HC Deb 09 February 2004 vol 417 cc1214-5W
Mr. Laxton

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how electricity prices have changed for(a) industrial and commercial users and (b) domestic users since the introduction of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements. [153319]

Mr. Timms

The following table sets out the changes in electricity prices since the introduction of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements.

Percentage
Real terms Current terms
Domestic -9.5 +2.1
Industrial -14.3 -7.8
(-7.3 including CCL) (-0.3 including CCL)

Notes:

1. The percentage change is for the period Q1 2001 to Q3 2003, which are the latest data available.

2. Prices for commercial users are not available.

3. 'Real Terms' means that the effect of inflation has been removed by using the GDP deflator, an inflationary indicator for the whole economy.

Source:

ONS and DTI