LABOUR MARKET REVIEW. Uncertainty in the economy is passing through to the labour market as well
Orsolya Soosaar, Lauri Matsulevits and Katri Urke, Economists at Eesti Pank The Estonian labour...

Higher electricity prices drove consumer price inflation up in February
Data from Statistics Estonia show that consumer prices were up over the year by 5.3% in February....

Consumer prices were driven upwards most last year by taxes and by services and food
Inflation for the whole of 2024 was 3.5%, of which 1.6% came from the rise in consumption taxes....

LABOUR MARKET REVIEW. Improvement in the labour market requires growth in the economy
Orsolya Soosaar and Lauri Matsulevits, Economists at Eesti Pank The second quarter of 2024 saw a...

Lower energy prices helped restrain inflation in April
Data from Statistics Estonia put yearly consumer price inflation in April at 2.8%. Inflation in...

LABOUR MARKET REVIEW. More jobs have been preserved than during earlier crises
Orsolya Soosaar, Katri Urke, Lauri Matsulevitš and Kaspar Oja The impact of the enduring...

LABOUR MARKET REVIEW. Jobs have been preserved so far as better times are expected
Orsolya Soosaar, Katri Urke and Lauri Matsulevitš Economists at Eesti Pank The sharp rise in...

Energy contributed a half of the inflation in June
Consumer prices rose 21.9% in June over the year, energy contributing a half of the total inflation...

The Estonian labour market was in a strong position at the start of this year
The Estonian labour market recovered strongly from the Covid-19 crisis in the second half of 2021...

LABOUR MARKET REVIEW. Companies are again having difficulties in finding qualified labour
Orsolya Soosaar, Lauri Matsulevitš Economists at Eesti Pank The Estonian economy grew strongly...

Energy prices pushed inflation up across Europe
Supply-side factors continue to drive inflation upwards as energy prices pushed yearly inflation to...

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...

The new wave of the virus is slowing the recovery in the labour market
Orsolya Soosaar, Katri Urke, Lauri Matsulevitš, Kaspar Oja Economists at Eesti Pank The...