Latvia: inflation up in April 2021

Compared to April 2020, the average level of consumer prices increased by 1.7% in April 2021. Compared to April 2020, the average level of consumer prices was mainly influenced by the increase in prices of goods and services related to transport, prices of recreational and cultural goods and services, prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages,…

Estonia: foreign trade up in March 2021

Imports rose by 20% YoY in March, while exports were just behind at a 19% growth, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. Increases in trade in electrical equipment, mineral products, timber and wood-based products and also transport-related items were the driving factors in the growth, the agency says. Evelin Puura, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said…

Ukraine: 401,000 people unemployed

Some 401,000 people in Ukraine have the status of unemployed, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. “I get data from the State Employment Service every day. As of May 6, 401,000 people had the status of unemployed. In total, during this quarantine year, according to official figures, 1 million people received the status of unemployed.…