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Construction price index continued to rise in the second quarter

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2024, the construction price index increased by 0.7% compared with the first quarter and by 2.2% compared with the second quarter of 2023.

The rise in construction prices in the first quarter was held back by lower costs for materials and machinery

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2024, the construction price index increased by 0.2% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023 and by 0.9% compared with the first quarter of last year.

There were 9,199 job vacancies in the fourth quarter of 2023

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the fourth quarter of 2023, there were 9,199 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. This is 18.5% less than in the same quarter last year. A little over 7,000 persons left their job at the initiative of the employer.

Working international students and graduates contributed over 23 million euros in taxes in the previous academic year

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Statistics Estonia, commissioned by the Education and Youth Board, analysed for the fifth time the economic contribution of working international students and international graduates. Although the number of international degree students in Estonia was down from the previous years, international students paid 16.6 million euros in income and social tax in the academic year 2022/23, and graduates from the year before contributed 6.9 million euros. For students, this is 2.5 million euros more than in the previous academic year, while for graduates it is 1.5 million euros less.

41% of women in Estonia experience intimate partner violence

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The large-scale relationship survey* conducted by Statistics Estonia reveals that 41% of women in Estonia have experienced intimate partner violence during their lifetime.

Analysis of the labour market status of men who have completed conscript service

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How do men who have completed conscript service fare on the labour market, compared to men who have not been conscripts? Do men who have completed conscript service earn higher or lower wages? What stands out about those who served in the Cyber Command?

Guidelines for using confidential data

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Largest and most comprehensive relationship survey to date reveals: it is in intimate partnerships that people in Estonia experience the most violence

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The first-ever relationship survey*, conducted by Statistics Estonia, points to several areas of concern in Estonian people's intimate relationships. Among other things, the results of the survey revealed that both women and men suffer physical, psychological, and sexual violence most often in couple relationships.

Construction price index unchanged in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter

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Ülo Paulus, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, pointed out that in the third quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2023, the construction price index was primarily influenced by a 6.4% increase in wages of workers. “On the other hand, the index was also affected by a 1% decrease in the price of building materials. Therefore, it can be said that the falling material prices curbed the rise in the construction price index for the moment,” Paulus explained. “The increase in the cost of using machinery was mainly driven by the rise in the rental costs of small machines, whereas

Construction volume down by 4% in the second quarter

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2024, the total production value of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and abroad decreased by 4% compared with the second quarter of 2023. On the domestic construction market, volume fell by 3%.