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COVID-19 pandemic pushed up accommodation prices and boosted domestic tourism

3 skills that Estonian enterprises consider important for employees

Oil shale electricity production decreased last year

Then and now: People in Estonia are getting married at later and later ages

Estonian residents have become more aware of the importance of travel insurance

The 2024 major revision of Estonia’s GDP has been completed

Latest UN projection: world population will continue to grow for at least another 60 years

The most populous country is India, and the world's population will continue to increase until at least 2084. This is according to the population projection published by the United Nations in July.

GDP flash estimate: recession slowed down in Q2

Young workers are turning away from the information and communication sector

In the second quarter, the average wages and salaries were 1,693 euros

Population increased but births continued to fall

The population of Estonia decreased, mainly due to the high number of deaths

The young statistician’s grant was awarded to Birgit Hänilane

Today, 19 June, Statistics Estonia presents Birgit Hänilane with the young statistician’s grant named after Albert Pullerits.

Statistics Estonia is looking for volunteers to participate in a mobile positioning trial study

Statistics Estonia, the University of Tartu Department of Geography and Positium LBS are organising a trial study on mobile positioning with the aim to find out whether mobile positioning can help to determine the place of residence of a person.

Estonian feature film “Class Reunion” broke many records last year

According to Statistics Estonia, the most popular film in Estonian cinemas in 2016 was the Estonian comedy “Class Reunion”. In the cinema attendance rankings since the restoration of independence, “Class Reunion” came second after James Cameron’s “Avatar”.

Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics Estonia_3-17

In April, trade growth slowed down

According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2017, the exports of goods decreased by 1% and imports increased by 2% compared to April 2016. A decrease in the exports of electrical equipment significantly contributed to the decline in exports.

In the 1st quarter, the number of job vacancies exceeded 11,200

According to Statistics Estonia, there were over 11,200 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia in the 1st quarter of 2017. This is the highest number of job vacancies in the past 8 years. While in the previous quarter, the number of job vacancies reached slightly above 9,000, in the 1st quarter, the number of job vacancies increased by 24%.

In May, the consumer price index was affected the most by food

According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in May 2017 was 0.2% compared to April 2017 and 3.3% compared to May of the previous year.

In April, the number of tourists in accommodation establishments increased

According to Statistics Estonia, 257,000 domestic and foreign tourists stayed in Estonian accommodation establishments in April 2017, which was 14% more than in April 2016.

In April, the volume of industrial production was greater than a year ago

According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2017, the production of industrial enterprises increased 10% compared to April of the previous year. Production increased in the energy sector, mining and quarrying as well as manufacturing.

In April, the turnover growth of retail trade enterprises decelerated

According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2017, compared to April 2016, the turnover of retail trade enterprises increased 1% at constant prices. While in March the turnover increased 5% compared to the same month of the previous year, in April the growth decelerated.

Economic growth rate accelerated in the 1st quarter

According to Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia increased 4.4% in the 1st quarter of 2017 compared to the 1st quarter of the previous year.

The profit of the business sector increased in the 1st quarter

According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2017, the total profit of the business sector was 612 million euros, which was 18% more than in the same period the year before.

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