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Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Department of An Taoiseach

Consumer Prices Data

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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97. To ask the Taoiseach the latest annual and quarterly EUROSTAT data for Ireland in relation to EU consumer price levels for goods and services; the EU average figure; and the ranking and position of Ireland in relation to other countries in the EU 28, in tabular form. [50022/19]

Photo of Seán KyneSeán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Price levels for consumer goods and services in the EU can be compared using price level indices which provide a comparison of countries' price levels relative to the EU average (EU28=100) and are calculated using purchasing power parities. The most recent annual data refers to 2018. The data are not available on a quarterly frequency.

The 2018 results show that Ireland was the second most expensive Member State for consumer goods and services (27% above the EU28 average). Denmark had the highest price levels, at 38 % above the EU28 average, and Bulgaria had the lowest, at 49 % below the EU average in 2018.

The results are based on price surveys covering more than 2,000 consumer goods and services which were conducted across countries participating in the Eurostat-OECD Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) programme.

The following table shows the price level indices for household final consumption expenditure in 2018 for each Member State (EU28=100), as published by Eurostat.

Table: Price level indices for household final consumption expenditure (EU-28=100), 2018

EU Member State Price level indices (EU28=10)
Denmark 137.9
Ireland 127.3
Luxembourg 126.6
Finland 122.5
Sweden 118.5
United Kingdom 116.5
Netherlands 112.1
Belgium 111.1
France 110.3
Austria 109.6
Germany 104.3
Italy 100.6
EU 28 100.0
Spain 92.5
Cyprus 88.8
Portugal 86.8
Slovenia 84.9
Greece 84.2
Malta 82.2
Estonia 80.1
Latvia 73.8
Czechia 70.8
Slovakia 70.2
Croatia 68.2
Lithuania 65.7
Hungary 62.4
Poland 57.4
Romania 52.8
Bulgaria 50.6

Source: Eurostat

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