Table 1

Cigarette prices (2010) by price series and country groups

MeanMedianCVMinimumMaximum
EC MPPC
 EU 154.734.830.303.208.50
 EU 12+2.402.260.231.874.00
 EU 12+ (comparable)2.202.260.091.872.40
EIU
 EU 154.574.520.292.887.90
 EU 12+ (comparable)2.052.170.241.232.57
 Non-members2.791.711.010.449.29
  • Note: CV is the coefficient of variation which is the ratio of the SD and mean. Comparable refers to the subset of EU 12+ counties for which both EIU and EC data are available.

  • CV, coefficient of variation; EC, European Commission; EIU, Economist Intelligence Unit; MPPC, most popular price category.