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Retail trade volume down by 1% year on year

According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2024, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was €884 million. Compared with November 2023, the volume of retail trade turnover decreased by 1%.

Read more 2. January 2025
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In November, the volume of industrial production was unchanged year on year

According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2024, the total production of industrial enterprises at constant prices was almost the same as in November 2023, falling by 0.1%. Among the three industrial sectors, output increased by 1.5% in manufacturing but decreased by 2.3% in mining and by 15.3% in electricity production.

Read more 6. January 2025
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Exports of goods boosted by domestic products in November

According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2024, Estonia’s exports of goods grew by 3% from a year earlier, whereas imports remained at the same level. Exports of goods amounted to nearly €1.6 billion and imports to €1.7 billion at current prices. The trade deficit was €166 million, which is €53 million less than in November of the previous year.

Read more 9. January 2025
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Retail trade volume down by 3% last year

According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, the total turnover of retail trade enterprises in 2024 was €10.4 billion. Compared with 2023, the volume of retail trade turnover decreased by 3%.

Read more 31. January 2025
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Today and 20 years ago. Which EU countries' citizens live in Estonia?

While at the beginning of the new century it was mainly the inhabitants of Estonia who eagerly moved elsewhere in Europe, today more and more citizens of other European Union countries are settling in Estonia. Kristjan Erik Loik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, takes a look at who has arrived here in the last 20 years.
Read more 15. May 2024
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The happiest people in the Baltics live in Estonia

The results of the Estonian Social Survey show that Estonian people are happier than Latvians and Lithuanians but not nearly as happy as the residents of Finland and Sweden. How happy are people in Estonia compared with other European countries? Here is an overview by Anet Müürsoo, Head of Population and Social Statistics Department at Statistics Estonia.
Read more 15. May 2024
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How happy is the Estonian man?

International Men's Day is celebrated this coming Sunday, 19 November. Epp Remmelg, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, took the opportunity to find out how the Estonian man is doing.
Read more 17. November 2023
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Are there more or less than a million Estonians in the world?

According to preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, the population of Estonia on 1 January 2023 was 1,357,739, an increase by 2% (or 25,943 people) compared with a year earlier. Ene-Margit Tiit, an expert in population statistics, took a closer look at how many ethnic Estonians live here and how many Estonians there are in the world.
Read more 23. March 2023