News releases 2008

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30.09.2008, no 114
Government debt and deficit (revised data), 2007
According to the adjusted data of Statistics Estonia, the Estonian general government sector surplus in 2007 was 2.7% and the consolidated gross debt level was 3.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The general government gross debt level is the lowest within the decade.

30.09.2008, no 113
Harvest, 15 September 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, by 15 September, a half of the sown area of cereals, a third of the area under potatoes and 16% of the sown area of rape and turnip rape had been harvested in Estonia.

30.09.2008, no 112
Taxes, 2007
According to the Statistics Estonia, in 2007 the Estonian overall tax ratio was 33.1% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The ratio of taxes and compulsory social security contributions to the GDP rose by 1.8 percentage points compared to 2006.

29.09.2008, no 111
Gross domestic product of counties, 2006
According to Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product created in Harju county covered 61.1% of the Estonias gross domestic product (GDP) in 2006. Concentration of active economic activity in Tallinn played the main role in it. The value added created in Tallinn accounted for 50.8% of Estonias GDP.

26.09.2008, no 110
Tourism, 2007
According to Statistics Estonia, 1.9 million foreign tourists stayed overnight in Estonia last year, this comprises 0.4% of tourists travelling in the European countries.

25.09.2008, no 109
Foreign trade, July 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, in July of this year the value of exports of goods at current prices amounted to 11.1 billion kroons which was 12% more than in July of the previous year. The July indicator of the growth rate of exports was one of the largest this year, remaining only behind the 18 per cent growth rate of exports reported in April.

22.09.2008, no 108
Producer price index of industrial output, export and import price index, August 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2008 the percentage change in the producer price index was 0.3% compared to July and 7.3% compared to August of the previous year.

19.09.2008, no 107
In 2011 the first e-census will be conducted in Estonia
During the 2011 Population and Housing Census, Statistics Estonia is planning to use e-census for the first time in the history of Estonian censuses. The census enables the residents of Estonia and those who are temporarily staying abroad to submit the data electronically. As previously, it is also possible to present the data to the enumerator during the face-to-face interview.

19.09.2008, no 106
Information technology in households, 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2008 two thirds of Estonian population aged 16-74 used computers and the Internet, as in the previous year.

16.09.2008, no 105
Accommodation, July 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 345,000 tourists used the services of accommodation establishments, which is 6,000 tourists more than in the same period of the previous year. The number foreign tourists increased, the number of domestic tourists decreased.

10.09.2008, no 104
Production and consumption of energy, 2007
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2007 Estonian enterprises produced over 12,000 gigawatt hours electricity or one fourth more compared to the previous year. The increase of production was caused by about a threefold growth of exports.

08.09.2008, no 103
Gross domestic product, 2nd quarter 2008
According to the preliminary calculations of Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in the previous year. Statistics Estonia changed over to the chain-linking method in calculating the economic real growth.

05.09.2008, no 102
Consumer price index, August 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, the percentage change of the consumer price index in August 2008 compared to August 2007 was 11.0%.

05.09.2008, no 101
Business, 2nd quarter 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 2nd quarter of 2008 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the profitability of enterprises decreased by a fifth.

01.09.2008, no 100
Production of industrial output and energy, July 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2008 the industrial production decreased 5% compared to July of the previous year.

01.09.2008, no 99
The Information Centre of Statistics Estonia celebrates its birthday
Today, the 1st of September is the 15th anniversary of the Information Centre of Statistics Estonia. In order to introduce the history of the Information Centre and the items in the library the exhibition is open till the 12th of September.