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Increase in the Energy Costs, in the Second Semester of 2012

The cost of electricity for households increased by over 4% in the second half of last year, according to Eurostat.

Increase in the Energy Costs, in the Second Semester of 2012
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Articol de RADOR, 29 Mai 2013, 13:45

The cost of electricity for households increased by over 4% in the second half of last year, according to the data published by the European office of statistics, Eurostat.

But in real terms, the increase was of over 8%, if compared to the purchasing power of the Romanian population.

The rate adjusted to the purchasing power was above the EU average.

The cost of natural gas also increased by 4.4%, double that figure if compared to the purchasing power of Romanians, but below the EU average.

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