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Forecasting medical inflation in the European Union using the ARIMA model
Enja Erker 
Article | Year: 2024 | Pages: 39 - 56 | Volume: 48 | Issue: 1 Received: June 1, 2023 | Accepted: October 19, 2023 | Published online: March 1, 2024
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FIGURES & DATA
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Member state
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ADF test
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KPSS test
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Stationarity
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Austria
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0.02*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Belgium
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0.49
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0.10
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Non-stationary
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Bulgaria
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0.41
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0.07
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Non-stationary
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Croatia
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Cyprus
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0.08
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0.10
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Non-stationary
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Czechia
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Denmark
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Estonia
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0.23
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0.10
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Non-stationary
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Finland
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0.08
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0.10
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Non-stationary
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France
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0.05
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0.10
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Stationary
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Germany
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Greece
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0.28
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0.80
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Non-stationary
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Hungary
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Ireland
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0.13
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0.03*
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Non-stationary
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Italia
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Latvia
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0.28
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0.10
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Non-stationary
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Lithuania
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0.21
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0.08
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Non-stationary
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Luxembourg
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Malta
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0.28
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0.10
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Non-stationary
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Netherlands
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0.08
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0.10
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Non-stationary
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Poland
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0.65
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0.04*
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Non-stationary
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Portugal
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Romania
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0.01*
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0.02*
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Non-stationary
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Slovakia
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0.04*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Slovenia
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0.51
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0.03*
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Non-stationary
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Spain
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0.01*
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0.10
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Stationary
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Sweden
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0.07
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0.10
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Non-stationary
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Note: *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001.
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Member state
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Average
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Austria
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0.68
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1.02
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0.12
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0.91
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0.69
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0.77
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0.43
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0.89
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2.00
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1.86
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2.12
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3.34
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1.23
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Belgium
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0.06
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0.25
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0.25
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0.30
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0.33
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0.63
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0.82
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1.07
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1.16
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1.30
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1.48
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4.07
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0.98
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Bulgaria
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0.17
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0.45
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0.92
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1.37
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1.86
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2.02
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1.64
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1.89
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4.22
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6.70
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9.59
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11.02
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3.49
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Croatia
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0.28
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1.38
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2.14
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2.27
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2.48
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3.66
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5.06
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5.67
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6.12
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6.28
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6.59
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8.17
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4.18
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Cyprus
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0.09
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0.14
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0.66
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0.41
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0.46
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0.33
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0.02
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0.11
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0.06
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0.08
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0.47
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0.12
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0.25
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Czechia
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0.69
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0.87
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0.11
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0.38
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0.64
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0.98
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0.83
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1.49
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0.51
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1.56
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2.19
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2.86
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1.09
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Denmark
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0.72
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0.69
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0.43
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0.12
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1.35
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1.03
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1.02
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0.69
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1.71
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1.92
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2.67
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2.71
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1.25
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Estonia
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0.67
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1.31
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1.15
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2.03
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2.57
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3.05
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3.21
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4.93
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6.18
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5.65
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6.83
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7.22
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3.73
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Finland
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1.30
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1.22
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1.52
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2.00
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0.40
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0.68
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0.60
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0.92
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0.76
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0.77
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0.84
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0.29
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0.94
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France
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0.42
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0.82
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1.19
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0.95
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1.14
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0.66
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0.17
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1.06
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1.58
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1.01
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1.15
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1.58
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0.98
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Germany
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0.01
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0.18
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0.06
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0.03
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0.45
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0.45
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1.99
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2.41
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2.60
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2.64
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2.71
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2.73
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1.35
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Greece
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0.38
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0.59
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0.15
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0.87
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1.59
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2.00
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2.17
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3.01
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3.51
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3.33
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4.07
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4.88
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2.21
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Hungary
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0.20
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0.00
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0.51
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1.26
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2.17
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3.48
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5.25
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6.95
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9.34
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11.16
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12.75
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12.64
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5.48
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Ireland
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0.11
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0.59
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0.64
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0.38
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0.38
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0.73
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0.34
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0.01
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0.06
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0.14
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0.13
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0.01
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0.29
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Italia
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0.04
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0.16
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0.08
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0.15
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0.03
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0.18
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0.26
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0.43
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0.52
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0.63
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0.37
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0.81
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0.30
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Latvia
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0.08
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1.29
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1.72
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2.55
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2.88
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3.23
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3.19
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3.94
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4.76
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4.66
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5.91
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6.29
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3.38
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Lithuania
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0.11
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0.04
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0.72
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1.40
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1.76
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2.23
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2.75
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2.59
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3.70
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3.39
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4.58
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3.62
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2.24
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Luxembourg
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0.83
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0.64
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2.47
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3.04
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3.27
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3.27
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3.57
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4.58
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4.22
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4.59
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5.21
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5.65
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3.45
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Malta
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0.46
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0.07
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0.32
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0.70
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0.25
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0.45
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0.93
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1.49
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1.93
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1.93
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2.39
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2.11
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1.09
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Netherlands
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0.40
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0.04
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0.37
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0.32
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0.14
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0.18
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0.61
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0.40
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0.91
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0.47
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1.10
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3.66
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0.72
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Poland
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0.51
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1.34
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1.97
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2.72
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2.89
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3.06
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3.09
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3.40
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4.21
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5.01
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5.06
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6.67
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3.33
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Portugal
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0.37
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0.12
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0.04
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0.17
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5.05
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5.45
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5.34
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5.18
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5.46
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4.47
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4.39
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4.23
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3.36
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Romania
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0.51
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1.45
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2.97
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4.30
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6.11
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7.25
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8.33
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9.55
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11.11
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12.84
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14.37
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15.64
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7.87
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Slovakia
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0.48
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0.92
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1.56
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2.89
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2.60
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3.25
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4.20
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5.20
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5.03
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6.22
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7.28
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7.68
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3.94
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Slovenia
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0.95
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0.67
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0.28
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0.52
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0.48
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0.09
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1.97
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2.00
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1.44
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3.95
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5.50
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3.75
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1.80
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Spain
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0.32
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0.20
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0.11
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0.07
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0.50
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0.41
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0.57
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0.80
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0.81
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1.18
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1.05
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1.05
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0.59
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Sweden
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0.45
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1.54
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2.23
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2.92
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3.16
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2.52
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4.01
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4.36
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3.95
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4.24
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5.33
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6.08
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3.40
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Average
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0.42
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0.66
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0.91
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1.30
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1.70
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1.93
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2.31
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2.78
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3.25
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3.63
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4.30
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4.77
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2.33
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March, 2024
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