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According to Statistics Estonia, in January, the consumer price index increased by 1.4% compared with December and by 4.7% compared with January 2023. Goods were 2.9% and services 7.9% more expensive than in January last year.

Eveli Voolens, team lead of social statistics at Statistics Estonia, noted that Statistics Estonia uses the data of the employment register of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board to estimate the number of occupied posts and labour turnover. Data on job vacancies, however, are collected by Statistics Estonia using a questionnaire. The rate of job vacancies was 1.6% in the third quarter of 2025 The total number of vacant and occupied posts in the third quarter was 588,494. The number of vacant posts was the highest in education (2,025) and in wholesale and retail trade (1,264). The number of

According to Statistics Estonia, in May, the consumer price index increased by 0.1% compared with April and by 2.9% compared with May 2023. Goods were 2.6% and services 3.3% more expensive than in May last year.

Today and tomorrow are the last days when it is still possible to participate in the Estonian e-census. All Estonian residents are invited to complete the survey. By today, January 21, more than 530,000 persons, i.e. 40% of the population, have been enumerated on the basis of the census e-questionnaire.

Statistics Estonia has approved the questionnaire for the sample survey of the Population and Housing Census beginning at the end of this year. The final additions were questions about nationality, mother tongue and immigration.

According to Statistics Estonia, in April, the consumer price index increased by 0.9% compared with March and by 2.8% compared with April 2023. Goods were 2.4% and services 3.3% more expensive than in April last year.

According to Statistics Estonia, in March, the consumer price index increased by 0.4% compared with February 2024 and by 3.9% compared with March 2023. Goods were 1.9% and services 7.1% more expensive than in March last year.

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 August, the confidence indicator was still the highest in trade (+15.7) where enterprises saw an improvement in their sales in the last three months and also expected increased sales in the next three months, along with an improved assessment of the volume of stock. At the same time, there was an increase in the share of enterprises who expected a fall in their number of employees in the next three months (-7 percentage points in July, -18.3 percentage points in August). The confidence indicator was +7.4 for the services sector and +3.6 for the industry sector. The construction sector again

Sigrid Saagpakk, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that a smart TV is the most common Internet of Things device in Estonia, used by 57% of internet users. “The second most popular group of devices includes smart watches, wireless headsets and GPS devices, which are used by over a half (53%) of the respondents. Internet-connected home audio systems and smart speakers are also fairly common (28%),” added Saagpakk. Smart fridges and robot vacuums Internet-connected home appliances and voice-activated virtual assistants, such as Alexa or Siri, are gaining popularity – their use has grown by 35%