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GDP flash estimate: recession slowed down in Q2
According to Statistics Estonia's preliminary estimate, the decline in the gross domestic product (GDP) slowed down in the second quarter of 2024. GDP fell by approximately 1.7% compared with the second quarter of 2023.
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Young workers are turning away from the information and communication sector
Statistics Estonia's short-term labour market statistics show that over the past year and a half, there have been fewer young people aged 20–29 working in both the broader information and communication sector and the more specific field of computer programming. While in previous years the field of computer programming was growing mainly because of young people, in the past year their numbers have fallen.
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Sown area of potatoes smaller than ever before
According to preliminary data of Statistics Estonia and the Agricultural Registers and Information Board (ARIB), the utilised agricultural area this year is 983,400 hectares, which is 4,400 hectares less than in 2023. There has been a slight decrease in arable land, as well as in the area of fruit and berry plantations. The sown area of potatoes, which has been in decline for a long time, continues the trend and is 8% smaller in 2024 than the year before.
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Information for API users: data on the travelling of Estonian residents are published in separate tables from 28 June
As of 28 June, annual and quarterly data on the travelling of Estonian residents are published in separate tables. The changes will primarily affect users accessing these data with a machine-to-machine interface.
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In August the growth rate of exports and imports accelerated
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2011, exports from Estonia amounted to 1.0 billion euros and imports to Estonia to 1.1 billion euros at current prices. If in July the annual growth of exports and imports was by 34% and 38%, respectively, then in August exports grew by 45% and imports by 42%.
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Annual change of consumer price index was mainly influenced by food and non-alcoholic beverages in September
According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index was 0.5% in September 2011 compared to August and 5.2% compared to September of the previous year.
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Ene-Margit Tiit: Population Census enables to estimate the size of emigration
The Population and Housing Census starting on the last day of the year enables to estimate the emigration from the country during the last decade, spoke Professor Ene-Margit Tiit at the Population Register Seminar in Tallinn today, on 6 October.
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Statistics Estonia starts the recruitment of 2,200 enumerators
According to Statistics Estonia, a job competition for the recruitment of 2,200 enumerators for the Population and Housing Census 2011, which will start at the end of this year, is declared open today, on 3 October, at 9:00 a.m.
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Stable growth in retail sales continued also in August
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2011 compared to August of the previous year, the retail sales of goods of retail trade enterprises increased 4% at constant prices. During the last seven months, retail sales were showing a stable growth in comparison with the same month of the previous year.
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The growth of industrial production is continuously being driven by manufacturing of electronic products
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2011, the production of industrial enterprises grew 23% compared to the same month of the previous year. The growth in production was most of all influenced by the manufacturing of electronic products.
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Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics Estonia_3-11
ISSN 1736-7921
Kakskeelne: eesti ja inglise
Formaat B5. 76 lk
Ilmus: 30.09.2011
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Harvesting is coming to an end
According to Statistics Estonia,by 15 September, 96% of the sown area of cereals, 75% of the sown area of rape and turnip rape, and 49% of the area under potatoes had been harvested in Estonia.
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Representatives of 142 ethnic nationalities live in Estonia
According to Statistics Estonia, by the data of the last, 2000 Population Census, five bigger ethnic groups and over a hundred representatives of various ethnic nationalities live in Estonia.
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General Government budget was in surplus last year
According to revised data of Statistics Estonia, in 2010, the Estonian general government sector surplus was 0.2% and gross debt level was 6.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Statistics Estonia will recruit 90 data processing operators for the Population Census
According to Statistics Estonia, today, on 23 September at 9.00 a.m. a job competition will be opened for recruiting 90 data processing operators for the 2011 Population and Housing Census.
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Producer price index slightly decreased in August
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2011 the producer price index of industrial output changed by -0.1% compared to July and by 4.1% compared to August of the previous year.