Eveli Šokman, team lead of producer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that, year on year, the producer price index rose for the second month in a row. “The rise has been of roughly the same magnitude, standing at 0.5% in September and 0.6% in October,” noted Šokman. Compared with October last year, the index was most affected by price increases in the manufacture of wood and wood products, food, and fabricated metal products. Falling prices in the manufacture of fuel oils, paper and paper products, and electronic equipment had the opposite effect on the index. Year on year, producer