Statistics Estonia started to employ enumerators for the pilot Census of the 2011 Population and Housing Census (REL 2011). The total of 24 persons will be employed to enumerate the population.
According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, the surplus in trade was registered in February, when exports of goods exceeded imports by 0.2 billion kroons. The surplus was last registered in trade in June 1993.
According to Statistics Estonia, by flash estimates, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia decreased by 15.3% in Estonia in the 3rd quarter of 2009 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 2nd quarter of 2013 the total profit of the business sector was 801 million euros, which was 5% less than in the same period a year earlier.
According to the questionnaire carried out by the research agency Faktum & Ariko in August, two thirds of the population of Estonia is ready to answer the Census questionnaire via Internet.
According to the preliminary data of the 2011 Population and Housing Census, there are 1,294,236 permanent residents in Estonia. Compared to the previous census, the number of permanent residents in Estonia has decreased by 75,816 or 5.5%.
Today, on 17 March, the Government of the Republic approved the list of statistical actions for the years 2016–2020. In 2016, Statistics Estonia will organise 158 statistical actions, the cost of which is estimated at a total of 6.5 million euros.
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2013 the total profit of the business sector was 647 million euros, which was 3% more than in the same period a year earlier. If the year ago the increase of enterprise sector’s total profit was on average 7% then in the 1st quarter this year the growth slowed down.
According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in September 2015 was -0.6% compared to August 2015 and -0.7% compared to September of the previous year.