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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.
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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.
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Information for API users: labour market tables changing from 15 May
As of 15 May 2024, annual and quarterly data about the labour market are published in separate tables. The changes will primarily affect users accessing these data with a machine-to-machine interface.
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GDP flash estimate: economy contracted by 2.1% in Q1
According to Statistics Estonia’s preliminary estimate, the decline in the gross domestic product (GDP) slowed down in the first quarter of 2024. The GDP fell by about 2.1% compared with the first quarter of 2023.
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In December, the biggest impact on the consumer price index came from transport and housing
According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in December 2019 was -0.3% compared to November 2019 and 1.8% compared to December 2018.
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Industrial production and sales for export decreased
According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2019, the production of industrial enterprises decreased by 7% compared to November 2018. Production decreased in manufacturing as well as in energy and mining.
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Turnover of retail trade enterprises increased also in November
According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2019, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 628 million euros. Turnover increased by 4% at constant prices compared to November 2018.
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The census project will be run by Svetlana Raudonen
On 6 January, Svetlana Raudonen, a top-level expert with international experience, will start working as the project manager for the Population and Housing Census at Statistics Estonia.
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In the 3rd quarter, the Dwelling Price Index continued to rise
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 3rd quarter of 2019, the Dwelling Price Index changed by 8.1% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2018 and by 2.4% compared to the 2nd quarter of 2019.
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Producer price index continued to decrease in November
According to Statistics Estonia, in November, the producer price index of industrial output fell by 0.1% compared to October and by 0.9% compared to November 2018.
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284,300 Estonian residents at risk of poverty in 2018
According to Statistics Estonia, 21.7% of the Estonian population lived at risk of poverty and 2.4% lived in absolute poverty in 2018. Compared to 2017, the share of people at risk of poverty decreased by 0.2 percentage points and the share of those living in absolute poverty by 0.3 percentage points.
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GDP gap between Harju county and Estonia’s average is decreasing
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2018, 65% of the Estonian gross value added was created in Harju county, but the rest of the country is slowly catching up with Harju county.
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Working international students and graduates contributed over ten million euros in taxes
Statistics Estonia prepared an analysis for Archimedes Foundation on the participation of international students in the Estonian labour market and its impact on the economy. It appeared that in the previous academic year, foreign students paid eight million euros in income and social tax in Estonia. International students who graduated the year prior contributed additionally over two million euros. The share of international students who work besides studying has increased significantly in the last three years. A half of them continue working in Estonia even after receiving a diploma.
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In October, trade continued to decline
According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2019, compared to October 2018, the exports of goods decreased by 7% and imports by 6%. The biggest decline, by nearly a fifth, was recorded in trade with non-EU countries.
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Accommodation establishments did well in October
According to Statistics Estonia, in October, 289,000 tourists stayed in Estonian accommodation establishments, which is 5% more than in October 2018. The number of nights spent by tourists increased by 7%.
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The number of job vacancies remains over 10,000
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 3rd quarter of 2019, there were 11,892 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. The number of job vacancies has remained above 10,000 since the 1st quarter of 2017.