How the numbers were computed

For the story Inflation in the EU.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Cyprus and Luxembourg, at 5.2% each, are both 4th, and Greece is 6th.

27 values, one per country prc_hicp_minr:M.RCH_A.TOTAL.<geo>@2026-09 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

5.5 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 6.5 − 1.0 = 5.5. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

6.5: Romania, September 2026 prc_hicp_minr:M.RCH_A.TOTAL.RO@2026-09 · request r1
1.0: Sweden, September 2026 prc_hicp_minr:M.RCH_A.TOTAL.SE@2026-09 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2026-09: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country prc_hicp_minr:M.RCH_A.TOTAL.<geo>@2026-09 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Food

Ranks, food and drinks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. France and Luxembourg, at 1.5% each, are both 9th, and Germany is 11th.

27 values, one per country prc_hicp_minr:M.RCH_A.CP01.<geo>@2026-09 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

10.3 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 4.0 − −6.3 = 10.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

4.0: Cyprus, September 2026 prc_hicp_minr:M.RCH_A.CP01.CY@2026-09 · request r2
−6.3: Sweden, September 2026 prc_hicp_minr:M.RCH_A.CP01.SE@2026-09 · request r2