Electric energy prices

3   Range of electricity prices in end-user market and distribution of sold quantity in the sample
  4th Q 2002 3rd Q 2002 4th Q 2001
  Standard deviation for electricity prices1 Minimum price2 Maximum price2 Breakdown of electricity sales. Per cent Standard deviation for electricity prices1 Breakdown of electricity sales. Per cent Standard deviation for electricity prices1 Breakdown of electricity sales. Per cent
Households       54.1   48.5   59.2
1-year fixed-price contracts 3.6 11.5 29.9 8.1 9.6 7.0 2.2 9.2
Other fixed price contracts 3.6 16 27.8 3.2 2.0 1.8 2.3 5.2
Contracts tied to spot price 3.1 17.5 33.5 6.2 1.4 10.0 1.3 14.0
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 3.2 16.8 35.5 82.5 1.6 81.3 1.0 71.6
                 
Services       27.8   25.8   21.7
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos. before the measuring week) 2.6 17.1 26.2 7.2 1.2 12.9 1.0 10.5
Old fixed-price contracts (entered into before last 3 mos.) 2.4 11.5 26.8 21.4 1.7 21.8 2.0 26.2
Contracts tied to spot price 2.7 22.97 32.81 49.3 1.2 42.4 0.9 29.8
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 3.4 15.3 28.6 22.2 2.1 22.9 1.1 33.5
                 
Manufacturing excl. energy-intensive manufacturing and pulp and paper industry       11.9   13.3   10.9
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos. before the measuring week) 2.3 17.2 25.2 4.1 1.4 3.9 1.1 12.5
Old fixed price contracts (entered into before last 3 mos.) 3.8 4.4 25.8 44.5 3.3 68.3 3.3 49.7
Contracts tied to spot price 4.2 12.5 31.6 32.8 1.4 23.2 1.6 30.7
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 3.9 12.2 27.0 18.6 1.6 4.5 0.7 7.0
                 
Energy-intensive manufacturing and pulp and paper industry3       6.2   12.4   8.2
Old fixed-price contracts and contracts not entered in the market 5.2 4.5 19.0 : 5.4 98.4 5.8 98.2
Contracts tied to spot price : : : : 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.4
1  Standard deviation is a measure of range. Higher numbers indicate a greater range of prices.
2  VAT and tax on consumption are not included.
3  Average for all types of contracts, incl. new fixed-price contracts and variable price (not tied to spot price).

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