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Estonia produces 71% of the meat consumed here

According to Statistics Estonia, 76,500 tonnes of meat were produced in Estonia in 2024, which is 1% more than the year before. The average annual meat production was 56 kg per person. Including imported meat, a total of 78 kg of meat per person were consumed during the year. 71% of the meat consumed in Estonia in 2024 was locally produced.

Read more 14. April 2025
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HICP flash estimate: prices down by 0.3% in March

According to the preliminary estimate of Statistics Estonia, in March 2025, the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) decreased by 0.3% compared with February and increased by 4.3% compared with March last year.

Read more 1. April 2025
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Pesticide sales were up by 10% last year

According to Statistics Estonia, 782.5 tonnes of pesticides by active substance were placed on the market in Estonia in 2024. This is a tenth more than in 2023. The majority of pesticides sold were herbicides.

Read more 12. June 2025
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Industrial production grew by 4% in April

According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2025, the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 4% at constant prices compared with April 2024. Among the three main sectors, output increased by 4.4% in manufacturing and by 0.6% in energy production but decreased by 2.1% in mining.

Read more 5. June 2025
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Trade in services with non-EU countries increased the most in the first quarter

According to Statistics Estonia and Eesti Pank, in the first quarter of 2025, Estonia’s exports of services grew by 5% and imports by 11%. Exports of services amounted to over €3 billion and imports to nearly €2.5 billion at current prices. The balance of foreign trade in services was in surplus by €548 million, which is €98 million less than in the first quarter of 2024.

Read more 2. June 2025
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Life expectancy in Estonia is 79.5 years

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2024, life expectancy at birth was 79.5 years in Estonia. Among European countries, Estonia has had the biggest increase in life expectancy in the last three decades. The number of healthy life years at birth is 58.7 in Estonia.

Read more 28. May 2025
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Construction volume up by 5% in the first quarter

According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2025, the total production value of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and abroad increased by 5% compared with the first quarter of 2024. Considering only the domestic market, the rise in construction volume was 3%.

Read more 27. May 2025

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