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Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with October 2023, the consumer price index was affected the most by price changes related to food and non-alcoholic beverages, recreation, and phone services. “Among food products, the higher prices of non-alcoholic beverages (+20.4%), fruits (+12.4%) and vegetables (+5.5%) drove up the index the most compared with October last year. Sugar was 23.3% and fish and fish preparations 4.6% cheaper,” added Veski. In October, petrol was 11.3% and diesel fuel 12.9% cheaper than in October 2023. Electricity

The consumer price index uses weights reflecting the average expenditure structure of Estonian residents, while the harmonised index of consumer prices also takes into account the expenditures of tourists and is comparable to the international HICP. ”The price fall in September compared with August is mainly due to lower prices for food, non-alcoholic beverages and fuel,” stated Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia. The consumer price index data for September will be published by Statistics Estonia on 7 October , together with an explanatory briefing . The

Eveli Šokman, team lead of producer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with March 2024, the producer price index was most affected by price increases in the manufacture of wood and wood products, in electricity production, and in the manufacture of food products. “Falling prices in the manufacture of fuel oils, paper and paper products, and furniture had the opposite effect on the index. Producer prices increased by 1.9% in manufacturing as a whole and by 2.7% in the manufacture of food products,” Šokman added. Compared with February, the producer price index in March