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Romania, Germany Electronics Prices Were Similar In ‘07 – Eurostat

Prices applied in Romania for electronics reached, last year, 95% of the EU average, a level similar to the one registered in Germany and higher than in several central and eastern European states such as Poland, the Czech Republic or Bulgaria, according to EU statistics office Eurostat.
Romania, Germany Electronics Prices Were Similar In ‘07 – Eurostat
07 iul. 2008, 17:24, English

On this segment, Romania ranked 27 among the 37 states analyzed by Eurostat.

In Poland, the prices reached 93% of the EU average, in the Czech Republic 92%, while in Bulgaria the prices were at 83%, according to an Eurostat study.

At the same time, prices in Romania were below those in Slovenia, where the prices were equal to the EU average, Hungary (97% of the EU average) and Slovakia (96% of the EU average).

The highest prices were registered in Island, the prices here being 41% above the EU average.

As for the prices for household appliances, last year Romania ranked 27, equal to Montenegro, the prices in the two states representing 93% of the EU average.

For these products too the prices in Romania were close to those in Germany, a state that ranked 26, with 94% of the EU average.

This survey covered a total of about 130 consumer electronics products and about 100 household appliances, enabling all countries to price a sufficient number of products representative of their consumption pattern, according to Eurostat.