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Volume of retail trade turnover continued to grow in October

Kuupäev 28.11.2025
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Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the rise in the volume of retail trade turnover in October was mainly driven by enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and stores selling manufactured goods. “The decline in the turnover volume of grocery stores slowed in October, falling by 3% compared with October 2024. The drop in their volume of turnover was influenced by the rise in food prices,” Pihlak added. The turnover volume of enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel increased by 25% compared with October last year. The rise in

Retail trade volume up by 2% in May

Kuupäev 30.06.2025
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In comparison with May 2024, turnover volume grew by 13% in enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and by 5% in stores selling manufactured goods. Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the decline in the volume of turnover in grocery stores accelerated in May, falling by 5% compared with the same period last year. “The decrease in May was influenced by the continued rise in food prices. The last time the volume of turnover in grocery stores increased year on year was in March 2024, i.e. 14 months ago,” Pihlak added. Among stores selling manufactured

eSTAT is replaced by a new self-service environment

Kuupäev 12.06.2025
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Statistics Estonia highly values the contribution Estonian people and enterprises make to the production of official statistics. This will enable the creation of essential knowledge about indicators that are important for the country, ranging from GDP to the at-risk-of-poverty rate. We therefore hope that the new self-service environment will make data submission faster and more convenient. The self-service environment offers users of Statistics Estonia's e-services a number of new options that were not available in eSTAT. More user-friendly features will be added over time. What changes for

Retail trade volume increased for the third consecutive month

Kuupäev 28.03.2025
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Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with February last year, turnover volume grew by 21% in enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and by 6% in stores selling manufactured goods. “In grocery stores, the volume of turnover declined by 5% in February year on year,” added Pihlak. Among stores selling manufactured goods, the biggest increase at 28% was registered in the turnover volume of other specialised stores selling predominantly computers and their accessories, books, sports equipment, games, toys, etc. The volume of turnover was up by

The rise in retail trade volume accelerated in April

Kuupäev 29.05.2025
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Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the volume of turnover, which in March had grown by 2% year on year, showed slightly faster growth in April. “The increase in retail trade volume in April was driven by enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and by stores selling manufactured goods – compared with April last year, their turnover volume was up by 18% and 7%, respectively,” explained Pihlak. Among stores selling manufactured goods, the biggest increase at 34% was registered in the turnover volume of other specialised stores selling predominantly

Working Life Survey

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What kind of survey is it? The Working Life Survey provides an overview of work and working time organisation, occupational health, remunerations, employee development and involvement, and collective employment relations in Estonia. Both employers and employees are surveyed to get a comprehensive picture of working life and employment relations in Estonia, to assess the influencing factors, and to compare changes over time. Who commissions the survey? For the survey, the main representative of public interest is the Ministry of Social Affairs. Why are the data needed? The data from the Working

Economic units

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Business statistics are produced on the basis of the data of economically active entities. However, not all economic units in legal registers are actively operating. The statistical subject matter domain of economic units involves: identifying economically active entities; specifying statistical units for producing official statistics; classifying economic entities on the basis of international standards. In order to produce business statistics, Statistics Estonia keeps a business register for statistical purposes. Its data are obtained from the commercial register, non-profit associations and

Retail trade volume up by 2% in March

Kuupäev 29.04.2025
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Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the rise in the volume of retail trade turnover in March was driven by enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and by stores selling manufactured goods. “On the other hand, the decline in the turnover volume of grocery stores accelerated in March, as the turnover volume of these stores was down by 7% year on year,” added Pihlak. The volume of turnover in enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel increased by 15% compared with March 2024. “The increase in the turnover volume of these enterprises was

Transport

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The world is interconnected through transport. The sector ensures that bananas from Costa Rica reach our tables or that wooden furniture from Estonia finds a place in Finnish or Swedish homes. A great transport system is an important component of the modern living and business environment. Transport is divided into land transport (i.e. road and rail), water transport and air transport. Together these modes influence almost all economic activities, including the service sector. The developments and demand of these, in turn, have an impact on the health of the transportation sector. Both local