| Abstract [eng] |
Recent developments in the economic environment - deceleration of GDP growth, inflation rates of change, increasing FDI, unemployment in magnitude, occurring in the economic development of certain regularities and trends affect the operators decisions and actions of natural gas consumption. The EU Council adopted a new directive for natural gas is expected to reach a natural gas industry and the authorities agreement to further Lithuanian gas sector, the liberalization of the ways and terms, taking into account the interests of consumers. The examination of the macroeconomic variables affect the natural gas consumer behavior. I used techniques of statistical data analysis such as regression, correlation analysis of individual factors. Based on quadratic regression model polynomial equation, measured in terms of natural gas price projections for the industry by 2015. Study confirms the hypothesis formulated by the research of natural gas directly affects the behavior of consumers at any one, but several macro factors, inflation, GDP and unemployment. |
