Estonia: consumer price index down in October 2020

According to Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet), the consumer price index for October dropped by 0.5% MoM and by 1.5% YoY. Statistics Estonia analyst Viktoria Trasanov said that compared to October 2019, the consumer price index was affected the most by price decreases of motor fuel and plane tickets. “Diesel fuel prices dropped by 28.3% and gasoline…

Estonia: retail trade turnover up in September 2020

The turnover of retail trade enterprises in September was EUR 643 million, up by 6% YoY, with pricing being constant, according to Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet). Jaanika Tiigiste, a leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, noted that turnover in September saw a larger increase than August. “In September, turnover growth was driven mostly by stores selling manufactured…