Finance

According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2026, the construction price index increased by 3.8% compared with the third quarter of 2025 and by 1% compared with the second quarter of this year. Rising wages and the higher prices of building materials had the biggest impact on the index in the third quarter.

According to Eurostat, in the second quarter of 2026, the year-on-year increase in the house price index was nearly two times faster in Latvia and almost two and a half times faster in Lithuania, compared with the increase in residential property prices in Estonia. 

According to Statistics Estonia, in September, the consumer price index increased by 0.9% compared with August and by 3.5% compared with September 2025. Goods were 3.6% and services 3.5% more expensive than in September last year.