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Eveli Šokman, team lead of producer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, noted that, compared with January 2024, the producer price index was most affected by price increases in the manufacture of wood and wood products, repair of machinery and equipment, and mining and quarrying. ”Falling prices in electricity and heat energy production and in the manufacture of paper and paper products and fabricated metal products had the opposite effect on the index. Producer prices increased by 2.4% in manufacturing as a whole and by 0.8% in the manufacture of food products,” Šokman added. Compared

Instead of the 2024 weights, the 2023 weights were included in the table. Corrections are marked in red. Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that exchange prices of electricity, motor vehicle tax and food products had the biggest impact on the consumer price index in February year on year. “Compared with February 2024, prices have increased across almost all categories of goods and services. Clothing and footwear are the only exception, as their prices were down by 1.3% year on year,” noted Veski. Compared with January 2025, the index for February

Märt Umbleja, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the dwelling price index, which increased rapidly in 2021 and 2022, has continued to rise in the last three years but at a more modest rate ranging from 5.2% to 6.1%. “The increase in 2025, calculated as the average of four quarters, was 5.9% for house prices and 5% for the prices of apartments. Last year, apartment prices were up by 5% in Tallinn, by 4.1% in areas bordering Tallinn and in Tartu and Pärnu cities, and by 6.9% elsewhere in Estonia,” added Umbleja. The total value of transactions in 2025 increased year on year, both

Hendrik Pungar, data scientist at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with the first quarter, apartment prices were up by 3.2% and the prices of houses by 4.3% in the second quarter. “The prices of new apartments fell slightly in Tartu and Pärnu cities and in areas bordering Tallinn and rose a little in Tallinn and elsewhere in Estonia. In the case of houses, prices increased for both newly built and existing houses,” noted Pungar. Compared with the second quarter of 2025, apartment prices were up by 5.3% and the prices of houses by 6.8%. “The year-on-year change in apartment prices was

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. “According to initial estimates, the decline in the HICP in November was influenced by cheaper holiday trips, airline tickets, and hotel accommodation,” stated Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia. The consumer price index data for November will be published by Statistics Estonia on Friday, 5 December . The