Estonia’s GDP continued to decline by around 3% in the second quarter of 2023, according to Statistics Estonia’s flash estimate. The drop in GDP has slowed down slightly compared to previous quarters, however. Compared to the first quarter of 2023, the country’s GDP remained unchanged, according to seasonally and working-day adjusted data.
Annual inflation in Estonia stood at 6.3% in July 2023, which was down from 22.8% a year earlier, according to Statistics Estonia’s preliminary data, ERR reports. Compared to June 2023, consumer prices declined by 0.39%. In June 2023, annual inflation stood at 9.2%.
US-based credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Latvia’s sovereign credit rating at A-, which is unchanged from the previous rating in February 2023, LSM reports. At the same time, the agency revised its rating outlook from stable to positive. Fitch noted that Latvia had eliminated its dependence on Russian energy imports and reduced non-energy…
Latvia’s retail trade turnover fell by 2.3% in June 2023, compared to June 2022, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s calendar-adjusted data at constant prices, LSM reports. Retail trade of food products declined by 5.2% and non-food products by 2.9%, while retail sales of automotive fuel increased by 5.5% over a year. Retail trade turnover…
Latvia’s GDP fell by 0.9% in the second quarter of 2023, compared to the corresponding period of 2022, according to seasonally and calendar non-adjusted data, the Central Statistical Bureau’s flash estimate indicated, LSM reports. Manufacturing fell by 4.0%, while services grew by 0.6% over a year. Compared to the first quarter of 2023, the GDP…
Estonian consumers made purchases using payment cards, both home and abroad, for a total sum of around EUR 2.5bn in the second quarter of 2023, which was up 5.3% from a year earlier, according to data from the Bank of Estonia, ERR reports. Compared to the first quarter of 2023, card payments rose by 15.2%….
Estonia’s retail trade turnover fell by 9% in the first half of 2023 from a year earlier at constant prices, according to data from Statistics Estonia, ERR reports. In June 2023, retail trade turnover totalled EUR 896mn, which was down 8% over a year. Retail sales in stores selling manufactured goods fell by 12% over…
Construction costs in Latvia increased by 4.1% in June 2023, compared to a year earlier, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau, LSM reports. Labour remuneration rose by 6.7%, maintenance and operational costs of machinery and equipment by 5.8%, and prices of building materials by 2.2% over a year. Compared to May 2023, construction…
The average gross monthly salary in job advertisements in Estonia amounted to EUR 1,481-1,947 in the first half of 2023, which was 13% higher than in 2022, according to data from recruitment portal CV Keskus, Postimees reports. The average salary offered for top specialists and middle managers stood at EUR 2,170-2,728 (up 17%), for mid-level…