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Due to the transition to the new Computer Workstation service, Statistics Estonia’s services may be disrupted from 27 to 30 January.

HICP flash estimate: prices down by 0.5% in November

According to the preliminary estimate of Statistics Estonia, in November 2025, the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which includes the expenditures of tourists, decreased by 0.5% compared with October. Compared with November last year, the HICP rose by 4.7%. This is a flash estimate, which will be refined once more detailed data on November prices are received.

A new business analytics tool on the eesti.ee portal is now freely available to all entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs can now get a more comprehensive overview of their company’s financial data. The business viability index, created in cooperation between Statistics Estonia and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, brings together data collected from annual reports and tax declarations into one unified view on the eesti.ee portal.

HICP flash estimate: prices in October did not rise compared with September

According to the preliminary estimate of Statistics Estonia, the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which includes the expenditures of tourists, remained unchanged in October 2025 compared with September. Compared with October last year, the HICP rose by 4.5%. This is a flash estimate, which will be refined once more detailed data on October prices are received.

Retail sales grew also in February

According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2012 compared to February of the previous year, the retail sales of goods of retail trade enterprises increased 12% at constant prices.

Industrial production slightly increased in February

According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2012, the production of industrial enterprises increased 1% compared to the same month of the previous year.

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General Government budget was in surplus again

According to preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in 2011 the Estonian general government sector surplus was 1% and gross debt level was 6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Statistics Estonia: people have two more days to ask for an enumerator to visit them

Until Sunday 25 March (inclusive), all those people who have not participated in the census and have not been contacted by an enumerator yet can notify Statistics Estonia and have an enumerator sent to their place of residence. By Friday, more than 1,000 people had notified Statistics Estonia.

The number of public transport users decreased last year

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2011, the number of passengers carried by Estonian transport enterprises continued to decrease for the fifth year in succession. The decline in the number of passengers carried was influenced the most by reduction of passengers in urban transport. Transport enterprises carried more goods compared to the previous year.

Statistics Estonia: Let us know if you have not been enumerated yet!

Until Sunday, 25 March, all those people who have not participated in the census and have not been contacted by an enumerator yet can notify Statistics Estonia and have an enumerator sent to their place of residence.

Producer price indices increased in February

According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2012 the producer price index of industrial output changed by 0.4 % compared to January and by 3.5% compared to February of the previous year.

Estonian estimated population adjusted

According to Statistics Estonia, by adjusted data, the number of population in Estonia decreased by about 3,000 persons in 2011 and on 1 January 2012 it totalled 1,318,000 persons.

Enumerators start verifying census data

This week, enumerators start visiting those dwellings where the e-census questionnaires were incomplete or contained contradictory information. There are almost 70,000 cases of this kind.

In January the number of tourists staying in accommodation establishments increased

According to Statistics Estonia, in January 2012, 154,000 tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Estonia, which was 5% more than in January the year earlier. For the first time, the number of tourists from Russia exceeded the number of tourists from Finland.

In January exports grew faster than imports

According to Statistics Estonia, in January 2012, exports of goods from Estonia grew by 15% and imports to Estonia by 10% at current prices compared to the same month of the previous year. Foreign trade deficit decreased due to the growth in exports being faster than in imports.

HICP flash estimate: prices down by 0.2% in March

In January, the consumer price index was up by 3.7% year on year

Statistics Estonia uses a new methodology to calculate the consumer price index

GDP flash estimate: economy grew by 1% in Q4

Emails sent to Statistics Estonia’s domain may be undeliverable

Statistics Estonia’s services may be disrupted from 27 to 30 January