Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

2   Electricity prices and grid rent for households, quarterly
  Prices in øre/kWh
1st quarter 2004
Change in per cent Prices in øre/kWh
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 4th quarter 2003 1st quarter 2003 20023 20032
Electricity price excl. taxes 29.0 -8.8 -53.6 31.8 62.4 20.3 41.4
Electricity price incl. taxes1 46.7 -6.4 -46.4 49.9 87.1 35.7 61.6
Grid rent excl. VAT 25.5 4.9 10.3 24.3 23.1 21.6 23.5
Grid rent incl. VAT2 30.7 4.7 10.2 29.3 27.8 26.1 28.4
               
Total price of electricity and grid ren excl. taxes 54.4 -2.9 -36.3 56.0 85.4 41.9 64.9
Total price of electricity and grid ren incl. taxes 77.4 -2.3 -32.7 79.2  114.9 61.8 90.0
1  Tax on consumption is 9.67 øre/kWh in 2004 and was 9.5 øre/kWh in 2003. VAT is 24 per cent in 2004 and was 24 per cent in 2003. See table 5 for taxes further back in time. Tax on consumption is not levied in Finnmark and some municipalities in Nord-Troms. The price in this column is the average for the entire country. To find the average price including taxes for areas not exempted from taxes, add the consumption tax to the average price. Subsequently add VAT to this total.
2  Nordland, Troms and Finnmark do not pay VAT. This price is the average for the entire country. To find the average price including VAT for areas not exempted from taxes, add VAT to the average price exclusive of taxes. See table 5 for taxes further back in time.
3  Preliminary estimate.
Source: Statistisk sentralbyrå og Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat.

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