COMPARATIVE PRICE LEVEL INDICES1

Detailed results by analytical categories for year  1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004
TABLE 3. COMPARATIVE PRICE LEVEL INDICES, EU-15 = 100
Gross Domestic Product
Country 1991* 1992* 1993* 1994* 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003p
EU25 : : : : 95** 95** 95** 96** 95 96 96 96 96
Belgium 96 98 104 106 109 105 102 102 103 100 99 98 99
Czech Republic*** : : : : 37 39 39 42 42 44 47 52 51
Denmark 122 123 128 128 132 130 127 126 124 123 123 126 127
Germany 104 108 116 117 121 116 111 111 110 107 107 107 107
Estonia*** : : : : 34 43 45 48 50 50 53 54 55
Greece 66 67 70 71 73 76 78 76 78 75 76 75 77
Spain 91 92 85 81 82 83 81 81 80 81 83 83 84
France 101 102 107 108 109 107 103 102 101 100 99 100 102
Ireland 90 90 90 90 89 92 97 97 101 104 108 111 114
Italy 100 98 98 85 79 88 90 88 88 88 90 92 95
Cyprus*** : : : : 78 77 78 80 80 80 79 85 88
Latvia *** : : : : 32 35 38 39 43 48 49 49 46
Lithuania *** : : : : 25 30 37 39 39 44 45 46 46
Luxembourg 100 102 110 114 118 115 112 111 107 108 110 109 111
Hungary*** : : : : 42 42 44 43 43 45 47 52 54
Malta : : : : : : : : 63 66 68 67 65
Netherlands 96 97 102 103 107 104 100 100 101 101 101 102 104
Austria 98 100 106 108 112 108 103 103 102 100 101 101 102
Poland*** : : : : 41 44 45 47 45 49 55 53 47
Portugal 63 69 69 69 71 72 71 71 71 71 72 73 75
Slovenia*** : : : : 70 68 69 71 70 68 69 71 72
Slovakia*** : : : : 39 39 42 42 39 41 41 42 46
Finland 127 108 95 103 115 111 108 107 107 107 107 107 108
Sweden 138 135 114 114 114 122 120 118 116 118 111 114 116
United Kingdom 97 93 90 90 85 86 100 104 107 113 110 108 101
EU countries candidates
Bulgaria *** : : : : 24 20 24 28 29 30 32 33 34
Romania*** : : : : : : : 34 30 34 35 35 35
Turkey*** : : : : 44 44 46 47 47 51 42 47 49
EFTA countries
Iceland 111 107 103 100 100 99 105 110 115 125 112 119 122
Norway 130 125 123 120 123 122 126 122 121 121 125 135 130
Switzerland 126 122 131 140 146 143 130 130 132 133 138 137 133

p - Preliminary data.
* Data for 1991 - 1994 based on backwards extrapolated PPPs.
** Excluding Malta.
*** Data for 1995 - 1999 are based on backwards extrapolated PPPs.
 
Note: Price level indices present a comparison of the price level differences with respect to the EU average. At the level of GDP a value over 100 indicates a higher general price level than the EU average i.e. the country concerned is relatively expensive compared with EU average, vise versa - the value under 100 indicates a lower general price level, i.e. the respective country is relatively cheaper.
 
Sources: Eurostat: 'Statistics in focus', No. 37/2004/6.08.2004 ã.;
CIRCA Database/26.11. 2004 - source of final 2002 data.
CIRCA Database/29.11. 2004 - source of preliminary 2003 data.

Published on 23.02.2005

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