Department of Energy and Climate Change

You can download annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly statistics in Microsoft Excel 2000 format from this page. You can also find more information in Energy statistics publications.

Press enquiries should be directed to the Department of Energy and Climate Change press office: Tel: 0300 068 5219. Other enquiries about these statistics should be directed to the named contact(s) below. General enquiries about the statistical work of the Department of Energy and Climate Change should be e-mailed to: energy.stats@decc.gsi.gov.uk

• Domestic energy prices: data sources and methodology (PDF, 153Kb)
• Industrial price statistics: data sources and methodologies (PDF, 90Kb)
• Road fuel price statistics: data sources and methodologies (PDF, 588Kb)
• International comparisons: data sources and methodologies (PDF, 42Kb)

Weekly table

Table updated each Tuesday at 9.30 am.

For enquiries concerning the following table contact Susan Lomas or call 0300 068 5047.

• Weekly fuel prices 

Monthly tables

Tables last updated 26 August 2010 unless otherwise stated

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Retail prices index UK: fuel components in the UK relative to GDP deflator (QEP 2.1.1 and 2.1.2)
  Table last updated 29 July 2010
• Retail prices index: fuels components monthly figures (QEP 2.1.3)
• Typical/average annual retail prices of petroleum products and a crude oil price index (QEP 4.1.1 and 4.1.2)
• Premium unleaded petrol and diesel prices in the EU (QEP 5.1.1 and 5.2.1)

Quarterly tables: ‘Quarterly energy prices’ (QEP)

Tables last updated 24 June 2010 unless otherwise stated

Domestic prices

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Retail prices index UK: fuel components in the UK/relative to GDP deflator (QEP 2.1.1 and 2.1.2)
  Table last updated 29 July 2010 
• Retail prices index: fuels components monthly figures (QEP 2.1.3)
  Table last updated 26 August 2010 
• Percentage of domestic electricity customers by region by supplier type (QEP 2.4.1)
• Regional variation of payment method for standard electricity (QEP 2.4.2)
• Regional variation of payment method for economy 7 electricity (QEP 2.4.3)
• Percentage of domestic gas customers by region by supplier type (QEP 2.5.1)
• Regional variation of payment method for gas (QEP 2.5.2)
• Transfer statistics in the domestic gas and electricity markets (QEP 2.7.1)

Industrial prices

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Prices of fuels purchased by manufacturing industry in Great Britain (original units) (QEP 3.1.1) 
• Prices of fuels purchased by manufacturing industry in Great Britain (p/kWh) (QEP 3.1.2) 
• Average prices of fuels purchased by the major UK power producers and of gas at UK delivery points (QEP 3.2.1)
• Fuel price indices for the industrial sector in current and real terms: excluding/including CCL (QEP 3.3.1 and 3.3.2)
• Prices of fuels purchased by non-domestic consumers in the United Kingdom excluding/including CCL (QEP 3.4.1 and 3.4.2)

Oil and petroleum product prices

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Typical/average annual retail prices of petroleum products and a crude oil price index (QEP 4.1.1 and 4.1.2)
  Table last updated 26 August 2010

International comparisons

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Premium unleaded petrol/diesel prices in the EU (QEP 5.1.1 and 5.2.1)
  Table last updated 26 August 2010 
• Industrial electricity prices in the EU for small, medium, large and extra large consumers (QEP 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3 and 5.4.4)
• Domestic electricity prices in the EU for small, medium and large consumers (QEP 5.6.1, 5.6.2 and 5.6.3) 
• Industrial gas prices in the EU for small, medium and large consumers (QEP 5.8.1, 5.8.2 and 5.8.3)
• Domestic gas prices in the EU for small, medium and large consumers (QEP 5.10.1, 5.10.2 and 5.10.3)

Annual tables: ‘Quarterly energy prices’ (QEP)

Tables last updated 24 June 2010 unless otherwise stated

Domestic prices

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Retail prices index UK: fuel components in the UK relative to GDP deflator (QEP 2.1.1 and 2.1.2)
  Table last updated 29 July 2010 
• Average annual domestic electricity bills by home and non-home supplier (QEP 2.2.1)
• Average annual domestic electricity bills for UK countries (QEP 2.2.2)
• Average annual domestic electricity bills for selected towns and cities in the UK and average unit costs (QEP 2.2.3)
• Average annual domestic gas bills by home and non-home supplier (QEP 2.3.1)
• Average annual domestic gas bills for UK countries (QEP 2.3.2)
• Average annual domestic gas bills for selected towns and cities in the UK and average unit costs (QEP 2.3.3)
• Total household expenditure on energy in the UK (QEP 2.6.1) 
• Average expenditure each week on fuel per consuming household in the UK (QEP 2.6.2) 

Industrial prices

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Annual prices of fuels purchased by manufacturing industry (original units) (QEP 3.1.3)
• Annual prices of fuels purchased by manufacturing industry (p/kWh) (QEP 3.1.4)

Oil and petroleum product prices

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Typical/Average annual retail prices of petroleum products and a crude oil price index (QEP 4.1.1 and 4.1.2)
  Table last updated 26 August 2010 
• Typical retail prices of petroleum products 1970 to 2010 (QEP 4.1.3)

International comparisons

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Industrial electricity prices in the EU and G7 countries (QEP 5.3.1) 
• Domestic electricity prices in the EU and G7 countries (QEP 5.5.1)
• Industrial gas prices in the EU and G7 countries (QEP 5.7.1)
• Domestic gas prices in the EU and G7 countries (QEP 5.9.1)

Annual tables: ‘Digest of UK energy statistics’ (DUKES)

Tables last updated 29 July 2010

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Value balance of traded energy (DUKES 1.4-1.6)
• Sales of electricity and gas by sector (DUKES 1.7)

DUKES long-term trends tables: internet only

For enquiries concerning the following tables contact Jo Marvin or call 0300 068 5049.

• Expenditure on energy by final user to 2009 (DUKES 1.1.6)