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In February, the volume of industrial production was greater than a year ago
According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2019, the production of industrial enterprises increased by 4% compared to February 2018. Production increased in manufacturing and mining, but decreased in energy.
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General government continued in deficit
According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in 2018, the Estonian general government deficit was 0.5% and the gross debt level was 8% of the gross domestic product.
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Dwelling Price Indices increased
According to Statistics Estonia, the Dwelling Price Index increased by 5.9% in 2018 compared to the average of 2017. Year-on-year, the prices of apartments increased by 6.4% and the prices of houses by 4.7%.
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Passenger traffic on domestic ship routes increased last year
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2018, compared to 2017, the number of passengers on the main scheduled domestic ship lines increased by 3%, but the number of international traffic passengers served by Estonian ports decreased by 1%. The freight volume of ports in tonnes increased by around 3%.
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The producer price index decreased in February
According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2019, the change in the producer price index of industrial output was –0.5% compared to January 2019 and 0.6% compared to February 2018.
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The winners of the Estonian phase of the European Statistics Competition announced
The winner in the older age group was team Radiaator, supervised by Kerli Orav-Puurand, from Hugo Treffneri Gümnaasium, and the winner in the younger age group was team Auleobak, supervised by Jelena Ait, from Tallinna Tõnismäe Reaalkool.
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The number of job vacancies remains over 10,000
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 4th quarter of 2018, there were approximately 10,500 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. The number of job vacancies has exceeded 10,000 since the 1st quarter of 2017.
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In January, exports growth continued
According to Statistics Estonia, in January 2019, compared to January 2018, the exports of goods increased by 12% and imports by 2%. The growth in exports was broad‑based, the increase occurred in most commodity sections.
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Passengers transported as much as last year, the carriage of goods increased
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2018, Estonian transport enterprises served as many passengers as in 2017, whereas freight volume in tonnes increased by 2%.
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In January, the number of tourists in accommodation establishments increased
According to Statistics Estonia, in January 2019, domestic and foreign tourists who stayed in accommodation establishments numbered 208,000, which is 1% more than in January 2018. Compared to January 2018, the number of domestic tourists increased and the number of foreign tourists decreased.
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Consumer Price Index in February
According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in February 2019 was 0.2% compared to January 2019 and 2.0% compared to February of the previous year.