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Märt Umbleja, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the dwelling price index, which increased rapidly in 2021 and 2022, has continued to rise in the last three years but at a more modest rate ranging from 5.2% to 6.1%. “The increase in 2025, calculated as the average of four quarters, was 5.9% for house prices and 5% for the prices of apartments. Last year, apartment prices were up by 5% in Tallinn, by 4.1% in areas bordering Tallinn and in Tartu and Pärnu cities, and by 6.9% elsewhere in Estonia,” added Umbleja. The total value of transactions in 2025 increased year on year, both

According to the second estimates of Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia increased 1.3% in the 3rd quarter of 2016 compared to the 3rd quarter of the previous year. The biggest contribution to GDP growth was made in the economic activity of transportation, followed by trade and the energy sector.

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2021, the gross hourly earnings of female employees were 14.9% smaller than the earnings of male employees. The gender pay gap decreased by 0.7 percentage points year on year.

According to Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia in 2013 increased 0.8% compared to the previous year. In the 4th quarter of 2013, the Estonian economy grew 0.3% compared to the 4th quarter of 2012.

In the third quarter of 2023, the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 3.9% compared with the same quarter of 2022. The GDP at current prices amounted to 9.4 billion euros.

According to the guidelines of the Government of the Republic, Statistics Estonia is starting negotiations with mobile network operators to resume mobility analysis that was conducted last spring. The goal of the planned mobility analysis is to help evaluate the impact of adopted measures on the movement of people, direct communication and surveillance resources in Estonian regions and assess change in the risk of infection. Statistics Estonia used the same methodology for conducting mobility analysis during the emergency situation in spring 2020.

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2021, the biggest increase compared to the previous year occurred in people’s use of the internet for participating in online courses. The popularity of e-commerce also grew, with 62% of the population aged 16–74 having made online purchases. Among enterprises, the use of enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software continues to increase. Enterprises are also trying out AI technologies.

In the third quarter, the total production value of Estonian construction enterprises was 1,127 million euros, including 686 million euros’ worth of building construction and 441 million euros’ worth of civil engineering. Compared with the third quarter of last year, the volume of building construction fell by 4%, and the volume of civil engineering works (roads, bridges, port facilities, pipelines, communication and electricity lines, sports fields, etc.) by 7%. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, noted that, in the third quarter, the domestic construction market was

Riin Kadarik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that manufacturing output, which had declined for five months in a row, started to rise again in July. “Manufacturing production was boosted by the manufacture of wood, the biggest manufacturing industry, where output increased by 10.8% compared with July last year. Nearly half of the increase in output in this activity was contributed by the manufacture of solid fuels from vegetable biomass. There was also a significant growth in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. where output grew by 30.3%. This was mainly due to the