Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

1   Electricity prices in the end-user market, quarterly. Exclusive VAT. Øre/kWh
  4th quarter 2005 Change in per cent 3rd quarter 2005 4th quarter 2004
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos.
Households 29.4 7.3 6.3 27.4 27.7
1-year fixed-price contracts 28.4 0.0 4.3 28.4 27.3
Other fixed price contracts 28.1 1.0 6.7 27.8 26.3
Contracts tied to spot price 24.9 -7.9 -4.0 27.1 26.0
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 31.4 14.9 10.9 27.4 28.3
           
Services 24.7 -2.6 -2.3 25.4 25.3
New fixed-price contracts1 30.5 -1.0 13.1 30.8 27.0
Old fixed-price contracts1 26.7 4.6 9.9 25.5 24.3
Contracts tied to spot price 22.5 -9.8 -10.6 25.0 25.2
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 29.9 12.0 10.6 26.7 27.1
           
Manufacturing excl. energy-intensive manufacturing and pulp and paper industry 22.6 0.8 -5.6 22.4 23.9
New fixed-price contacts1 28.6 -2.0 15.7 29.2 24.7
Old fixed-price contracts1 22.3 4.4 -2.5 21.4 22.9
Contracts tied to spot price 22.2 -9.6 -10.2 24.6 24.7
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 31.5 14.0 14.1 27.6 27.6
           
Energy-intensive manufacturing and pulp and paper industry2 13.0 5.5 4.6 12.3 12.5
Old fixed-price contracts1 and contracts not entered in the market 12.9 5.1 4.4 12.3 12.4
Contracts tied to spot price 21.6 1.7 -9.2 21.2 23.8
1  New fixed-price contacts are entered into the last 3 months before the measuring week, and older fixed-price contracts are entered earlier.
2  Average for all types of contracts, incl. new fixed-price contracts and variable price (not tied to spot price).

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