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 quarter 1998	2nd quarter 1998	3rd quarter 1998	4th quarter 1998	1st quarter 1999	2nd quarter 1999	3rd quarter 1999	4th quarter 1999	1st quarter 2000	2nd quarter 2000	3rd quarter 2000	4th quarter 2000	1st quarter 2001	2nd quarter 2001	3rd quarter 2001	4th quarter 2001	1st quarter 2002	2nd quarter 2002	3rd quarter 2002	4th quarter 2002	1st quarter 2003	2nd quarter 2003	3rd quarter 2003	1998²	1999²	2000²	2001²	2002²


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	39.8	87.1	45.3	44.3	26.3	25.3	27.1	38.4	35.7
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	34.9	51.1	43.0	44.8	..	25.3	27.5	36.3	34.8
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	34.5	48.2	40.4	41.7	..	27.4	30.0	36.9	34.5
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	46.2	56.9	45.1	49.5	..	22.9	24.9	36.9	34.6
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	40.1	93.1	46.1	43.5	26.1	25.2	27.1	39.0	36.0

Tax on consumption of electric energy	Øre/kWh	5.75	5.75	5.75	5.75	5.94	5.94	5.94	5.94	8.56	8.56	8.56	8.56	11.30	11.30	11.30	11.30	9.30	9.30	9.30	9.30	9.50	9.50	9.50	5.75	5.94	8.56	11.30	9.30
Value added tax	Per cent	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	24	24

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.