In the second half of 2014, electricity prices for households in Croatia fell by 1.2% in relation to the same period of 2013, while in the 28-member European Union they increased by 2.9%, Eurostat said.
The highest increases in electricity prices were recorded in France (+10.2%), Luxembourg (+5.6%) and Ireland (+5.4%), while the largest decreases were observed in Malta (-26.2%), the Czech Republic (-10.2%) and Hungary (-9.9%).
Electricity prices for households ranged from EUR 9 per 100 kWh in Bulgaria to over EUR 30 per 100 kWh in Denmark. The average price of electricity for households in the EU28 was EUR 20.8, while in Croatia it was EUR 13.2 per 100 kWh.
The share of taxes and levies in the electricity price for households in Croatia was 23%, as against the EU28 average of 32%.
Natural gas prices for EU households increased by 2% on average, and in Croatia they went up by 2.3%. The highest increases in natural gas prices were recorded in Portugal (+11.4%), Spain (+7.5%) and France (4.5%), while the largest decreases were observed in Lithuania (-18.6%), Hungary (-13%) and Slovenia (-10.7%).
Natural gas prices for households ranged from slightly over EUR 3 per 100 kWh in Romania to over EUR 11 per 100 kWh in Sweden. The average price of natural gas for households in the EU28 EUR 7.2 per 100 kWh, while in Croatia it was EUR 4.8.
The share of taxes and levies in the natural gas price in Croatia was 20%, compared with the EU28 average of 23%.