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According to Statistics Estonia, in February, the consumer price index rose by 0.9% compared to January and by 0.6% compared to February 2020. Goods were 0.6% cheaper and services 2.7% more expensive than in February last year.

Viktoria Trasanov, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared to February 2020, the consumer price index was affected the most by 26.7% more expensive electricity that reached homes and by cheaper motor fuel. “Diesel fuel was 12.8% and petrol 4% cheaper. Among food products, the biggest increase occurred in the prices of baby food (11.6%) and flour mixes (9.1%), while the biggest decrease was recorded in the prices of fresh fish (26.5%), potatoes (19.5%) and olive oil (9.3%),” explained Trasanov.

Compared to January, the consumer price index was affected the most by the rising prices of motor fuel. In February, the price of diesel fuel rose by 6.4% and the price of petrol by 3.1% compared to the previous month. Food products also had a bigger impact, as dairy products were 2.1% and fresh vegetables 5.1% more expensive.

Change of the consumer price index by commodity groups, February 2021

Commodity group February 2020 –
February 2021, %
January 2021 –

February 2021, %

TOTAL 0.6 0.9
Food and non-alcoholic beverages -0.7 0.9
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 1.3 0.8
Clothing and footwear -1.9 0.8
Housing 3.7 0.7
Household goods 0.5 -0.9
Health 3.3 0.5
Transport -1.1 2.8
Communications -1.9 -0.2
Recreation and culture 2.9 1.5
Education 1.1 0.0
Hotels, cafés and restaurants -1.2 0.1
Miscellaneous goods and services 1.5 0.3