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According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2010 the production of industrial enterprises grew 23% compared to August of the previous year. This year the growth of production has mainly influenced by the increase in external demand, since domestic market has slightly livened up only during the last months.

According to Statistics Estonia, in connection with a fault that occurred in the electricity supply system of the State Infocommunication Foundation today, access to Statistics Estonia’s web services was suspended.

On Monday, 7 November, the Estonian Debating Society and Statistics Estonia will launch a series of debates, called “Estonia’s Most Important Debate”, focussing on population issues. During the week, researchers and politicians will debate with young people in six different locations in Estonia.

The consumer price index uses weights reflecting the average expenditure structure of Estonian residents, while the harmonised index of consumer prices also takes into account the expenditures of tourists and is comparable to the international HICP. Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that according to preliminary estimates, prices rose in all major sectors in August. “The only sector to see a decline in prices was food service and accommodation, driven by accommodation services,” Veski added. The consumer price index data for August will be

Robert Müürsepp, the national accounts team lead at Statistics Estonia, said that the fourth quarter marked the end of 10 quarters of recession. “The last time the GDP grew was in the first quarter of 2022,” Müürsepp noted. In contrast to previous quarters, the majority of activities had a positive impact on the economy. “The energy sector led the way, with value added increasing by 21%. This was followed by real estate activities and information and communication – both saw their value added rise by 5.7%. Notably, manufacturing also recovered from the crisis, growing by 0.5%. The value added

“Until now, the state has been collecting various data from entrepreneurs, but with this application the state is, for the first time, returning such a large amount of valuable information back to the entrepreneurs,” explained Sirli Heinsoo, Head of the Digital Economy Department at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. She added that the application returns an analysis compiled from the company’s own submitted data, helping entrepreneurs assess their strengths and weaknesses and compare their company with others. “The more accurate the data submitted to the state, the more

Robert Müürsepp, team lead of national accounts at Statistics Estonia, said that although the economy has shown slight growth for two consecutive quarters, the contribution of most sectors has remained insignificant. “Manufacturing was the biggest positive contributor to GDP in the third quarter, with its value added growing by 7.9%. The last time this sector performed so well was in the fourth quarter of 2021. However, it must be noted that production figures were still modest,” noted Müürsepp. In addition to manufacturing, the largest positive contributors to the economy were the energy

Robert Müürsepp, the national accounts team lead at Statistics Estonia, said that there was modest economic growth in the second quarter of 2025. The last time that the GDP grew was in the second quarter of last year. “About half of economic activities contributed positively to the GDP, with the biggest contribution coming from the energy sector where value added grew by 43%. In real estate activities, value added increased by 5.4%. The biggest negative contributors were construction, with a 9.3% decline in value added, and transportation and storage, where value added decreased by 11%,” noted