Seán 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

Source: Eurostat