Responsible fiscal policy would help keep faster inflation in check
The latest economic forecast from Eesti Pank finds that the Estonian economy has exited the crisis...

Inflation continues to be driven by rising energy prices
Inflation in August remained at its rate of July as consumer prices were up 5% over the...

Inflation is being driven by higher global prices for raw materials and imported goods
The consumer purchase basket rose in price by 1.1% in July and was 5% more expensive than a year...

Inflation has been faster than in Estonia's neighbours largely because of rising energy prices
Prices in Estonia were up by 3.8% over the year in June based on the national CPI weights, or by...

Inflation pressure is strengthening because of the external environment
The largest part of the inflation of 3.6% over the year in May was caused by rises in motor fuels...

Rising food prices are starting to push up inflation
Yearly growth in consumer prices accelerated to 1.9% in April, with more than half the rise coming...

Inflation will remain higher until the summer
Inflation remained at its high level of recent months in March. The rise of 1.1% in consumer prices...

Expensive electricity raised inflation in February
Inflation of 0.6% in February was mainly driven by energy prices, as price rises in the rest of the...

Prices stopped falling in January after doing so for nine months
Data from Statistics Estonia show that consumer prices in January were 0.2% higher than a year...

Prices in Estonia fell by less last year than was expected in the spring
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Cheap oil continues to drive prices down
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Prices will fall until the start of the new year
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti...

Prices in Estonia have reacted flexibly to the economic crisis
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Prices continued to fall in August
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Prices will continue to decline throughout the second half of the year
Sulev Pert economist at Eesti...

Prices continued to fall in June because economic activity was weak
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Consumer prices...

It is time to move from emergency crisis aid to a long-term plan
Estonia is going through a global pandemic with wide-ranging economic consequences that will leave...

Prices fell by more in Estonia than in the euro area in May
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank The consumer...

The moderate fall in consumer prices will probably continue in the second half of the year
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank The consumer price...

Inflation was slowed in March by coronavirus
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Having risen a long way over the year, prices for tourist services could be brought down by the virus
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Inflation remained modest in January
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

The weak external environment is holding inflation down in Estonia
Natalja Viilmann Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Eesti Pank forecasts that the economy will start to lose momentum after running at full power
The Estonian economy will grow by 3.4% this year and 2.3% in 2020 Growth in the economy will...

The annual rise in consumer prices remained moderate
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Price growth is slowing down in the euro area and in Estonia
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank According to...

Moderate price growth will continue in the near future
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Consumer prices...

The cut in excise slowed inflation
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank The price level in...

The effect of lower excise on alcohol will depend on shopkeepers
Kaspar Oja Economist at Eesti Pank Consumer prices...

People and the state could look to make savings in the coming years
The Estonian economy will grow by 3.3% this year and 2.1% next. Growth in the economy will slow as...

Prices continue to rise much faster in Estonia than in the euro area as a whole
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank The consumer...

Eesti Pank held a debate in Pärnu for students to discuss inflation
Eesti Pank and the Estonian Debating Society staged a debate today in the Sütevaka Gümnaasium school...

The higher oil price has clearly passed into prices
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Statistics Estonia...

Energy prices continue to set the rate of inflation
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Inflation has been slowed by the cooling global economy
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Inflation slowed in January
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Inflation in Estonia in 2018 was the fastest in the euro area
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation remained...

The fall in competitiveness in the economy points to trouble ahead
The Estonian economy will grow by around 3.5% this year and next, and by 2020 growth will slow to...

Inflation has passed its peak
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Consumer price...

Rising prices for services have started to push prices up strongly
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Consumer prices...

Inflation is staying high this year
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Inflation was affected substantially in July by higher prices for motor fuels and electricity
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation...

The Estonian economy is moving from very good times into just good times
Growth in the economy will be around 3.5% in 2018-2019, but it will slow to 2.5% in...

Prices for motor fuels lifted CPI inflation in May
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Energy goods,...

Yearly inflation remained close to three per cent in April
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Rises in excise...

Inflation fell further in March
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation...

The yearly growth in consumer prices slowed further in February
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation...

Inflation is being held up by a rising oil price and increases in excise
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank The oil price...

Price pressures eased off in December
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank The consumer...

The Estonian economy is reaching the peak of the growth cycle
The economy is in its best position since the crisis The economy will grow more slowly in the...

Inflation was faster in November because of motor fuels and food
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation was...

Inflation will be affected in the short term by the rise in the oil price
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Higher prices...

Prices continued to rise rapidly in September
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation is...

Faster inflation is mainly due to food prices
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation is in...

Inflation was at its fastest for four years in July
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank The rise in the...

Inflation remained high in June because of rising food prices
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Estonia stands...

Economic growth will get a boost from the need to invest in increasing productivity
Growth in the economy has picked up sharply as foreign demand has increased and the problems in...

Inflation picked up a little in May
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank The immediate...

Inflation in Estonia this year is due to energy prices and rises in excise
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation...

The rise in excise will continue to affect the consumer price index in the months ahead
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Oil and...

Price rises in February were primarily due to higher prices for oil and food
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti...

Higher prices for commodities on global markets are passing into consumer prices
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Consumer price...

Inflation was at its fastest of the past three years in December
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation...

The capacity for growth in the Estonian economy has contracted
Investment has fallen for three years and this has reduced the potential for growth in the coming...

Inflation continues to rise
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank The price of...

The recovery of inflation seen in recent months continued in October
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Most of the...

Taxes raised the price level in September
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Inflation is...

Increased investment indicates that economic growth may accelerate
Eesti Pank published its review of the Estonian economy in the second quarter on...

Prices stopped falling in August after declining for more than two years
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank The rise in...

The price level in July remained unchanged
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank External...

Prices will stop falling soon
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank The price...

Cheap oil will lower the price level in the months ahead
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank he fall in...

The decline in prices in March was the smallest of the year
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Prices are...

Estonian economic growth in 2015 was the slowest of the past six years
Real household incomes and sales by companies in the domestic market have increased rapidly, but...

The price level in Estonia falls under pressure from factors from abroad
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank The main...

Prices in Estonia are at the level of three years ago
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank In contrast...

Ardo Hansson: The loss of market share for the Estonian exporting sector indicates there are problems with competitiveness
In a presentation at the annual conference of the Estonian Economic Association, Ardo Hansson,...

Energy kept prices moving downwards last year
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank 2015 was a...

Slower fall of prices was broad based in November
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank The fall in...

Service prices rose but the overall price level continues to decline
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti...

The factor affecting price levels most is still energy
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Consumer...

Falling energy prices keep consumer prices moving downwards
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

The fall in prices fastened as fuel prices declined
Sulev Pert Economist at Eesti Pank Data...

The fall in prices in June was caused by external factors
Data from Statistics Estonia show that the consumer price index was 0.1% lower in June than a year...

Deflation has ended after close to a year
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

A cheaper euro will affect inflation in the coming months
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Inflation in Estonia reflects price developments on global markets
Rasmus Kattai economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

Deflation slowed in February
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

The sharp fall in energy prices deepened deflation
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Energy prices...

The price level in Estonia fell last year
Rasmus Kattai Economist at Eesti Pank Data from...

The functioning of monetary policy
The central bank is the sole issuer of banknotes and sets the reserve requirements for the...

Importance of price stability
Price stability means avoiding prolonged periods of excessively high inflation or...