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Exports of services continued to grow in the second quarter

Kuupäev 12.09.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia and Eesti Pank, in the second quarter of 2022, Estonia’s exports of services grew by 32% while imports of services fell by 5% year on year. In the second quarter of this year, Estonia’s exports of services totalled 2.5 billion euros and imports of services 1.8 billion euros.

Unemployment up by nearly 5,000 persons in the third quarter

Kuupäev 13.11.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2020, the labour force participation rate was 71.8%, the employment rate was 66.3%, and the unemployment rate was 7.7%. There were 54,300 unemployed persons, which is 4,900 more than in the second quarter of the year.

Classification of goods by textual description: an applied study

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All countries involved in foreign trade are likely to feel the need for automatic classification of goods as there are numerous commodities, different goods have different tax rates and countries are interested in the structure of trade. Is it possible to automate the assignment of commodity codes using the text of the commodity description, and if so, to what degree of accuracy?

Last year, exports remained close to the level of 2019

Kuupäev 10.02.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, exports of goods decreased by 1% and imports by 6% year on year. There was a fall in trade in the first half of the year, which was counterbalanced by the growth in the final months of the year – in December, exports grew by 25% and imports by 10%.

We live longer but not healthier

Kuupäev 27.08.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2019, life expectancy at birth was 74.4 years for males and 82.8 years for females. Life expectancy has increased for both sexes, slightly more for males. Men are expected to live disability-free for 54.1 and women for 57.6 years.

In the second quarter, construction volume decreased by 8%

Kuupäev 26.08.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2020, the total production of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and abroad decreased by 8% year on year. Considering only the Estonian construction market, the construction volume decreased by 5%.

Trade deficit increased in October

Kuupäev 09.12.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2022, Estonia’s exports of goods increased by 11% and imports by 15% at current prices compared with October 2021.