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We have revised the sentence “Housing costs were primarily influenced by the rise in the prices of electricity (6.1%), natural gas through networks (44.5%), mixed municipal waste collection (56.6%) and wood fuel (10.6%)”. The term “refuse collection” was replaced with the term “mixed municipal waste collection”. Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that the increase in prices had been slower for several months but was faster again in September. “Year on year, the index rise was influenced the most by the higher costs of housing and transport

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. Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that the year-on-year increase in prices has not been this low since spring 2021, when the economy was recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. “Compared with August 2025, the index was primarily influenced by the increase in housing-related and transport costs

Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that, in the summer months, the year-on-year increase in prices was the lowest of the last five years, but prices have shown faster year-on-year growth in September and October. “The rise in the consumer price index in October was influenced the most by the higher costs of transport and housing,” said Veski. Compared with October 2025, transport prices were driven up by the 38.2% more expensive petrol and 59.7% more expensive diesel fuel. These prices have increased due to the ongoing armed conflict in the

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 (Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices ). “According to the preliminary data, the biggest impact on the July index came from higher housing costs as well as accommodation and food services,” commented Mark Herman Ilumets, an analyst in consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia. The consumer price index data for July will be published by

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

Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that the year-on-year increase in prices has been very small in the last three months – the last time that prices rose so little was in spring 2021. “Although housing and transport costs have increased compared with August last year, the index was driven down by the decrease in the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages,” explained Veski. Housing costs were influenced by the rise in the prices of refuse collection (53.6%), wood fuel (10%) and electricity (3.7%) compared with August last year. Fuels were

Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, explained that the year-on-year comparison again shows a relatively small rise in prices. “The last time the annual price increase was this small was in April 2021. Although the prices of housing, transport, and alcohol and tobacco have gone up over the year, the rise in the index is being held back by the cheaper prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages,” added Veski. Housing-related prices were affected mainly by the price list changes that took effect in July. Due to the waste reform, the price of waste

Compared with May 2025, the rise in the consumer price index was influenced the most by the 10.4% increase in transport costs and the 5.4% higher housing-related costs. “Prices in transport were mainly driven up by petrol and diesel fuel prices which rose by 14.3% and 32.3%, respectively. The increase in housing costs was primarily due to 9.4% more expensive electricity and the 19.5% increase in the cost of natural gas. The index rise was slowed down by the prices of clothing and footwear which fell by 3.9% in May year on year,” said Mark Herman Ilumets, consumer price statistics analyst at

Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that the 0.5% month-on-month decrease in the consumer price index is not unusual – there were several similar decreases last year, most recently in December. “However, the year-on-year increase in June was 2.3%, which is the smallest rate since April 2021. To an extent, this can be explained by the high index value in June 2025. But a more significant factor has been the decrease in prices in more than half of the commodity groups, including food and non-alcoholic beverages which has the biggest weight in

“Due to the armed conflicts in the Middle East, the prices of diesel fuel and petrol continued to rise rapidly, which had a significant impact on the consumer price index for April,” said Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia. Compared with April 2025, the rise in the consumer price index was influenced the most by the 9.2% increase in transport costs and 3.7% higher housing-related costs. “Prices in transport were mainly driven up by the rise in diesel fuel and petrol prices – up by 39.1% and 10.3%, respectively. The increase in housing costs was due