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Electricity prices and grid rent for households, quarterly
 4th quarter 20121Change in per cent. [Last 3 mos.Last 12 mos.3rd quarter 20124th quarter 2011
1From 1st quarter 2012 the measuring period covers the whole quarter. Earlier the measuring period was one week in the midle of the quarter.
2From January 1st in 2004 tax on consumption of electricity has been collected by the grid rent company. Therefore the tax on consumption of electricity is included in the electricity price before 2004 and in the grid rent afterwards. Tax on consumption is not levied in Finnmark and some municipalities in Nord-Troms. Nordland, Troms and Finnmark do not pay VAT.
Electricity price excl. VAT30.452.5-13.020.035.0
Electricity price incl. VAT237.152.5-13.024.342.6
Grid rent excl. taxes26.41.1-5.026.127.8
Grid rent incl. taxes246.01.3-2.545.447.2
      
Total price of electricity and grid rent excl. taxes56.823.4-9.446.162.8
Total price of electricity and grid rent incl. Taxes283.119.2-7.569.789.8