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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.

According to the initial estimates of Statistics Estonia, the population number of Estonia as at 1 January 2017 was 1,317,800, which is 1,850 persons more than at the same time a year ago.

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2010 a household member spent less than in 2007, but at the same time the share of compulsory expenditure in household budget increased.

According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2018, the producer price index of industrial output changed by -0.8% compared to January and by 2.7% compared to February 2017.

Today, President Kersti Kaljulaid visited Statistics Estonia to learn about the opportunities to use big data and experimental statistics to produce official statistics and improve the physical and social environment of Estonian people.

According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2018, the producer price index of industrial output changed by 0.7% compared to June and by 3.2% compared to July 2017.

According to Statistics Estonia, in July, the consumer price index increased by 1.9% compared to June, and by 22.8% compared to July 2021. Goods were 17.7% and services 33.1% more expensive than in July last year.

Today, 1 September, marks the beginning of the 2020 Agricultural Census in Estonia. The census, which is organised every ten years, lasts until 15 November. Statistics Estonia expects around 11,600 agricultural holdings to participate in the census.

Statistics Estonia prepared an analysis for Archimedes Foundation on the participation of international students in the Estonian labour market and its impact on the economy. It appeared that in the previous academic year, foreign students paid eight million euros in income and social tax in Estonia. International students who graduated the year prior contributed additionally over two million euros. The share of international students who work besides studying has increased significantly in the last three years. A half of them continue working in Estonia even after receiving a diploma.

The Statistical Council which gathered on Monday, 28 February after more than 70-year interval, elected Luule Sakkeus from the Estonian Institute for Population Studies of the Tallinn University the Chairman for the next four years.