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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 overall price increase in October compared with September was slowed down mainly by food products, the prices of which fell for the second month in a row,” stated Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia. The consumer price index data for October will be published by Statistics

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 tourists and is comparable to the international HICP. “According to initial estimates, the harmonised index of consumer prices in May was most affected by increases in the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages,” said Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia. The consumer price index data for May will be published by Statistics Estonia on 6 June . Data on the harmonised index of

According to Statistics Estonia, in August, the consumer price index increased by 0.4% compared with July and by 3.2% compared with August 2023. Goods were 1.4% and services 6.3% more expensive than in August last year.

Germo Valgenberg, leading analyst in the producer price statistics team at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with June 2024, the producer price index was most affected by price decreases in electricity production and in the manufacture of fuel oils. “Higher prices in the manufacture of wood and wood products and food products had the opposite effect on the index. Producer prices increased by 1.3% in manufacturing as a whole, and the rise in the manufacture of food products continued, increasing by 5.7% year on year,” Valgenberg added. Compared with May, the producer price index in June