In Q1 2023, GDP contracted 3.2% y/y (non-adjusted) and 0.6% q/q (swda) in real terms. GDP contraction met our expectations. In nominal terms, Estonian economy expanded 9.3%, above the long-term average. Estonian economy has contracted five quarters in a row…
Eelmise finantskriisi ja pandeemiakriisi vahele jäänud perioodil suurenes Eesti perede jõukus märkimisväärselt Varalise ebavõrdsuse tase on Eestis euroala riikide võrdluses üks kõrgemaid Noored pered tegelevad enam pikaajalise finantsplaneerimisega Teisest penisonisambast lahkusid eelkõige väheste säästude, rohkete tarbimislaenude ja krediidipiirangutega isikud Eesti…
In Q4 2022, GDP contracted 4.1% y/y (non-adjusted) and 1.6% q/q (swda) in real terms. Quarter-on-quarter GDP fell throughout 2022. In 2022, GDP fell 1.3% in real terms, but expanded 15.1% in nominal terms – the fastest result of the…
In January, annual inflation accelerated somewhat due to less generous energy support package from the government compared to one year ago and because of a larger share of the housing component in the consumer basket this year after the yearly…
In Estonia, GDP fell more than expected in the third quarter. GDP declined by 1.8% over the previous quarter and 2.3% over the year. In nominal terms, GDP increased notably, by 13.9% in a year, marking very high price increases.…
The average gross wage growth reached 8.1% in the third quarter, over the year. The average wage rose by more than ten percent in public administration, manufacturing, and agriculture. Wage growth was modest in sectors that saw a larger jump…
Comments from Fund Manager Viljar Arakas The three quarters of this year has been financially the best period in the fund’s history. Rental income increased by 13%. Both, acquisition of new objects but equally importantly increasing rental income from existing…
Annual inflation decelerated slightly in September as electricity prices declined. In September, prices rose by 23.7%, over the year, and 0.3%, over the month. Around half of the annual change in prices came directly from higher energy prices, especially electricity…
Card spending shows that people are slow in adjusting their spending habits despite collapsing purchasing power Card turnover, adjusted for inflation, has started limping in recent months People keep spending considerably more than last year or before the pandemic and…
GDP expanded only 0.6% y/y (non-adjusted), but contracted 1.3% q/q (swda) in Q2, in real terms GDP nominal growth was still strong at 17.8% y/y. The largest positive contribution to the GDP growth came from ICT sector and professional services,…
Inflation has so far proven to be both higher and more persistent than previously expected, and central banks were late in taking away the punch bowl. Households around the globe are holding back on consumption as the cost-of-living shock hits…
In the second quarter, the situation in the labor market was still good in Estonia. Employment was high and unemployment low. According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter, the unemployment rate was 5.8% and the number of the employed…
In June, consumer prices rose by 21.9% year-on-year and by 2.7% month-on-month. The price increase accelerated again in annual and monthly terms. Energy accounted for around 60% of the total increase in prices. The price of electricity has doubled, and…
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…
