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Gender pay gap narrowed again last year
Date 21.04.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, the gross hourly earnings of female employees were 15.6% smaller than the earnings of male employees. The gender pay gap decreased by 1.5 percentage points year on year.
In May, exports of goods grew by 9% and imports by 4%
Date 10.07.2026
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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
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The government approved the development plan of Statistics Estonia for 2018–2022 at its cabinet meeting today. The greatest change in the new strategy period is transforming Statistics Estonia into a national data agency – an office that offers data from different sources, support when using data as well as classic official statistics.
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the 2nd quarter of 2018, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were 1,321 euros, having increased by 6.4% compared to the 2nd quarter of 2017. The year-on-year growth in average monthly gross wages and salaries was 1.3 percentage points slower than in the previous quarter.
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Gender pay gap is slowly narrowing
Date 22.07.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2019, the gross hourly earnings of female employees were 17.1% lower than the gross hourly earnings of male employees. The gender pay gap decreased by 0.9 percentage points year on year.
In the 1st quarter, GDP fell by 0.7%
Date 29.05.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2020, the gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.7% compared to the 1st quarter of 2019. The GDP at current prices was 6.5 billion euros.
The possibilities offered by e-commerce are increasingly popular
Date 18.09.2015
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2015, 88% of households in Estonia had access to the Internet at home. The share of people using e-commerce has increased.