According to the Department of Statistics, in 2024 the Consumer Price Index increased by 3.5 percent compared to the average index in 2023 year . Most of all the consumer index was affected by changes in prices related to food and soft alcoholic beverages.According to the leader of the ConsumerPrices Group Statistics Department Statistics Lauri Veski, in 2024 the consumerPrices index was most affected by the increase in prices, related to food and non-alcoholic beverages, which together accounted for 23.7% of the total increase in the index. For the year food and non-alcoholic beverages have risen by 3.2%. “Of food food more than all olive oil (44%), and also juices and syrups (36.7%). At some significant increase in prices of chocolate (14.5%). At the same time the price of sugar (18%) and fresh vegetables (11.6%) decreased significantly. “Gasoline has become cheaper by 2.7%, and diesel fuel – by 4.4%,” – said Weski. In December
2024 year the consumer price index increased compared with November 2024 year by 0,1%, and by compared with December 2023 year – by 3.9%. Goods in December increased in price in a yearly comparison by 3.2%, and services – by 5.1%. Weski
noted, that compared with December 2023 in December 2024 of the consumer price index was also affected by the change in the price of food and soft alcoholic beverages. “Among food food most of all – by 68.1 percent – the price of juices and syrups, especially orange juice has risen. Chocolate increased in price by 36%, frozen fruits and berries – by 35.7%, olive oil – by 23.9%. Temporarily the priced gasoline and gasoline have increased in price in the time.and diesel fuel by December reached the same level of
prices as the year before, Weski said. Compared with November in December 2024 of the consumer price index was most affected by the increase in transportation costs – the price of gasoline increased by 3,2%, and diesel fuel – by 5%. Also more significant impact was the increase in
the cost of international flights and holidays, which significantly
varies from month to month. See also the calculator of the consumer index prices and the prices section. The main representative of public
interest in the statistical work “Consumer Price Index” is the
MinistryofFinance,whichiscommissionedtocollectandanalyzedata.Moredetaileddataarepublishedin theStatisticalDatabase.