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The Statistical Council reviewed last year and was briefed on census methodology

Kuupäev 25.02.2021
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Today, on 25 February, the Statistical Council held a meeting where they reviewed last year’s results and commended the production of official statistics, but the Council also acknowledged that the statistical system continues to be underfunded. The Council was briefed on the methodology approved by Statistics Estonia for the Population and Housing Census: namely, a register-based census, which is in accordance with EU regulations, combined with a sample survey to collect data on characteristics not covered by registers.

Museum attendance on the rise (corrected on 23.05.2023)

Kuupäev 17.05.2023
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According to Statistics Estonia, there were nearly 2.5 million museum visits in Estonia in 2022. Museum attendance has increased compared with the previous years but is still below the pre-pandemic level.

Retail trade turnover down by 7% in September

Kuupäev 31.10.2023
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According to Statistics Estonia, in September, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 869 million euros. Compared with September 2022, turnover decreased by 7% at constant prices.

Gross income per employee continued to rise last year

Kuupäev 13.05.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2021, the average monthly gross income per employee was 1,475 euros, which is 92 euros more than in 2020. The average monthly gross income increased by 6.7% year on year.

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The main task of Statistics Estonia is to provide information on the economic, demographic, social and environmental situation and trends in Estonia. In the production of statistics, we focus on quality: we systematically and regularly determine the strengths and weaknesses of statistical actions in order to consistently enhance and improve the quality of our processes and services and the statistics we publish. The Quality Policy supports the Strategy of Statistics Estonia and includes the principles the following of which guarantees that the statistics comply with the quality requirements of

Whom will enumerators call in February, and why?

Kuupäev 10.02.2022
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The Population and Housing Census continues in February but on a smaller scale and mainly as phone interviews. Home visits, which were used during the previous census, will be kept to a minimum by Statistics Estonia, to prevent the spread of any viruses.