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Eveli Šokman, team lead of producer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with April 2024, the producer price index was most affected by price increases in the manufacture of wood and wood products, in electricity and heat energy production, and in the manufacture of food products. “Falling prices in the manufacture of fuel oils and paper and paper products had the opposite effect on the index. Producer prices increased by 1.0% in manufacturing as a whole and by 3.0% in the manufacture of food products,” Šokman added. Compared with March, the producer price index in April

In March, the trade deficit was 234 million euros, which is 34 million euros less than in the same month last year. Jane Leppmets, foreign trade statistics analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, in the first quarter, exports of goods increased by 4% and imports by 3% compared with the first quarter of 2025. “The increased exports in the first quarter resulted mainly from the 11% rise in re-exports, while the exports of goods of Estonian origin were unchanged year on year. Re-exports – that is, the exports of previously imported goods – were boosted the most by the increased exports of

“In 2025, average gross hourly wages were 13 euros for men and 11.4 euros for women, meaning that women’s wages were 12.2% lower. This means that the gender pay gap in Estonia was the narrowest ever,” said Krista Vaikmets, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia. She added that the gender pay gap has decreased by 10.7 percentage points in the last 15 years. Wage inequality is the greatest in financial and insurance activities Looking at individual economic activities, the indicators vary. “In 2025, the gender pay gap was the biggest in financial and insurance activities (23.6%), wholesale and

Jane Leppmets, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that foreign trade in goods grew in each quarter of 2025. “Exports and imports showed the biggest growth in the first quarter, when they were up by 14% and 15%, respectively. The rate of growth was more moderate in the following quarters but still remained at 3% to 8% for exports and at 6% for imports,” she added. Exports of goods of Estonian origin grew by 4% last year The main commodities exported in 2025 were electrical equipment (15% of Estonia’s total exports), agricultural products and food preparations (13%) and wood and articles of

In the second quarter of 2025, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were the highest in Tallinn (€2,479), in Harju county (€2,365), and in Tartu county (€2,175). “Compared with the second quarter of last year, the biggest increase in wages and salaries was seen in Põlva county (7.7%) and Rapla county (7%). The smallest wage increase was registered in Ida-Viru county (3.8%),” said Sigrid Saagpakk, analyst at Statistics Estonia. In this year's second quarter, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were the highest in information and communication (€3,704), financial and insurance

Sigrid Saagpakk, analyst at Statistics Estonia, explained that the gender pay gap was over 20% in five economic activities: financial and insurance activities (25.5%), information and communication (24.4%), wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (23.5%), human health and social work activities (20.7%), and manufacturing (20.2%). Compared with 2023, the gender pay gap in other service activities changed the most, from −18.4% in 2023 to 14.8% in 2024. Last year, the gender pay gap was negative only in one activity – transportation and storage (−7.1%). “It means that

In April, the trade deficit was 365 million euros, which is 18 million euros more than in April 2025. Jane Leppmets, foreign trade statistics analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the year-on-year increase in total exports was influenced the most by the 19% rise in re-exports, i.e. the exports of previously imported goods. “Re-exports of fuels showed the biggest growth. The top commodities in re-exports were transport equipment and mineral products,” said Leppmets. Exports of goods of Estonian origin increased by 10% year on year and represented 61% of total exports in April. The goods of

The trade deficit was 224 million euros, which is 63 million euros less than in May 2025. Jane Leppmets, foreign trade statistics analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that intra-EU exports of goods were up by 13% and intra-EU imports grew by 9%. “There was a decline in extra-EU trade with exports decreasing by 3% and imports by 16%. The fall in extra-EU imports of goods was influenced by the high reference base of May last year, which was due to large-scale transactions in the defence sector in May a year ago,” explained Leppmets. Goods of Estonian origin represented 62% of total exports Re

Eveli Šokman, team lead of producer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with July 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 in the manufacture of food products had the opposite effect on the index. Producer prices increased by 1.1% in manufacturing as a whole; prices in the manufacture of food products continued to rise and were up by 5.2% year on year,” added Šokman. Compared with June, the producer price index in July

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, 784 tonnes of pesticides by active substance were placed on the market in Estonia. The majority of these pesticides were herbicides, while the sales of fungicides and growth regulators were the highest of the last decade.