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Last year, every fifth person lived in relative poverty
Date 18.12.2017
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According to Statistics Estonia, 21.1% of the Estonian population, i.e. nearly 276,000 persons lived in relative poverty in 2016. The percentage of people living in relative poverty decreased 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous year.
In March the decrease in exports of goods was influenced by electrical equipment and mineral products
Date 10.05.2016
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According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2016, exports of goods decreased by 3% and imports by 1% compared to March of the previous year. In the 1st quarter exports decreased 2% and imports increased 1%.
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This week, 6–10 September 2021, external experts will be visiting the Tallinn office of Statistics Estonia. The experts will evaluate the production of official statistics in Estonia against the quality requirements of Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union) and against the European Statistics Code of Practice.
Last year exports of goods grew and imports declined
Date 23.02.2009
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According to Statistics Estonia, during the last months of 2008 both exports and imports of goods started to decrease sharply at current prices, but all in all exports grew by 5% and imports declined by 5% in 2008 compared to the previous year. The foreign trade deficit decreased significantly.
In February, the exports of goods of Estonian origin grew
Date 10.04.2017
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According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2017, the exports of goods increased by 6% and imports by 1% compared February 2016. In February, the exports of goods of Estonian origin grew 9%, while re-exports stayed at the same level as one year ago.
In March, exports decreased year on year
Date 10.05.2018
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According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2018, the exports of goods decreased by 3% and imports increased by 4% compared to March 2017. In the first quarter of the current year, exports increased by 6% and imports by 2%, compared to the same period of 2017.
Foreign trade continued to grow in January
Date 09.03.2017
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According to Statistics Estonia, in January 2017, the exports of goods increased by 14% and imports by 40% compared January 2016. The rise in exports was affected the most by an increase in the exportation of mineral products, and the rise in imports by non-recurring big-volume transactions with transport equipment.
Both in June and throughout the 2nd quarter, trade increased
Date 09.08.2017
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According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2017, the exports of goods increased by 11% and imports by 6% compared to June 2016. In the second quarter, compared to the 2nd quarter of the previous year, exports grew 8% and imports 7%.