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Johanna Linda Pihlak, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the increase in the volume of retail trade turnover in September was due to stores selling manufactured goods and grocery stores. “Stores selling manufactured goods had the biggest impact as their turnover volume grew for the third month in a row and was up by 5% in September year on year,” noted Pihlak. The turnover volume of grocery stores continued to grow in September but at a slower rate. Compared with September 2025, the volume of turnover in grocery stores increased by 1%. “After 20 months of growth, the turnover

Johanna Linda Pihlak, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, year on year, the volume of retail trade turnover was up by 4% in July and grew even faster in August. “Stores selling manufactured goods had the biggest impact on this growth, as their turnover volume increased by 8% compared with August last year,” said Pihlak. The turnover volume of enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel grew by 5% compared with August 2025. “The last time that the turnover volume of these enterprises decreased was in December 2024,” noted Pihlak. She added that the turnover of

Helle Bunder, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that April data show that the growth in manufacturing output has become broad-based. “In April, the volume of industrial production increased in most manufacturing activities. Looking at the larger industries, output grew in the manufacture of wood (3.1%), electrical equipment (7.3%), fabricated metal products (6.6%), and food products (6.1%),” said Bunder. Among the major industries, there was a decline in output in the manufacture of chemical products (7.6%) and computers and electronic products (3.2%). In April 2025, 65.2% of the

According to the flash estimates of Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia increased 2.7% in the 4th quarter of 2014 compared to the 4th quarter of 2013. The annual GDP growth in 2014 was 1.8% compared to the previous year.

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2014, exports from Estonia amounted to 12.1 billion euros and imports to Estonia to 13.7 billion euros at current prices. The trade deficit was 1.6 billion euros and it increased by 126 million euros compared to 2013.

According to Statistics Estonia, in September 2012, exports from Estonia amounted to 1.13 billion euros and imports to Estonia to 1.16 billion euros at current prices. In monthly basis, exports have never been as high before.

Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that food prices are the main driver of overall inflation, as food products have the biggest weight in the consumer price index. “The prices of food products decreased in September and October but started to increase again in November,” added Veski. Compared with October, food products were 1% more expensive in November. The biggest impact came from the rise in the prices of vegetables (1.9%), cheese (3.3%), fresh or frozen fish (7.7%) and bread and bakery products (2.7%). Decreases in the prices of fresh fruits

In the case of electricity, housing and rent, the monthly and annual changes were mixed up in the news release. The data published in the table were correct. The corrections are marked in red.Corrections are marked in red. Lauri Veski, team lead of consumer price statistics at Statistics Estonia, said that, month on month, the overall rise in prices has been slowed down mainly by food products as their prices have fallen for two months in a row. In October, food products were 1.2% cheaper than in September. The biggest impact came from the fall in the prices of bread and bakery products (4.8%)