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According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2012, 279,000 foreign tourists stayed in the accommodation establishments of Estonia, which was 2% more than in July last year and more than in July in any of the preceding years.

By the afternoon of Saturday, 7 January, more than 200,000 persons had been enumerated online. This represents about 15% of the Estonian population. Participation rates are still the highest in Tartu and Harju counties.

Today, on 29 December, Professor Emeritus Ene-Margit Tiit, the Head of Methodology of the 2011 Population and Housing Census, presents her latest book “Eesti rahvastik. Viis põlvkonda ja kümme loendust” (The Estonian Population: Five Generations and Ten Censuses). The presentation starts at 13:00 at the Rahva Raamat bookstore in the Viru Keskus shopping centre.

On 20–21 April a conference of the Estonian Statistical Society “Kas Eesti rahvas jääb püsima?” (Will Estonian Population Survive?) will be held at the National Library of Estonia in Tallinn. During these two days the focus will be on the questions related to the survival of Estonian population.

According to Statistics Estonia, the freight volume (in tonne-kilometres) of Estonian transport enterprises increased by 8% in 2010 compared to the previous year, mainly due to the increase in the freight volume of sea and railway transport in international traffic.

According to the Statistics Estonia, in 2010, three quarters of Estonian inhabitants read books. During the decade the interest in reading books has increased by a tenth.

According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2015, the production of industrial enterprises remained at the same level as in April of the previous year. Production increased in manufacturing and mining, but decreased in energy production.

According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2010 the production of industrial enterprises rose 5% compared to February of the previous year.

According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index was 0.5% in July 2011 compared to June and 5.2% compared to July of the previous year.