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Parental benefit gender gap was the lowest ever (Corrected on 30.06.2022)

Kuupäev 29.06.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2021, the average monthly parental benefit was 1,205 euros for women and 1,463 euros for men. Last year, a total of 38,882 persons received parental benefit and a third of them were men.

Household Budget Survey to begin in March

Kuupäev 09.03.2015
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Today, on 9 March, Statistics Estonia launches the Household Budget Survey of 2015, which collects data from households on their everyday expenditure and consumption. The previous survey was conducted in 2012.

Absolute poverty

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Absolute poverty means that a person’s income is below the absolute poverty threshold. The threshold is calculated on the basis of equivalised disposable income that takes into account the composition of the household (the weight of the first adult member is 1, the weight of each additional member aged at least 14 years is 0.7 and the weight of everyone under 14 years of age is 0.5), i.e. the total household income is divided by the sum of equivalence scales of household members. The absolute poverty threshold is the estimated subsistence minimum, which represents the financial cost of meeting

Population census: 9% more children in Estonia than during the previous census

Kuupäev 01.06.2022
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There are 259,341 children aged 0–17 living in Estonia. This is 9.1% more than ten years ago. Children constitute 19.5% of the total population of Estonia. The share of children is the lowest in Hiiu and Ida-Viru counties and the highest in Harju and Tartu counties, as revealed by the census results published today.

Economic growth hindered by rising prices

Kuupäev 31.05.2022
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In the first quarter of 2022, the gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.3% year on year. The GDP at current prices was 8 billion euros.

The share of men receiving parental benefit increased

Kuupäev 29.06.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, men accounted for slightly more than a fifth of the 34,570 persons receiving parental benefit. The average monthly parental benefit was 1,170 euros for women and 1,638 euros for men. The parental benefit gap was the lowest ever.

Statistics Estonia published data on Ukrainian citizens in the labour market

Kuupäev 17.06.2022
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Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Statistics Estonia analyses the employment situation of Ukrainian refugees under temporary protection and the Ukrainian citizens staying in the country on other grounds. Data will be updated regularly from now on.

Producer price index did not change in March

Kuupäev 22.04.2019
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According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2019, the change in the producer price index of industrial output was 0.0% compared to February 2019 and 0.4% compared to March 2018.

Construction volume up by 14% in the first quarter

Kuupäev 26.05.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2022, the total construction volume of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and abroad increased by 14% year on year.