Estonia Inflation Rate1999-2020 Data | 2021-2022 Forecast | Calendar | Historical

Consumer prices in Estonia declined 0.8% year-on-year in April 2020, reversing from a 0.9% rise in the previous month. It was the first decline in consumer prices since July 2016, as transport prices fell (-6.7% vs 0.2%), mainly due to petrol (-12.4% vs 0.2%) and diesel fuel (-8.8% -2.4%). Also, prices of housing fell more (-4.9% vs -3.0%). In addition, prices rose softer for both miscellaneous goods & services (1.1% vs 1.8%) and recreation and culture (3.9% vs 5.4%), while clothing and footwear prices were unchanged (vs 2.1 %). By contrast, prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages rose 3.1% in April, after increasing 2 3% in March, mainly due to fresh fruit (21.3% vs 19.4%). Meantime, household goods prices increased faster (1.5% vs 1.3%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.4 percent, after a 0.7 percent drop in March.

Estonia's annual inflation rate declined to a 41-month low of 0.9% in March 2020 from the previous month’s five-month high of 2.0% in February. Prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages rose 2.3% yoy in March, the least in five months, after a 4% gain in February, mainly due to fresh fruit (19.4% vs 27%). Also, prices went up softer for transport (0.2% vs 3.4%), mainly due to petrol (0.2% vs 7.7%) and diesel fuel (-2.4% 3.7%); miscellaneous goods & services (1.8% vs 2.2%); and recreation and culture (5.4% vs 6.6%). In addition, cost of housing fell more (-3.0% vs -2.9%). On the other hand, prices increased faster for both clothing and footwear (2.1% vs 1.5 %) and household goods (1.3% vs 0.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.7 percent, after a 0.5 percent rise in February.

Estonia's annual inflation rate tose to a five-month high of 2% in February 2020 from 1.6% in January. Prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages rose 4% yoy in February, the most in six months, after a 2.8% gain in January, mainly due to fresh fruit (27%), meat products (4.9%) and cereal products (4.5%). Also, additional price pressures came from clothing and footwear (1.5% vs -2.5 %), household goods (0.2% vs -0.3%), recreation and culture (6.6% vs 6.3%), transport (3.4% vs 6.6%), mainly due to petrol (7.7%) and diesel fuel (3.7%), and miscellaneous goods & services (2.2% vs 2.2%). In contrast, cost of housing fell (-2.9% vs 4.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.5 percent, the first rise in six months, after a 0.4 percent fall in January.

Estonia's annual inflation rate declined to 1.6 percent in January 2020 from 1.8 percent in the prior month. This was the lowest inflation rate since October last year, as prices rose softer for: food & non-alcoholic beverages (2.8 pct vs 2.9 pct in December 2019), mainly due to meat products (5 pct) and fresh fruit (14.9 pct). In addition, cost fell for both clothing and footwear (-2.5 pct vs 0.3 pct) and household goods (-0.3 pct vs 0.9 pct) while that of housing fell faster (-4.2 pct vs -2.4 pct). Meantime, prices went up more for: recreation and culture (6.3 pct vs 5.1 pct), and miscellaneous goods & services (2.2 pct vs 1.4 pct). Also, transport prices rose faster (6.6 pct vs 4.6 pct), mainly due to petrol (14,2 pct) and diesel fuel (12.3 pct). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.4 percent in January, the fifth straight month of decrease and the biggest decline in the current sequence of month, following a 0.3 percent drop in December.