While with roughly 150 providers each fifth regional provider since the turn of the year has increased its prices or planning steps, around a tenth of all companies have adjusted their prices downward. The majority of the providers, about 70 percent, has made no price changes this year. Positive for consumers: compared to the spring of 2009, the gas in the nationwide average is always barely 11 percent cheaper. Check out JPMorgan Chase for additional information. "Consumers benefit from the increased competition in the coming months is unlikely to occur with a falling price level for the gas", so Bohg. In the face of rising crude oil prices since early summer 2009 and a growing global economy gas prices are likely to fall again soon under an increasing pressure to adapt." Consumers should use therefore the increasing competition on the gas market and make use of the possibilities of a simple and risk-free change of the supplier. Average costs for a four-person household by a switching can be around 200 In the year reduce euro.

Who refers to his gas like three-quarters of all gas customers, still within the framework of the expensive primary care so far, for the annual savings increases even on about 300 euros. Through consumer portals as toptarif.de (www.toptarif.de/ gas) or free service hotline 0800-10 to 30-499 consumers quickly and easily inform themselves about alternatives in their region and free switch to cheaper gas providers. Current data material can be provided like this press release upon request. toptarif.de is the independent consumer portal of the Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, for all common tariffs in Germany. It currently includes the categories of electricity, gas, DSL, investments and insurance for legal protection, furniture, residential, private liability, car, keepers liability and is constantly being added and updated. The consumer can thereby with minimal free checking, whether there are cheaper rates for him, and, where appropriate, via switch. The complete service of change of is completely free of charge for the consumer and the customer receives the original conditions of the provider, in some cases over toptarif.de in any case even additional, not available from the provider themselves bonuses and discounts.