DYNAMIC RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRICESEuro area residential property prices, which arenot included in the measurement of the HICP,continued to rise strongly in 2004, increasingby 6.9% in the first half of 2004 comparedwith the first half of 2003.
En particular, una mayor competencia efectiva en el sector energético de la zona del euro sería altamentebeneficiosa, ya que permitiría la absorción de los aumentos de precios del petróleo sin distorsiones significativas.