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Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that the year-on-year increase in prices has been very small in the last three months – the last time that prices rose so little was in spring 2021. “Although housing and transport costs have increased compared with August last year, the index was driven down by the decrease in the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages,” explained Veski. Housing costs were influenced by the rise in the prices of refuse collection (53.6%), wood fuel (10%) and electricity (3.7%) compared with August last year. Fuels were

Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, pointed out that the turnover volume of retail trade enterprises, which declined in August , returned to growth in September. “The increase in retail trade volume was mainly driven by enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and also by stores selling manufactured goods. The turnover volume of grocery stores, however, continued to decline in September, falling by 5% compared with September 2024,” Pihlak explained. The volume of turnover in enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel rose by 22% in September

Compared with May 2025, the rise in the consumer price index was influenced the most by the 10.4% increase in transport costs and the 5.4% higher housing-related costs. “Prices in transport were mainly driven up by petrol and diesel fuel prices which rose by 14.3% and 32.3%, respectively. The increase in housing costs was primarily due to 9.4% more expensive electricity and the 19.5% increase in the cost of natural gas. The index rise was slowed down by the prices of clothing and footwear which fell by 3.9% in May year on year,” said Mark Herman Ilumets, consumer price statistics analyst at

Piret Pukk, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that nearly 1.95 million foreign and 1.74 million domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia in 2025. “Compared with 2024, there were 5% more foreign tourists and 1% fewer domestic tourists,” she added. “When we compare tourist numbers with those in the pre-pandemic record year 2019, the number of accommodated domestic tourists was 13% higher last year, while the number of foreign tourists was 13% lower,” noted Pukk. In 2025, the biggest numbers of accommodated foreign tourists arrived from Finland, Latvia and Germany. “In the case of

Germo Valgenberg, leading analyst in the producer price statistics team at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with June 2024, the producer price index was most affected by price decreases in electricity production and in the manufacture of fuel oils. “Higher prices in the manufacture of wood and wood products and food products had the opposite effect on the index. Producer prices increased by 1.3% in manufacturing as a whole, and the rise in the manufacture of food products continued, increasing by 5.7% year on year,” Valgenberg added. Compared with May, the producer price index in June

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, there were 25 full-length films produced in Estonia, including 12 feature films, 12 documentaries and one animation.

More than 185,100 foreign and 135,100 domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia in May. Piret Pukk, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the number of nights spent also increased compared with May 2025. “There were about 583,600 overnight stays in accommodation establishments in May – this is 6% more than in May last year,” explained Pukk. Foreign tourists stayed for over 362,100 nights and domestic tourists for nearly 221,500 nights. The number of nights spent by foreign tourists was up by 10% and the number of nights spent by domestic tourists did not change year on year. In

240,700 foreign and 218,500 domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia in August. Foreign tourists accounted for a slightly bigger share (52%) than domestic tourists (48%). Helga Laurmaa, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the number of foreign tourists has grown in most months this year. “Compared with August last year, there were 4% more foreign tourists accommodated but their number was still a little below the pre-pandemic level,” she noted. “While the number of domestic tourists showed a slight decline, domestic tourism has recovered well, as indicated by the number of

Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the rise in the volume of retail trade turnover in October was mainly driven by enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and stores selling manufactured goods. “The decline in the turnover volume of grocery stores slowed in October, falling by 3% compared with October 2024. The drop in their volume of turnover was influenced by the rise in food prices,” Pihlak added. The turnover volume of enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel increased by 25% compared with October last year. The rise in

Germo Valgenberg, leading analyst in the producer price statistics team at Statistics Estonia, said that, year on year, the producer price index rose for the third month in a row. “The rise in November was slightly bigger than in October and September,” he noted. “Compared with November 2024, the index was most affected by price increases in electricity and heat energy production and in the manufacture of wood and wood products, peat products and crushed stone,” said Valgenberg. Falling prices in the manufacture of fuel oils, textiles and basic metals had the opposite effect on the index