In the EU27, household electricity prices rose by 6.3% between the second half of 2010 and the second half of 2011, after an increase of 5.6% between the second half of 2009 and 2010.

Household gas prices increased by 12.6% in the EU27 between the second half of 2010 and 2011, after a rise of 7.5% between the second half of 2009 and 2010.

Change in electricity prices ranged from -5% in Luxembourg to +27% in Latvia

Between the second half of 2010 and the second half of 2011, the highest increases in household electricity prices in national currency were registered in Latvia (+27%), Cyprus (+19%), Portugal and Spain (both +13%) and the United Kingdom (+12%), and the only decrease in Luxembourg (-5%). Prices in Lithuania, Malta and Finland remained stable or nearly stable.Table above shows household electricity prices inlcuding all taxes.

Expressed in euro, average household electricity prices in the second half of 2011 were lowest in Bulgaria (8.7 euro per 100 kWh), Estonia (10.4) and Romania (10.9), and highest in Denmark (29.8), Germany (25.3), Cyprus (24.1) and Belgium (21.2). The average electricity price in the EU27 was 18.4 euro per 100 kWh. Malta stood at €17.00.

When expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS), the lowest household electricity prices were found in Finland (11.4 PPS per 100 kWh), France (12.6) and Greece (13.5), and the highest in Cyprus (26.7), Hungary (26.4), Slovakia (24.9) and Germany (24.2). Malta stood at 23.0.

Change in gas prices ranged from -0.1% in Romania to +27% in the United Kingdom

Between the second half of 2010 and the second half of 2011, the highest increases in household gas prices in national currency were observed in the United Kingdom (+27%), Luxembourg (+22%) and Belgium (+21%). Prices in Romania, Denmark and Spain remained stable or nearly stable.

Expressed in euro, average household gas prices in the second half of 2011 were lowest in Romania (2.8 euro per 100 kWh), Estonia (4.4), Latvia (4.6) and Bulgaria (4.7), and highest in Sweden (11.7), Denmark (10.9) and Italy (8.8). The average gas price in the EU27 was 6.4 euro per 100 kWh.

When adjusted for purchasing power, the lowest household gas prices were recorded in Luxembourg (4.8 PPS per 100 kWh), the United Kingdom (5.2), Romania (5.4), Ireland and France (both 5.7), and the highest in Bulgaria (10.1), Hungary (9.7) and Slovenia (9.6).

These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

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