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In October, the annual inflation in Estonia made 3.8%
Compared to October 2016, goods were 4.8% and services
2.0% more expensive. Regulated prices of goods and services have risen by 6.6%
and non-regulated prices by 3.0% compared to October of the previous year.
Compared to October 2016, the consumer price index was
affected the most by 7.9% more expensive food and non-alcoholic beverages,
which contributed nearly a half of the total increase of the index. More than a
fourth of the latter was contributed by 13.3% more expensive milk, dairy
products and eggs, a fifth by 17.6% more expensive vegetables and a tenth by
11.3% more expensive fruit. 14.8% more expensive alcoholic beverages accounted
for a fifth of the total increase of the index, of which 60% was contributed by
26% more expensive beer. The price increase of motor fuel also had a greater
impact on the index. Petrol was 7.5% and diesel fuel 9% more expensive than in
October 2016. Of food products, the biggest price increases were seen for
butter (59%), potatoes (33%) and fresh vegetables (24%).
In October, compared to September, the consumer price
index was affected the most by 3.5% less expensive electricity that reached
homes. A greater impact on the monthly change of the index was also made by the
establishing of a ceiling for covering the food costs of children in municipal
preschool institutions in Tallinn, which covers the majority of the food costs
and made preschool services for the citizens of Tallinn less expensive. Plane
tickets purchased for October were 13% less expensive than tickets bought for
September. Fresh vegetables were 12.5% more expensive than a month ago.
Change of the consumer price index by commodity groups, October 2017 |
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Commodity
group |
October
2016 – |
September
2017 – |
TOTAL |
3.8 |
-0.2 |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
7.9 |
0.4 |
Alcoholic
beverages and tobacco |
12.1 |
0.5 |
Clothing
and footwear |
2.7 |
1.3 |
Housing |
2.2 |
-0.9 |
Household
goods |
0.9 |
0.0 |
Health |
0.4 |
0.7 |
Transport |
2.5 |
-0.8 |
Communications |
-5.5 |
-0.1 |
Recreation
and culture |
1.3 |
-0.1 |
Education |
-4.9 |
-10.0 |
Hotels,
cafés and restaurants |
6.2 |
-1.3 |
Miscellaneous
goods and services |
3.2 |
-0.4 |
Statistics
Estonia publishes the consumer price index on the 5th working day of each
month, after the end of the reporting period. For the statistical activity
“Consumer price index”, the main representative of public interest is the
Ministry of Finance, commissioned by whom Statistics Estonia collects and
analyses the data necessary for conducting the statistical activity.