[holding answer 8 December 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Joe Grice, dated 8 December 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average quarterly household expenditure on electricity, gas and other fuels was in each region in England in each year since 1997. I am replying in her absence. (240880)
The tables below provide estimates of average expenditure on electricity, gas and other fuels for each region in England. Figures have been provided both in current prices, and adjusted for general inflation (shown here in 2007 prices). The figures are based on those published each year in Family Spending, the annual report on the Expenditure and Food Survey:
http://www.statisties.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=361
Regional estimates published in Family Spending are based on regional sub-samples of the Expenditure and Food Survey. Due to the smaller size of these sub-samples, regional estimates are generally based on data collected over three years. However in some years, changes to the survey meant that this was not possible, and regional estimates were produced using data collected over one or two years.
£ per quarter, 2007 prices4 1997-981 1998-992 1999-20002 2000-012 2001-021 2002-033 2003-042 2004-052 2005-062 20061 20073 North East 215.20 204.00 193.50 177.30 184.60 177.60 168.20 164.30 164.70 195.70 194.30 North West 221.60 208.90 200.00 187.10 176.80 175.40 171.50 170.20 175.70 212.30 208.40 Yorkshire and the Humber 207.40 203.40 189.70 180.90 167.30 166.00 163.90 168.40 175.60 211.20 210.40 East Midlands 208.30 202.40 191.80 182.40 178.90 181.40 174.40 171.20 170.80 202.20 198.40 West Midlands 220.90 211.40 199.70 187.60 180.30 172.00 169.00 167.00 176.50 215.70 216.80 East of England 206.20 197.70 182.90 171.70 182.10 176.40 173.50 172.00 179.50 221.00 218.60 London 191.10 191.30 176.30 171.60 161.60 159.00 159.60 160.30 167.50 196.00 197.90 South East 204.50 196.70 181.70 177.40 187.70 176.80 175.10 169.90 175.50 216.40 213.90 South West 208.40 196.70 180.10 176.70 179.60 182.50 176.60 173.50 176.40 209.50 214.70 England 208.60 200.70 187.50 179.00 177.30 173.50 170.20 168.50 174.10 209.90 209.10 1 Figures based on data from one year only. 2 Figures based on an average from three years of data up to and including the reference year. 3 Figures based on an average from two years of data up to and including the reference year. 4 Figures have been adjusted to 2007 prices using the RPI all items index.
£ per quarter 1997-981 1998-992 1999-20002 2000-012 2001-021 2002-033 2003-042 2004-052 2005-062 20061 20073 North East 165.50 161.80 155.80 147.00 155.40 152.50 148.50 149.70 154.00 187.70 194.30 North West 170.40 165.70 161.00 155.10 148.90 150.60 151.40 155.10 164.30 203.60 208.40 Yorkshire and the Humber 159.50 161.30 152.70 150.00 140.90 142.60 144.80 153.40 164.10 202.60 210.40 East Midlands 160.20 160.50 154.40 151.20 150.60 155.80 154.00 156.00 159.70 193.90 198.40 West Midlands 169.90 167.60 160.70 155.50 151.80 147.70 149.20 152.10 165.00 206.90 216.80 East of England 158.50 156.80 147.30 142.40 153.30 151.50 153.20 156.70 167.80 212.00 218.60 London 147.00 151.70 141.90 142.30 136.10 136.60 140.90 146.10 156.60 187.90 197.90 South East 157.20 156.00 146.30 147.10 158.00 151.90 154.60 154.80 164.10 207.50 213.90 South West 160.20 155.90 145.00 146.50 151.20 156.80 155.90 158.00 165.00 200.90 214.70 England 160.40 159.20 150.90 148.40 149.30 149.00 150.30 153.50 162.70 201.30 209.10 1 Figures based on data from one year only. 2 Figures based on an average from three years of data up to and including the reference year. 3 Figures based on an average from two years of data up to and including the reference year.