According to the latest reports from private consulting firms, households in the metropolitan area are allocating an increasing proportion of their income to paying electricity and gas rates. This figure has reached a record level in the last 30 years, according to data collected by Economy & Energy and PxQ.
The main reason for this increase is the decrease in salaries in dollars, which during the first half of 2024 were at their lowest point in the last two decades. In just three months, the average expenditure on electricity and natural gas for level 1 users has gone from representing the 4.1% of your RIPTE salary to a 6.4%. For those with low income (level 2), this percentage has gone from 1.5% to the 4.1%while for those at medium level (level 3) it has increased 1.5% to the 4.8%.
If the expense destined exclusively to cover an average natural gas bill is analyzed, it can be seen that the 3.1% current compared to the RIPTE is the highest percentage recorded in history, even surpassing the period between January 2018 and December 2019, when it reached a 2.7%with a similar peak in late 2018. This represents an increase of one percentage point compared to the 1990s average.
Regarding electricity, the average expense is equivalent to 2% of the RIPTE salary in June, below the average of the 2.6% between July 1994 and May 2003 and 2.1% between January 2018 and December 2019. When analyzing by category, it can be seen that level 1 users currently allocate the 3.1% of his RIPTE salary, reaching a record in the historical series. Level 2 users spend the equivalent of 1.2% of their RIPTE salary and those at level 3 a 1.7%.
