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Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that the last time the consumer price index fell compared with the previous month was in March this year, when it was down by 0.5%. However, the last time we saw such a big drop as we are seeing now was nearly three years ago, in October 2022. “Compared with September last year, the rise in the consumer price index was primarily driven by food prices, which were up by 7.7%,” Veski noted, commenting on the year-on-year increase in the index. Among food products, the most significant year-on-year price increases were

According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, the total turnover of retail trade enterprises in 2023 was 10.5 billion euros. Compared with 2022, turnover decreased by 8% at constant prices.

International Men's Day is celebrated this coming Sunday, 19 November. Epp Remmelg, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, took the opportunity to find out how the Estonian man is doing.

The production value of Estonian construction enterprises in 2024 was 3.9 billion euros, including 2.4 billion euros’ worth of building construction and 1.5 billion euros’ worth of civil engineering. Compared with 2023, the volume of building construction fell by 9% and the volume of civil engineering works (roads, bridges, port facilities, pipelines, communication and electricity lines, sports fields, etc.) by 2%. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, pointed out that construction volumes decreased for the third year in a row. “The downturn in the domestic construction

According to Statistics Estonia, in May, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 905 million euros. Compared with May 2022, turnover fell by 10% at constant prices.

Tea Vassiljeva, analyst at Statistics Estonia, explained that the unemployment rate, i.e. the share of the unemployed in the labour force, was 7.5% last year, which is just 0.1 percentage points lower than in 2024. In 2025, the average number of the unemployed was 56,200 – this is down by 900 from the year before. Unemployment grew the most among young men “Unemployment decreased among women but increased among men. Women’s unemployment rate, which was 7.5% in 2024, dropped to 6.6% in 2025. As for men, their unemployment rate grew by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2024 and reached 8.3% as

Data analytics involves collecting, processing, and analysing large amounts of data and making decisions based on this information. Tiina Pärson, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the use of data analytics in enterprises has quickly gone from being a niche skill to a common and natural part of daily work. “Data analytics is like a compass for enterprises, allowing them to better understand the market and their customers, increase efficiency, and make data-driven decisions. Two years ago, approximately 19% of enterprises used data analytics, while this year the figure stands at

“In the third quarter, overall labour market indicators improved compared with both the third quarter of last year and the second quarter of this year,” stated Tea Vassiljeva, analyst at Statistics Estonia. She added that there were a total of 54,200 unemployed persons in the third quarter, which is 5,000 fewer than in the second quarter and 2,100 fewer than in the third quarter of last year. The unemployment rate (7.1%), i.e. the share of the unemployed in the labour force, was 0.3 percentage points lower in the third quarter than in the same quarter last year (7.4%) and 0.7 percentage points

Eveli Šokman, team lead of producer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that producer prices in manufacturing as a whole increased for the second month in a row – by 0.7% in October and by 0.8% in September. “Compared with October 2023, the producer price index was most affected by higher prices in the manufacture of wood and wood products, in the repair of machinery and equipment, and in the manufacture of electronic equipment. Falling prices in the manufacture of fuel oils and in electricity and heat energy production had the opposite effect on the index. Producer prices in the

According to Statistics Estonia, in November, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 939 million euros. Compared with November 2021, turnover decreased by 2% at constant prices.