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Stable growth in retail sales continued in September

Kuupäev 30.10.2015
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According to Statistics Estonia, in September 2015 compared to September of the previous year, the retail sales of goods of retail trade enterprises increased 9% at constant prices. In the last four months, retail sales have been increasing steadily by 8–9% compared to the same month of the previous year.

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Time and what we do with it has a significant impact on our lives. While everybody has 24 hours in a day, the ways in which these are spent differ from person to person. It depends on our personal preferences and responsibilities, also on how free we are to engage in the activities we like. Statistics on time use describe people’s everyday lives and preferences, giving detailed information on what time is spent, and providing a wider perspective on participation in the labour market, consumption behaviour, leisure time and family relationships, as well as changes in household composition

Industrial production increased in a third of manufacturing activities

Kuupäev 31.07.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2020, the production of industrial enterprises decreased by 6% compared to June 2019. Production decreased in manufacturing and mining, while energy production increased owing to last year’s low comparison basis.

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The number of job vacancies remains over 10,000

Kuupäev 06.12.2019
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the 3rd quarter of 2019, there were 11,892 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. The number of job vacancies has remained above 10,000 since the 1st quarter of 2017.

Albert Pullerits prize

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Statistics Estonia has awarded the young statistician’s prize named after Albert Pullerits since 2011. Albert Pullerits (1892–1967) was the first director of the Estonian State Central Bureau of Statistics and the founder and developer of official statistics in Estonia. The prize is given to a student whose Bachelor's or Master's thesis in the area of population, social life, economy or the environment applies or develops a statistical method. The aim of Albert Pullerits prize is to recognise young people who help to promote statistics as an important branch of science; to motivate young

Gender pay gap

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Gender pay gap refers to the difference between the average gross hourly wages and salaries of male and female employees by economic activity at the letter code level. Part-time employees' earnings are also taken into account when comparing gross hourly wages and salaries. Hourly wages and salaries are used to calculate the gender pay gap on the basis of a pan-European methodology. The gender pay gap is calculated by subtracting the average gross hourly wages and salaries of female employees from those of male employees and dividing the difference by the average gross hourly wages and salaries