Estonia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.4% YoY in April, driven largely by higher fuel, housing and food costs, according to Statistics Estonia.
Goods were 3.8% and services 2.8% more expensive on year in April, while the CPI rose by 0.8% from March.
Lauri Veski, consumer price statistics service manager at the agency, said rising fuel prices linked to conflicts in the Middle East had a major impact on the April CPI.
Transport costs climbed 9.2% from April 2025, led by a 39.1% jump in diesel prices and a 10.3% increase in gasoline prices.
Housing costs rose by 3.7%, with electricity prices up by 4.8% and water supply costs rising by 16.3%.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages, meanwhile, were 2.6% more expensive than a year ago. Prices rose by 11.8% for eggs, by 10% for coffee and by 11.5% for chocolate, while vegetables cost 8.2% more.
Alcohol prices increased by 5% and tobacco prices jumped by 16%, which, according to Veski, “can partially be explained by excise duty rates, whereas tobacco excise duty has been raised twice over the last year.”
Some prices fell over the year, including clothing and footwear, which were down by 4.3%, while butter prices dropped by 24.5%.
Compared with March, the sharpest monthly increases came from fuel prices, with diesel up by 10.4% and gasoline up by 4.3%. Electricity prices, meanwhile, fell by 1.9%. (ERR)