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There were 7% more foreign tourists accommodated in November

Kuupäev 09.01.2026
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Piret Pukk, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that about half of the tourists accommodated in Estonia in November 2025 were foreign tourists and the other half were domestic tourists – their numbers were 127,273 and 127,716, respectively. “The number of foreign tourists was still 13% lower than in November 2019 before the pandemic. The number of domestic tourists was 10% higher than in November 2019, which has also been the trend in previous months,” added Pukk. Year on year, there were fewer tourists from Finland and more tourists from Latvia The largest number of foreign tourists

In July, retail trade volume decreased by 2%

Kuupäev 29.08.2024
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According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2024, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 892 million euros. Compared with July 2023, the volume of retail trade turnover fell by 2%.

Increased prices of wood products had the biggest impact on the producer price index of industrial output

Kuupäev 20.09.2024
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The producer price index of industrial output, which expresses changes in the producer prices of industrial goods manufactured in Estonia for the domestic market and for export, increased by 1.0% in August 2024 compared with July and by 1.7% compared with August last year.

In July, 13% more foreign tourists were accommodated than last year

Kuupäev 11.09.2024
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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.

There were more foreign tourists accommodated in August (corrected on 11.10.2024)

Kuupäev 09.10.2024
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The corrections are marked in red, and we have also updated the map. Helga Laurmaa, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the number of accommodated tourists was still 7% lower than in August 2019. “In August this year, 232,000 foreign and 224,000 domestic tourists were accommodated in Estonia. There were 14% more foreign tourists and 1% fewer domestic tourists than in August last year,” added Laurmaa. Nearly 69,000 tourists arrived from Finland, representing 30% of all accommodated foreign tourists. Accommodation establishments served 27,000 tourists from Latvia (12%), 22,000

The 2024 major revision of Estonia’s GDP has been completed

Kuupäev 16.08.2024
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Statistics Estonia has revised the entire time series of gross domestic product (GDP) starting from 1995. During the revision, updated basic data sources were incorporated and methodological improvements were made.

Production of industrial enterprises down by 5.7% in March

Kuupäev 06.05.2024
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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.

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What kind of survey is it? The Tourism Survey provides an overview of travelling of Estonian residents: the number of domestic and outbound overnights trips, purposes and duration of trips, travel arrangements, expenses and the most popular destinations. Such a survey is conducted in all EU countries. Who commissions the survey? The survey is commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. The data are also used by Eesti Pank (the central bank of Estonia), Enterprise Estonia (EIS), and Eurostat. How often is the survey conducted? The survey is conducted monthly throughout

Industrial production up in mining and electricity production, down in manufacturing

Kuupäev 08.04.2024
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According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2024, the total production of industrial enterprises decreased by 5.7% at constant prices compared with the corresponding month a year earlier. Production increased by 19.3% in mining and by 2.6% in electricity production but decreased by 7% in manufacturing.