2020.04.0705:26:00UTC+00Estonia Inflation Eases In March

Estonia's consumer price inflation eased in March, data from Statistics Estonia showed on Monday.

The consumer price index rose 0.9 percent year-on-year in March, after a 2.0 percent increase in February. In January, inflation was 1.6 percent.

Inflation was mainly affected the most by more expensive food and non-alcoholic beverages. Electricity were cheaper, while petrol and diesel fuel were more expensive, the agency reported.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices dropped 0.7 percent in March, after a 0.5 percent rise in the previous month.