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Jane Leppmets, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that foreign trade in services continues to grow steadily and reached a record level in 2024. “Exports of services were most affected by an increase in sales of telecommunications, computer and information services (up by €459 million) and imports by a rise in purchases of travel services (up by €134 million). Other business services, transport services, and telecommunications, computer and information services accounted for the largest shares. The top partner countries for exports last year were Finland (15% of Estonia’s total

In the first quarter, the prices of apartments rose by 2.7% and the prices of houses by 8.9% compared with the same quarter last year. Märt Umbleja, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with the previous quarter, apartment prices went up by 1.8% and the prices of houses by 5.4% in the first quarter of 2025. “Compared with the fourth quarter of 2024, square metres prices remained at the same level only for apartments in Tallinn city. Prices increased for apartments in areas bordering Tallinn and in Tartu and Pärnu cities, and in the rest of Estonia – apartment prices in

According to Statistics Estonia, accommodation establishments served 507,600 tourists in July 2024, which is 5% more than in July last year. The number of foreign tourists increased, but the number of domestic tourists decreased in July.

According to Statistics Estonia, accommodation establishments served over 293,000 tourists in May 2024, which is 11% more than in May last year. There were more domestic as well as foreign tourists accommodated.

According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2024, the total production of industrial enterprises fell by 5.7% compared with March last year. Among the three main sectors, output increased slightly in mining (by 0.4%), but decreased by 6.5% in manufacturing and by 4.4% in electricity production.

According to Statistics Estonia, 713.5 tonnes of pesticides by active substance were placed on the market in Estonia in 2023, which is a tenth less than in 2022 and less than in the four previous years as well. The majority of pesticides sold were again herbicides.

Germo Valgenberg, leading analyst in the producer price statistics team at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with June 2024, the producer price index was most affected by price decreases in electricity production and in the manufacture of fuel oils. “Higher prices in the manufacture of wood and wood products and food products had the opposite effect on the index. Producer prices increased by 1.3% in manufacturing as a whole, and the rise in the manufacture of food products continued, increasing by 5.7% year on year,” Valgenberg added. Compared with May, the producer price index in June

Jane Leppmets, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the upward trend in foreign trade, which started in the second half of 2024, continued in January this year. “In intra-EU trade, exports were up by 11% and imports by 9%. In extra-EU trade, the rise was 19% in exports and as much as 57% in imports. Exports to non-EU countries were mainly influenced by greater exports of goods to the United States, and imports from these countries were boosted by increased imports from Turkey,” added Leppmets. In January, the biggest increase occurred in exports of mineral products The main

According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2024, the total production of industrial enterprises fell by 3% compared with June last year. Among the three industrial sectors, output increased by 4% in electricity production but decreased by 19.7% in mining and by 2.3% in manufacturing.

According to Statistics Estonia, accommodation establishments served nearly 234,000 tourists in April 2024, which is 7% less than in April last year. There were fewer domestic as well as foreign tourists accommodated.