Average fuel bills are only available for gas and electricity distribution regions. The average domestic bills for the North West1 are shown in the following table. The data shown are for standard credit customers in cash terms, they have not been adjusted for inflation.
1 Lancashire is contained in the North West region for gas and electricity.
Electricity1 Bill Gas Bill 19972 283 328 1998 260 314 1999 257 304 2000 249 295 2001 239 294 2002 237 309 2003 235 317 2004 243 330 2005 270 383 2006 327 473 1 The bills for standard electricity do not include customers who are on economy 7 tariffs. 2 Regional average bills are not available prior to 1998. The Electricity average bill given for 1997 is for England and Wales. The average bill shown for gas in 1997 is for Great Britain. Note: Data are derived from the DTI's quarterly survey of domestic energy supply companies. Bills relate to the total bill including VAT in cash terms received during the calendar year. For electricity an annual consumption of 3,300 kWh is used, whilst the equivalent figure for gas is 18,000 kWh.