News releases 2009
29.05.2009, no 64
Production of industrial output and energy, April 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2009 compared to April of the previous year, the production of industrial enterprises decreased 34%.
29.05.2009, no 63
Retail trade, April 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2009 compared to April of the previous year the retail sales of goods of retail trade enterprises decreased 15% at constant prices.
28.05.2009, no 62
Production and distribution of films, 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, the cinema attendance of domestic films as well as cinemas’ gross box income has increased five times during the last five years.
28.05.2009, no 61
Construction, 1st quarter 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2009 compared to the same period of the previous year, the total production of Estonian construction enterprises decreased about a third.
25.05.2009, no 60
Foreign trade, March 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in March exports of goods from Estonia at current prices declined by one fifth and imports from Estonia by one third compared to March of the previous year. The decline in both exports and imports slowed down.
25.05.2009, no 59
Average wages and salaries, 1st quarter 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2009, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were 12,147 kroons and the hourly gross wages and salaries were 76.53 kroons. Compared to the 1st quarter of the previous year, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were by 1.5% lower and the average hourly gross wages and salaries were by 2.4% higher. Since 1993, the average monthly gross wages and salaries decreased for the first time as compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
20.05.2009, no 58
Producer price index of industrial output, export and import price index, April 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2009 the producer price index decreased 0.3% compared to March and did not change compared to April 2008.
15.05.2009, no 57
Employment and unemployment, 1st quarter 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, the unemployment rate rose to 11.4% in the 1st quarter of the current year. The number of employed persons decreased by 44,000 during the year.
15.05.2009, no 56
Museums, 2008
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2008 the attendance of Estonian museums was 1,540 visits per thousand inhabitants. The museum attendance that had been at a low level after the re-independence of Estonia has significantly increased during the last decade.
13.05.2009, no 55
Preliminary estimate of economic growth, 1st quarter 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, by flash estimations, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia decreased by 15.6% in Estonia in the 1st quarter of 2009 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.
12.05.2009, no 54
Accommodation, March 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter 359,000 tourists stayed in accommodation establishments of Estonia, which was 14% less than in the same month of the previous year.
12.05.2009, no 53
Contracts of real estate, 1st quarter 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2009, 5,400 purchase-sale transactions of real estate with the total value of 4.7 billion kroons were carried out. Since 1997, when Statistics Estonia started to observe the real estate market, the number of contracts per quarter has never fallen below 6,000.
11.05.2009, no 52
Foreign trade (preliminary data), March 2009
According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in March 2009 exports of goods from Estonia amounted to 8.3 billion kroons at current prices and imports to Estonia 10 billion kroons. Compared to March of the previous year, both exports and imports decreased, but compared to the previous month increased.
08.05.2009, no 51
Consumer price index, April 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, the consumer price index decreased 0.7% in April 2009 compared to March and increased 0.3%compared to April 2008.
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