0	29.3	28.5	26.8	26.1	27.0	29.9	29.6	28.3	31.8	35.2	36.0	40.0	37.1	34.9	34.2	33.4	..	27.4	30.0	36.9
Contracts tied to spot price	Øre/kWh	..	24.7	15.7	24.9	25.5	21.0	20.2	24.3	24.9	21.5	22.3	28.2	43.4	38.2	37.7	35.5	32.1	27.8	30.0	..	22.9	24.9	36.9
Variable price (not tied to spot price)	Øre/kWh	29.5	25.7	23.7	24.1	27.8	22.6	19.5	27.3	30.6	23.9	22.3	28.6	35.8	40.3	40.7	39.9	38.9	30.4	30.1	26.1	25.2	27.1	39.0

Tax on consumption of electric energy	Øre/kWh	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	5.8	5.9	8.6	11.3
Value added tax	Per cent	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	24.0

¹	Tax on consumption is not levied in Finnmark and some municipalities in Nord-Troms. Nordland, Troms and Finnmark do not pay VAT. The price in this table is the average for the entire country. To find the average price including taxes for areas not exempted from taxes, add the tax on consumption to the average price without taxes (see table 4). Subsequently add the VAT to this total.
²	Preliminary estimate.