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Estonia: In September, food and clothing had the greatest impact on the consumer price index

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Compared to September 2018, goods were 1.4% and services 3.5% more expensive. Regulated prices of goods and services fell by 0.6% and non-regulated prices rose by 2.9%.
Compared to September 2018, the consumer price index was affected the most by the price increase of food and non-alcoholic beverages. The biggest impact on the latter came from 13% more expensive vegetables and 5.4% more expensive flour products. Alcoholic beverages were 6.8% cheaper, diesel fuel 0.4% more expensive and petrol 0.7% cheaper. Of food products, the biggest price increases were seen for potatoes (17%), fresh vegetables (16%) and rice (16%), while the prices of fresh fish dropped the most (16%).
Compared to August, the consumer price index was affected the most by the end of seasonal sales of clothing and footwear. A more substantial impact on the index change came also from 1.5% cheaper motor fuel and 8% cheaper vegetables.
Commodity group | September 2018 – September 2019, % | August 2019 – September 2019, % |
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TOTAL | 2.2 | -0.2 |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 3.2 | -0.7 |
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco | -2.5 | -0.1 |
Clothing and footwear | 1.8 | 7.4 |
Housing | 1.1 | -0.9 |
Household goods | 1.7 | 0.0 |
Health | 3.0 | -0.1 |
Transport | 0.7 | -1.3 |
Communications | -1.7 | 0.0 |
Recreation and culture | 6.9 | 0.0 |
Education | 4.4 | 1.5 |
Hotels. cafés and restaurants | 4.3 | -0.7 |
Miscellaneous goods and services | 2.8 | -0.2 |