1 price differences for supermarket goods in europe1 prices toothpaste frozen vegetables flour pasta and other the eu are result of many different factors that influence each product brand differently to understand these it is therefore necessary study particular situation country borders still seem matter europe across five six times bigger than inside countries even biggest member states all remain divided into 15 separate markets where neighbouring not much related however only a limited part be explained by national characteristics such as taxes wages income level certain extend retail structure market power retailers manufactures affecting products same way main conclusions from an analysis done internal directorate general based on electronic data scanner collected supermarkets 14 excluding luxembourg covers period july 1999
