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Printed: 02.12.2024.
PrintThe standard of living of Estonians is the poorest in the Baltic States
BC, Tallinn, 20.06.2013.
According to data of Eurostat that was revealed yesterday, the real private consumption based on purchase power parity is the smallest in Estonia among the Baltic States, LETA/Postimees Online reports.
In 2012, that indicator was in Estonia 59% of the EU average while in Latvia it was 61% of EU average and in Lithuania it was 74% of EU average.
The highest indicator was in Luxembourg, 141% of EU average, followed by Germany with 121 and UK with 120%. The indicator was the lowest in Romania, 48% of the EU average.
As to GDP per capita, another way to evaluate the standard of living, Estonia had 68% of EU average while Lithuania's indicator was 70% and Latvia's 62%.
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