Strong Rise in Household Energy Prices

BusinessCommodities ♦ Published: January 3, 2012; 17:05 ♦ (Vindobona)

In November 2011, Austrian household energy prices increased by 12.6%. The main drivers were heating oil and fuels.

Strong Rise in Household Energy Prices / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Prices for household energy again increased substantially. Against November 2011, prices were up by 12.6%. Against October 2011, household energy prices rose by 0.1%. This has been announced by the Austrian energy agency, which calculated the energy price index.

The main drivers for the development were heating oil and fuels. By contrast, the consumer price index was up by 3.6%…