Navigate to content

Search results

Trading of goods between Member States

Basic page
Legislation governing trading of goods between Member States. Regulation (EU) No 659/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 on Community statistics relating to trading of goods between Member States as regards conferring delegated and implementing powers on the Commission for the adoption of certain measures, the communication of information by the customs administration, the exchange of confidential data between Member States and the definition of statistical value. Regulation (EU) No 659/2014 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1093

Imports from Russia and Belarus fell sharply in August

Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2022, Estonia’s exports of goods increased by 20% and imports by 28% compared with August 2021. Imports from Russia fell by 55% and imports from Belarus by 96% year on year.

Consumer price index

Area
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 identify what an average private consumer regularly buys. The expenditures are then categorised according to the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose, and shares in the total index, called index weights, are calculated. For the calculation of the index, it is also necessary to choose the goods and services for which price changes will be monitored. These are called representative goods. Then, it is

Codes for the nature of transaction, 2010

Basic page
Code Description of nature of transaction Transactions involving actual or intended transfer of ownership from residents to non-residents against financial or other compensation (except the transactions listed under 2, 7 and 8) 11 Outright purchase/sale 12 Supply for sale on approval or after trial, for consignment or with the intermediation of a commission agent 13 Barter trade (compensation in kind)) 14 Financial leasing (hire-purchase) 1 19 Other Return and replacement of goods free of charge after registration of the original transaction 21 Return of goods 22 Replacement for returned goods

Re-exports significantly increased trade in July

Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2022, Estonia’s exports of goods increased by 13% and imports by 22% compared with July 2021. Re-exports from Estonia grew by 43%; exports of domestic goods remained at the same level year on year.

Estonia’s exports of services greatly exceeded imports of services

Article
According to Statistics Estonia and Eesti Pank, in the fourth quarter of 2021, Estonia’s exports of services grew by 79% while imports of services fell by 23% year on year. In 2021 as a whole, exports of services grew by 47% and imports by 28% compared to 2020.