base 100 UE

English translation: 100 = EU average

10:23 Dec 3, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general) / Retail store development
French term or phrase: base 100 UE
I have looked this up in Proz and there are some entries, but I am still not sure I understand exactly how this should be translated in my own document. It is referring to standard (or possibly it really means cost) of living and is index used by the EU to rate particular countries. That I have understood. I have googled it in various ways too, but still don't really know how best to translate it. It is for a presentation by a retail business planning to open new stores in various countries in 2013.

Niveau de vie
127 (base 100 UE)

It is talking about Sweden, by the way.

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.
French2English
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:55
English translation:100 = EU average
Explanation:
when giving the value of an index 100 is always the base value; specifying that it's the base is unnecessary - it's as much useless to people who do know as to those who don't know what a base value of an index is.
If the EU is mentioned it can only mean the average value (here of the standard of living) for the whole of EU.


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Niveau de vie
127 (base 100 UE)
=
Standard of living
127 (100 = EU average)
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Daryo
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2100 = EU average
Daryo
4 +1base 100 EU
FoundInTrans
4127 out of a base (i.e. based on the average for EU of 100
Josephine Cassar
4as compared to an average 100 figure for the EU as a whole
Peter LEGUIE


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
127 out of a base (i.e. based on the average for EU of 100


Explanation:
standard of living can include cost of living but not necessarily only that but if people can cope with it too

Josephine Cassar
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neutral  FoundInTrans: sorry to negate but the 100 is more likely to be the cost of living where the supermarket is relocating from, so Sweden is 37% more expensive for example.
33 mins

neutral  Daryo: it's the right idea, but it's usually formulated in a different way
6 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
base 100 EU


Explanation:
Check the link which explains everything about the EU cost of living index from base city (starting point) to desination.

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Note added at 56 mins (2012-12-03 11:20:32 GMT)
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or perhaps equally EU base 100

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-12-03 12:03:02 GMT)
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To clear up developing confusion here the 100 is the cost of living from the relocation start point, if 137 is the destination COL index then that means that the location within Sweden is 37% more expensive.


    Reference: http://help.worldwidecostofliving.com/AbouttheEIUWorldwideCo...
FoundInTrans
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agree  Victoria Britten: I'd go for EU base 100
3 hrs
  -> agreed thanks Victoria

neutral  Daryo: 100 is the average standard of living for the whole of EU
6 hrs
  -> is it ? where ?
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
100 = EU average


Explanation:
when giving the value of an index 100 is always the base value; specifying that it's the base is unnecessary - it's as much useless to people who do know as to those who don't know what a base value of an index is.
If the EU is mentioned it can only mean the average value (here of the standard of living) for the whole of EU.


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Note added at 7 hrs (2012-12-03 17:42:18 GMT)
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Niveau de vie
127 (base 100 UE)
=
Standard of living
127 (100 = EU average)

Daryo
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
26 mins
  -> Thanks!

neutral  Josephine Cassar: That is the explanation Daryo, as I said, not the translation
53 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Wolf Draeger
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!

neutral  FoundInTrans: this is not the way world COL works, please supply evidence that 100 is the EU average
6 hrs
  -> It's basic statistics // like binary, hexadecimal and decimal numbers - there's no "evidence" one way or another - it's simply the basics
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
as compared to an average 100 figure for the EU as a whole


Explanation:
"Niveau de vie" is obviously the "standard of living", whatever prices are.
I am sorry that I could not provide a more concise answer, but I wanted to get everything in.

Peter LEGUIE
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: all correct, but normally it’s not necessary to expand it; this kind of texts is usually meant for people who understand perfectly the abbreviated form, as presented in the ST.
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