Consumer prices increased by 20.0%, over the year, and 1.9%, over the month, in Estonia. Prices were lifted by more expensive energy and food. Energy accounted for two-thirds of the increase in the cost of the average consumption basket. Electricity…
Retreating pandemic risks and looser virus curbs have made shopping and services consumption more accessible and more enjoyable in the Baltics. According to the Google mobility data, the flow of people in retail stores and recreation places was notably larger…
Consumer prices rose more than expected in April. Prices grew by 18.8% year-on-year and 3.6% month-on-month. Inflation accelerated due to the end of government’s energy subsidies on electricity, gas, and central heating in March. Ukrainian refugees lifted rental prices, which…
Prices rose by 15.2% year-on-year and 2.7% month-on-month in March. Prices were lifted by more expensive energy and food. Inflation was previously as rapid in the 1990s, during the first years of Estonia’s re-independence. Food prices rose by 13.8%, in…
In February consumer prices rose by 12.0%, year-on-year, and 1.5%, month-on-month. Prices were lifted mainly by energy and food, although the increase in consumer prices is becoming more widespread, as rising production costs and supply disruptions are affecting a large…
Prices increased by 12.2%, over the year, in December. Inflation reached 12% last time in the 1990s. More than half of the price increase came from higher energy prices, mainly electricity. The rise in consumer prices is expected to accelerate…
Annual inflation reached 8.8% in November. The prices of energy and food contributed the most. Price growth is likely to accelerate further in December. The rise in prices is expected to decelerate next spring. Inflation picked up as expected. Inflation…
GDP expanded 8.6% y/y and 0.7% q/q (swda) in 3Q – the growth met our expectations. GDP has increased 8.5% y/y in the first three quarters of 2021. In 3Q, more than half of the GDP growth came from four…
In October, consumer prices increased by 7.0%, over the year, in Estonia. Around half of the increase in prices came from more expensive energy. Wages and pensions have risen as much as prices so far. Higher prices have not yet…
In September, consumer prices increased by 6.6%, over the year. 60% of the increase in prices came from energy products, especially more expensive electricity and motor fuels. Wages and pensions have risen at least as much as prices. Higher prices…
GDP expanded 12.9% yoy and 4.3% qoq (SWDA) in 2Q Economic output exceeded pre-pandemic peak by 6.7% in real terms In Estonia, GDP grew 8.5% in the first half of 2021. The growth was among the fastest in the EU.…
The economic recovery over the past year has been impressive. In many countries, economic output was already back at pre-crisis levels this summer. Stronger-than-expected development during the second quarter has caused us to revise up the growth outlook for the…
Economy grew by 5.4% annually (non-adjusted) and 4.8% quarterly (seasonally and working day adjusted) in Q1. The result exceeded our expectations and was the strongest among European countries (according to the numbers published so far). The restrictions continued to affect…
In 2020, Estonian GDP fell by 2.9% in real terms and 3.4% in nominal terms. The result was close to our expectations – our forecast, published in January, was -2.7%. In addition, GDP results for the first three quarters were…
MANAGEMENT REPORT Chairman’s summary 2020 has been quite a turbulent year. It will be remembered for the start of the new virus SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 pandemic spread. Many economic sectors have suffered. Also, our group operations and results are affected.…
