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Friday, 19.04.2024, 20:52
In May annual inflation Estonia made 3.8%
Goods were 2.9% and services 5.5% more expensive compared to May 2011.
Regulated prices of goods and services have risen by 9.6% and non-regulated prices by 1.9% compared to May of the previous year.
Compared to May 2011, the index was mainly influenced by housing expenditures which gave almost a half of the total increase. Of which in turn over 40% gave 15.6% more expensive heat energy. Motor fuel was 9.5% more expensive and gave less than a seventh of the total increase. Compared to May of the previous year, of food products, the prices of eggs have increased the most (51%) and the prices of potatoes have decreased the most (63%).
The change of the consumer price index compared to the same month of the previous year was below 4% last in December 2011, when it was 3.7%.
In May compared to April, the consumer price index was mainly influenced by the 5.2% price decrease of motor fuel, which covered smaller price increases in other commodity groups. The bigger changes occurred in the prices of cucumbers (down 46%) and Chinese cabbage (up 35%).
Change of the consumer price index by commodity groups, May 2012
Commodity group |
May 2011 – |
April 2012 – |
TOTAL |
3.8 |
-0.1 |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
1.9 |
0.3 |
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco |
6.2 |
0.4 |
Clothing and footwear |
6.3 |
1.3 |
Housing |
10.3 |
0.5 |
Household goods |
3.6 |
0.4 |
Health |
-0.8 |
-0.3 |
Transport |
3.8 |
-2.3 |
Communications |
-7.8 |
-0.1 |
Recreation and culture |
0.6 |
-0.1 |
Education |
5.9 |
0.0 |
Hotels, cafés and restaurants |
5.5 |
2.0 |
Miscellaneous goods and services |
3.6 |
-0.4 |