Household Energy Prices Continue to Fall

Fuel and heating oil became noticeably cheaper in April. Diesel cost 2.2 percent less compared to March, and prices here fell by 9.9 percent year-on-year. A similar trend was observed in the prices for super gasoline, with a price decrease of 1.4 percent compared to the previous month and 9.8 percent compared to April of the previous year. The prices for heating oil fell even more significantly, with a decrease of 4.3 percent compared to March 2024, and prices fell by 12.0 percent year-on-year. A typical annual requirement of 3,000 liters of heating oil cost significantly less at 3,150 euros than in the previous year.

Household Energy Prices: Further Developments

Although gas, electricity, and district heating have recently recorded declines, prices are still significantly higher than before the energy crisis. For gas, there was a decrease of 1.4 percent compared to the previous month, and the energy carrier was 9.4 percent cheaper year-on-year. District heating became slightly more expensive by 0.2 percent compared to March, while prices fell by 0.7 percent year-on-year. Although electricity prices increased significantly year-on-year, there was a decrease of 1.3 percent compared to the previous month of March.

Wood pellets and firewood also became cheaper. The prices for pellets fell by 1.1 percent compared to the previous month, and they were 7.2 percent lower year-on-year. Firewood became 2.4 percent cheaper compared to March, and prices fell by 8.6 percent compared to April 2024.

(APA/Red.)

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