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The happiest people in the Baltics live in Estonia
The results of the Estonian Social Survey show that Estonian people are happier than Latvians and Lithuanians but not nearly as happy as the residents of Finland and Sweden. How happy are people in Estonia compared with other European countries? Here is an overview by Anet Müürsoo, Head of Population and Social Statistics Department at Statistics Estonia.
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Today and 20 years ago. Which EU countries' citizens live in Estonia?
While at the beginning of the new century it was mainly the inhabitants of Estonia who eagerly moved elsewhere in Europe, today more and more citizens of other European Union countries are settling in Estonia. Kristjan Erik Loik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, takes a look at who has arrived here in the last 20 years.
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Information for API users: labour market tables changing from 15 May
As of 15 May 2024, annual and quarterly data about the labour market are published in separate tables. The changes will primarily affect users accessing these data with a machine-to-machine interface.
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GDP flash estimate: economy contracted by 2.1% in Q1
According to Statistics Estonia’s preliminary estimate, the decline in the gross domestic product (GDP) slowed down in the first quarter of 2024. The GDP fell by about 2.1% compared with the first quarter of 2023.
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Growth in life expectancy has slowed down, but Estonian people live a longer healthy life
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, life expectancy at birth for Estonian inhabitants was 78.8 years. Male life expectancy was 74.4 years and female life expectancy was 82.8 years for the second year in a row. Men are expected to live disability-free for 55.5 years and women for 59.5 years.
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In July, wood manufacturing had the biggest impact on the producer price index
In July 2021, the producer price index of industrial output, which expresses changes in the producer prices of industrial goods manufactured in Estonia for the domestic market and for export, increased by 4.0% compared to June 2021 and by 14.8% compared to July 2020.
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Experts to assess the compliance of Statistics Estonia with the European Statistics Code of Practice
Statistics Estonia and all other European Union statistical authorities, forming the European Statistical System partnership, are responsible for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics. Compliance with the European Statistics Code of Practice is monitored though peer reviews. The next peer review in Estonia takes place on 6–10 September 2021.
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Part-time employment decreased in the second quarter
According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2021, the labour force participation rate was 70.6%, the employment rate was 65.8%, and the unemployment rate was 6.9%.
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Highest ever value of imports recorded in June
According to Statistics Estonia, in June, exports of goods increased by 26% and imports by 45% year on year. In the second quarter as a whole, exports grew by 41% and imports by 49% year on year.
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The production of industrial enterprises increased again in June
According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2021, the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 11% year on year. Production increased in all three main industrial sectors: by 19% in mining, by 14% in energy production and by 10% in manufacturing.
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In July, housing had the biggest impact on the consumer price index
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2021, the consumer price index increased by 1.1% compared to June 2021 and by 5.0% compared to July 2020. Goods were 3.3% and services 8.1% more expensive than in July last year.
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In June, the number of tourists was bigger than last year but still two times smaller than before the crisis
According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2021, Estonian accommodation establishments served 216,000 tourists, which is almost a third more than in June last year. There were more domestic tourists and fewer foreign tourists, but the total number of accommodated guests was significantly lower than in 2019 before the coronavirus crisis.
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Positive trends in retail trade continued in June
According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2021, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 780 million euros. Compared to June 2020, turnover increased by 12% at constant prices.
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Construction price index reached a record high in the second quarter
According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2021, the construction price index increased by 5.2% compared to the first quarter and by 6.2% compared to the second quarter of 2020.
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In June, electricity had the biggest impact on the producer price index
In June 2021, the producer price index of industrial output, which expresses changes in the producer prices of industrial goods manufactured in Estonia for the domestic market and for export, increased by 2.6% compared to May 2021 and by 9.4% compared to June 2020.
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Data collection environment eSTAT will be temporarily down
Due to maintenance, Statistics Estonia’s electronic data submission system eSTAT is temporarily unavailable from 8:00 on 13 July to 8:00 on 14 July.