EU GAS PRICE RISES SHARPLY – EUROSTAT
July 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
NATURAL gas prices rose steeply in the European Union (EU) during 2005, a report from EU statistical agency Eurostat has confirmed: up 16% for domestic customers and 33% for industrial users. There were significant variations between member states: for instance for households, prices rose by 30% in Slovakia; 27% in Luxembourg and the Czech Republic; and 25% in Ireland, while prices remained nearly stable in Estonia and increased just 5% in Denmark and 8% in Italy. There were also shocking rises for industrial consumers in Spain (55%), Britain ...
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