报告指出：当把收入水平近似的相邻的成员国进行比较时，物价水平的差异尤其突出。
It notes: 'The difference in price levels is particularly striking when comparing neighboring member states with similar income levels.
物价上涨预示着提高工资，比较于通胀蓝领的收入一直在很快的增长。
Rising prices haveprompted many to ask for bigger paychecks, and blue-collar incomes haveincreased faster than inflation.
但是通常我们会认为贫困国的物价相对发达国家便宜，因为当地劳工成本比较低。
But you would expect average prices to be cheaper in poor countries than in rich ones because Labour costs are lower.
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