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The year end saw a change in the labour market

Date 12.02.2016
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According to Statistics Estonia, the unemployment rate was 6.2%, the employment rate was 65.2% and the labour force participation rate was 69.4% in 2015. The unemployment level was significantly lower and the employment rate and labour force participation rate higher than in 2014. Compared to 2014, labour market indicators improved thanks to the results of the first three quarters, whereas in the 4th quarter the situation changed.

General government deficit decreased last year

Date 27.03.2014
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According to preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in 2013 the Estonian general government deficit was 0.2% and the gross debt level was 10% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Unemployment decreased and employment increased in 2014

Date 13.02.2015
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According to Statistics Estonia, the unemployment rate was 7.4% and the employment rate was 63% in 2014. Unemployment has decreased and employment has increased since 2011, but these changes have gradually slowed down.

In the 2nd quarter unemployment decreased

Date 14.08.2013
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According to Statistics Estonia, the unemployment rate declined to 8.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2013. The number of the long-term unemployed decreased remarkably.

In February, exports of goods declined by 6%

Date 09.04.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2020, compared to February 2019, the exports of goods decreased by 6% and imports by 2%. Both exports and imports declined the most in respect of countries outside the European Union.

Last year, the volume of freight transport through ports decreased by nearly a third, rail transport by 43%

Date 05.02.2024
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According to Statistics Estonia, the volume of freight transport through ports fell by 31% in 2023. A total of 23 million tonnes of goods were transported through Estonian ports, 10 million tonnes less than a year earlier. Estonian railways carried a total of 10.1 million tonnes of freight last year, 43% less than in 2022.

1,294,236 permanent residents of Estonia were enumerated in the census

Date 31.05.2012
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According to the preliminary data of the 2011 Population and Housing Census, there are 1,294,236 permanent residents in Estonia. Compared to the previous census, the number of permanent residents in Estonia has decreased by 75,816 or 5.5%.

Exports of services up by 8% in the third quarter

Date 10.12.2024
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Jane Leppmets, a foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, noted that growth in foreign trade in services was most affected by travel services and other business services. “In the third quarter, exports of services to EU countries increased by 8% and imports from EU countries by 4%. Extra-EU exports of services were also up by 8%, however, extra-EU imports were down by 4%. The latter was mainly affected by a decline in purchases of services from the United States,” Leppmets pointed out. The most exported services in the third quarter were other business services (incl. other business

Consumer price index

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The consumer price index (CPI) expresses the change in the prices of consumer goods and services. In order to calculate the consumer price index, it is first necessary to determine what an average private consumer regularly buys. The expenditures are then categorised according to the European Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (ECOICOP, ver. 2), and their shares in the total index (known as index weights) are calculated. For the calculation of the index, it is necessary to choose the goods and services for which price changes will be monitored. These are called