Energy Prices and Taxes, Volume 2013 Issue 3. Third Quarter 2013

Contains a major international compilation of energy prices of OECD countries: including crude oil and oil product spot prices, import costs by crude stream, industry prices and consumer prices. The end-user prices cover the main petroleum products, gas, coal and electricity.

Every issue includes full notes on sources and methods and a description of price mechanisms in each country. Time series availability varies with each data series. This issue includes a special feature on recent price developments in the international coal trade.

Contents:

Introduction

Feature Article: Investment in Renewable Energy

Recent Energy Price Developments and Summary Data
- Spot prices
- Import costs
- End-use price indices
- Taxes and duties

PART I. SPOT PRICES AND CRUDE OIL IMPORT COSTS
General note on definitions, methods and sources
Crude oil spot prices
Marine bunker spot prices
Oil product spot prices
Crude oil import costs
- by country
- by type of crude

PART II. ENERGY END-USE PRICES IN OECD COUNTRIES
General note on definitions, methods and sources

A. Indices
- Indices of real energy prices for end-users
- Indices of nominal energy prices for end-users
- Consumer price index
- Producer price index
- CPI energy

B. Energy end-use prices, taxes and price indices in national currencies
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Chile
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States

C. Taxation of energy prices
Percentage of taxes in end-use prices
- for heavy fuel oil
- for light fuel oil
- for automotive diesel
- for gasoline
- for automotive LPG
- for natural gas
- for steam coal
- for electricity

Indices of real tax component in end-use prices
- for automotive diesel
- for gasoline

D. Energy end-use prices in USD/unit converted using USD exchange rates in national currencies
- USD exchange rates in national currencies
- for heavy fuel oil
- for light fuel oil
- for automotive diesel
- for gasoline
- for automotive LPG
- for natural gas
- for coal
- for electricity

E. Energy end-use prices in USD/toe converted using exchange rates
- for heavy fuel oil
- for light fuel oil
- for automotive diesel
- for gasoline
- for natural gas
- for coal
- for electricity

F. Energy end-use prices in USD/unit converted using purchasing power parities
- purchasing power parities
- for heavy fuel oil
- for light fuel oil
- for automotive diesel
- for gasoline
- for automotive LPG
- for natural gas
- for coal
- for electricity

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