Price levels for investment vary by a factor of up to two between EU countries

In 2009, the highest price level for investment among the EU Member States was observed in Denmark at 26% above the EU average, while in the cheapest Member State, Romania, the price level was 38% below the EU average. These are the main findings of the results of two price surveys carried out in 2009 within the Eurostat-OECD Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) Programme. These two surveys cover construction (residential buildings, non-residential buildings and civil engineering works) and machinery, equipment and other products, respectively.