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The subsistence minimum is the minimum amount of means of subsistence required to cover a person's daily needs. It serves as the absolute poverty threshold. Subsistence minimum is calculated taking into account food and dwelling expenditures and individual non-food expenditures. Subsistence minimum does not include expenditures on alcohol, tobacco products, package tours, the purchase of transport equipment and expenses in restaurants and hotels. The basis for calculating food expenditure is the minimum estimated food basket (2,400 kcal per day). It includes food products that cover a person’s

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

The number of people involved in sports and their share in the population is growing continuously. Doing sports is not just about competing at the highest level – it also means daily physical activity that helps to stay in good health, improve your mood and strengthen a sense of community. Everyone can find a sport or physical activity that they enjoy, whether it is jogging, group classes at a fitness centre, ballgames or lifting weights at the gym. Estonia has set a target that, by 2030, at least two thirds of the population should be physically active and involved in sports. A healthy