Press release No. N 016 of 29 March 2022
- Energy prices in February 2022 compared with February 2021: +129.5% for imported energy, +68.0% for energy produced in Germany, +22.5% for energy used by households
- Natural gas prices increased particularly strongly at upstream stages in the economic process
- Imports of natural gas and crude oil from Russia in January 2022: +54.2% on the same month a year earlier
- Natural gas is major energy source for industry in Germany
WIESBADEN – Uncertainties in the energy markets and the tight supply of natural gas before Russia’s attack on Ukraine contributed to high increases in energy prices. In February 2022, energy prices rose strongly on February 2021 at all stages of the economic process. Imported energy cost 129.5% more than in the same month of the previous year, the prices of energy produced in Germany were up by 68.0%, and consumers had to pay 22.5% more for household energy and motor fuels than in February 2021, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
