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Construction volume increased by 17%, boosted mainly by the domestic market

Date 26.08.2021

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2021, the total production value of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and abroad increased by 17% year on year. Considering only the Estonian construction market, the growth in construction volume was 18%.

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

Date 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.

Statistics Estonia published data on Ukrainian citizens in the labour market

Date 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.

Sales of pesticides down for the second year in a row

Date 12.06.2024

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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.

Statistics Estonia publishes weekly statistics on deaths

Date 29.04.2020

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Statistics Estonia will start to publish each week the number of deaths of Estonian inhabitants in the previous week and the breakdown by sex and age group. The data are updated on Tuesdays for as long as it is necessary to assess the impact of the emergency situation.

Main changes in Intrastat 2021

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Please note: Trade with the United Kingdom After the United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020, there is a transition period until 31 December 2020. As of 1 January 2021, the transition period will be over, which means that from 1 January 2021 only trade between Northern Ireland and Estonia will be recorded in Intrastat. The partner country code is XI. The rest of the trade in goods between Estonia and the UK is subject to customs formalities. To identify the country of origin, GB continues to be used for the United Kingdom. There is no need to distinguish Northern Ireland from

Foreign tourists found their way back to Estonia’s accommodation establishments in June

Date 08.08.2022

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According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2022, Estonian accommodation establishments served nearly 337,000 tourists, which is 56% more than in June last year. The number of both domestic and foreign tourists* increased.

The census continues: enumerators start their work today

Date 01.02.2022

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The Population and Housing Census, which started at the end of last year, continues on a smaller scale in February. Throughout the month, enumerators are contacting the people who did not respond to the e-census but live at mandatory sample addresses.

Economic growth hindered by rising prices

Date 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.