In February, the consumer price index was again influenced the most by rising food prices
According to Statistics Estonia, in February, the consumer price index increased by 0.6% compared with January and by 17.6% compared with February 2022. Goods were 17.2% and services 18.5% more expensive than in February last year.
Viktoria Trasanov, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with February 2022, the consumer price index was influenced the most by price increases of food and non-alcoholic beverages, which accounted for a third of the total rise. Among food products, the biggest increases occurred in the prices of sugar (104.2%), flour and cereals (49.7%), sauces (48.9%), and eggs (44.8%). Housing-related price changes accounted for a quarter of the total increase. Solid fuels were 66.7%, electricity that reached homes 63.8%, heat energy 36.2% and gas 11.8% more expensive. Transport contributed less than a tenth of the rise in the index. Petrol was 4.5% and diesel fuel 14.3% more expensive.
Compared with January, the consumer price index in February was, on the one hand, influenced the most by the rising prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages – two fifths of this increase were due to the 16.5% higher prices of fresh vegetables – and, on the other hand, by 20.1% cheaper gas, 6.6% cheaper solid fuels and 1.8% cheaper rents.
|
Commodity group |
February 2022 – |
January 2023 – |
|
TOTAL |
17.6 |
0.6 |
|
Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
25.2 |
1.9 |
|
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco |
7.8 |
0.8 |
|
Clothing and footwear |
12.3 |
1.3 |
|
Housing |
32.4 |
−2.3 |
|
Household goods |
16.5 |
0.4 |
|
Health |
8.8 |
1.0 |
|
Transport |
8.9 |
0.5 |
|
Communications |
5.4 |
0.0 |
|
Recreation and leisure |
14.4 |
1.8 |
|
Education |
9.0 |
0.6 |
|
Hotels, cafés and restaurants |
16.7 |
1.9 |
|
Miscellaneous goods and services |
16.0 |
1.0 |
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