5   Time series covering quarterly prices of electric energy for households, taxes included1. Øre/kWh.
  Unit 1st Q 1998 2nd Q 1998 3rd Q 1998 4th Q 1998 1st Q 1999 2nd Q 1999 3rd Q 1999 4th Q 1999 1st Q 2000 2nd Q 2000 3rd Q 2000 4th Q 2000 1st Q 2001 2nd Q 2001 3rd Q 2001 19982 19992 20002
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 26,3 25,3 27,1
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 .. 25,3 27,5
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 .. 27,4 30,0
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 .. 22,9 24,9
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 26,1 25,2 27,1
                                       
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 5,75 5,94 11,30
Value added tax Per cent 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 23 23 23
1  Tax on consumption in 2001 is 11.3 øre/kWh and was 8.56 øre/kWh in 2000, VAT is 24 per cent in 2001 and was 23 per cent in 1998-2000. 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 11.3 to the average price without taxes (see table 4). Subsequently add 24 per cent to this total.
2  Preliminary estimate.

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