Annual inflation in the Baltic States was highest in Estonia in June 2023, according to Eurostat data, LETA reports. Estonia’s inflation rate stood at 9% in June 2023, followed by Lithuania with 8.2% and Latvia with 8.1%. Compared to May 2023, inflation amounted to 0.8% in Estonia. Meanwhile, consumer prices went down by 0.1% in…
Real estate and rental prices in Estonia have increased the most in the entire EU since 2010, according to Eurostat data, ERR reports. Real estate prices in Estonia have tripled and rental prices have increased by 212% between 2010 and the first quarter of 2023. Average real estate prices in the EU rose by almost…
Latvia had the largest share of people outside the labour force in the three Baltic states in the first quarter of 2023, according to Eurostat data, LSM reports. Just over 16% of Latvia’s potential labour force is not currently part of the working population. The figure stands at 15.4% in Lithuania and 12.3% in Estonia….
Housing prices in the Baltic States rose the fastest in Lithuania in the first quarter of 2023, according to Eurostat data, BNS reports. Compared to a year earlier, housing prices rose by 13.1% in Lithuania, which was the second-highest increase in the EU. Housing prices in Estonia rose by 9.2% and in Latvia by 6%…