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The construction price index expresses the change in construction expenditures taking into consideration the price changes of three basic inputs: labour force, building machines, and building materials. The calculation of the construction price index covers four groups of buildings: detached houses, blocks of flats, industrial buildings, and office buildings. The repair and reconstruction work price index covers office buildings. Ülo Paulus, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the increase in the construction price index in the first quarter, compared with the previous quarter

The total production value of Estonian construction enterprises in 2025 was 4 billion euros, including 2.5 billion euros’ worth of building construction and 1.5 billion euros’ worth of civil engineering. Compared with 2024, the volume of building construction fell by 1% and the volume of civil engineering works (roads, bridges, port facilities, pipelines, communication and electricity lines, sports fields, etc.) was down by 2%. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that construction volume decreased for the fourth year in a row. “The trend was positive at the beginning

The construction price index expresses the change in construction expenditures taking into consideration the price changes of three basic inputs: labour force, building machines, and building materials. The calculation of the construction price index covers four groups of buildings: detached houses, blocks of flats, industrial buildings, and office buildings. The repair and reconstruction work price index covers office buildings. Ülo Paulus, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the 4.4% increase in material prices, which was due to imported raw materials, was the biggest

The construction price index expresses the change in construction expenditures taking into consideration the price changes of three basic inputs: labour force, building machines, and building materials. The calculation of the construction price index covers four groups of buildings: detached houses, blocks of flats, industrial buildings, and office buildings. The repair and reconstruction work price index covers office buildings. Ülo Paulus, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the increase in the construction price index in 2025, compared with the average of 2024, was primarily

The construction price index expresses the change in construction expenditures at the level of direct costs on the construction site, which are divided into three basic groups: labour force, building machines, and building materials. The calculation of the construction price index covers four groups of buildings: detached houses, blocks of flats, industrial buildings, and office buildings. The repair and reconstruction work price index covers office buildings. Ülo Paulus, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, pointed out that, both year on year and compared with the previous quarter, the rise

In September, the confidence indicator was still the highest in retail trade (+21.1, up from +15.7 in August). Compared with August, there was a significant deterioration in enterprises’ assessment of their sales in the last three months, although enterprises were more optimistic about expected sales in the next three months. There was also a slight improvement in assessments of the volume of stock. In the services sector, the confidence indicator was +1.2 in September (+7.4 in August), and enterprises had a more negative view of expected demand in the next three months. Confidence also

In the first quarter, the total production value of Estonian construction enterprises was €752 million, including €546 million worth of building construction and €206 million worth of civil engineering. Compared with the first quarter of last year, the volume of building construction was up by 10%, whereas the volume of civil engineering works (roads, bridges, port facilities, pipelines, communication and electricity lines, sports fields, etc.) was down by 6%. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the domestic construction market was mainly affected by the increased

In the first quarter, the total production value of Estonian construction enterprises was 799 million euros, including 603 million euros’ worth of building construction and 196 million euros’ worth of civil engineering. Compared with the first quarter of last year, the volume of building construction grew by 8% and the volume of civil engineering works (roads, bridges, port facilities, pipelines, communication and electricity lines, sports fields, etc.) fell by 7%. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the 5% increase in construction volume on the domestic market in

In July, the enterprises’ confidence indicator remained the highest in trade (+10.5), although compared with June, trade enterprises have become more cautious in forecasting sales for the next three months. The indicator was +6.5 in the services sector and +0.3 in the industry sector. The confidence indicator remained the lowest in the construction sector (-14.6). As in the previous month, construction enterprises consider insufficient demand to be the main factor limiting construction activity. In addition, compared with June, there has been an increase in the share of enterprises which