Electric energy prices, quarterly

2   Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  1st Q 2003
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent)
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 4th Q 2002 1st Q 2002 19982 19992 20002 20012 20022
Wholesales of electricity 29.2     14.1 72.6 25.6 16.9 12.8 12.3 10.7 19.2 18.1
Fixed-price contracts, full-time 23.7 8.5 31.3  111.3 46.6 11.2 16.1 15.5 14.7 13.0 14.9 14.3
Fixed-price contracts, free time 26.1 12.6 44.0 27.0 39.8 20.6 18.7 18.5 17.9 18.5 19.5 18.3
Contracts not entered in the market 14.8 5.2 36.7 -19.5 13.4 18.4 13.0 10.5 11.2 10.7 11.7 14.5
Spot price and regulation electricity 36.4 33.1 40.5 24.2  109.9 29.3 17.3 10.2 11.1 9.4 22.2 19.2
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 24.3 13.1 36.8 8.1 44.3 22.5 16.8 12.4 11.9 11.1 16.6 17.5
                         
Electricity access 28.3     25.3 97.6 22.6 14.3 11.9 11.4 11.1 16.8 15.7
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) : : : : : : : 14.3 13.2 13.2 14.0 13.2
All other fixed-price contracts 22.2 11.1 45.3 11.8 34.1 19.9 16.6 16.9 16.3 16.9 17.3 16.8
Contracts not entered in the market 12.1 6.7 35.3 14.1 8.2 10.6 11.2 9.0 10.2 10.3 10.6 10.9
Spot price and regulation electricity 35.5 33.3 45.6 27.6  128.7 27.8 15.5 11.4 11.1 9.7 19.5 17.7
Average unit cost of electricity production 23.3 7.0 36.8 6.1 80.2 22.0 12.9 10.6 9.9 9.6 16.5 15.2
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.
2  Preliminary figures.

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