German households pay less for heating, despite rising consumption
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)
German households on average paid 6 percent less on heating in 2016 than in 2015, according to the study 鈥淗eating Monitor 2016鈥� by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). This was not due to sinking consumption, but to falling prices for heating oil and gas. 鈥淎ctually, private households consumed 2 percent more heating energy than in the previous year despite refurbishing measures,鈥� writes DIW in a press release. The study is based on data from households in apartment buildings, which make up about half of Germany鈥檚 total housing stock.
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