News releases 2010

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30.09.2010, no 129
Production of industrial output and energy, August 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2010 the production of industrial enterprises grew 23% compared to August of the previous year. This year the growth of production has mainly influenced by the increase in external demand, since domestic market has slightly livened up only during the last months.

30.09.2010, no 128
Retail trade, August 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2010 compared to August of the previous year the retail sales of goods of retail trade enterprises decreased 1% at constant prices.

29.09.2010, no 127
Harvest, 15 September 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, by 15 September, 96% of the sown area of cereals, 84% of the sown area of rape and turnip rape, and 43% of the area under potatoes had been harvested in Estonia.

28.09.2010, no 126
E-Census of the Agricultural Census will end on Friday
According to Statistics Estonia, the deadline of data submission for the e-Census of the Agricultural Census is on Friday, 1 October for legal persons and private persons having joined Statistics Estonia’s electronic data transmission environment eSTAT.

27.09.2010, no 125
Experts of Business Registers from the whole world gather in Tallinn
Wiesbaden Group Conference, which brings to Estonia experts of the statistical business registers from the whole world, will be held in Tallinn on 27–30 September. The conference is organised by Statistics Estonia.

27.09.2010, no 124
27 September - World Tourism Day
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2008 tourists spent over 2.3 billion nights in nearly half million accommodation establishments of the European Union. At the same time, this decade has seen an increase in the terrorist attack risk and the economic crisis of recent years has had a significant influence on peoples travel behaviour and on accommodation establishments.

23.09.2010, no 123
Foreign trade, July 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, in July compared to July of the previous year, exports grew by 32% and imports by 23% at current prices. Exports of machinery and equipment increased by 61% and imports by 69%.

23.09.2010, no 122
Government debt and deficit (revised data), 2009
According to revised data of Statistics Estonia, in 2009 the Estonian general government sector deficit was 1.7% and gross debt level was 7.2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In the 1st half of 2010 the general government sector deficit was 4.2 billion kroons and gross debt level was 15 billion kroons.

20.09.2010, no 121
Producer price index of industrial output, export and import price index, August 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2010 the producer price index of industrial output increased by 0.9% compared to July and by 4.6% compared to August of the previous year.

17.09.2010, no 120
Information technology in enterprises and households, 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 1st quarter of 2010 three quarters of Estonian population used computers and the internet.

15.09.2010, no 119
The Agricultural Census survey begins today
According to Statistics Estonia, starting today, 15 September, interviewers from Statistics Estonia will begin visiting households included on the census list for the Agricultural Census. Interviews will take place with households belonging to private persons that did not take part in the 1-10 September e-Census.

13.09.2010, no 118
Production and consumption of energy, 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, the production of electricity from renewable sources increased nearly three times compared to the previous year.

10.09.2010, no 117
Foreign trade (preliminary data), July 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2010, compared to July of the previous year exports of goods at current prices grew by 32% and imports by 24%. The turnover of exports of goods was bigger only in May this year.

10.09.2010, no 116
Accommodation, July 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 357,000 tourists stayed in accommodation establishments of Estonia, which was 11% more than at the same time in the previous year.

09.09.2010, no 115
Agricultural Census 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, the first week of Agricultural Census has been successful — 1500 questionnaires have been completed in e-census and nearly 1000 questionnaires are half ready.

08.09.2010, no 114
Gross domestic product, 2nd quarter 2010
According to the first estimates of Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia increased by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter in the previous year. The GDP grew last in the 4th quarter of 2007.

07.09.2010, no 113
Consumer price index, August 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, the consumer price index increased 2.9% in August 2010 compared to August of the previous year and 0.0% compared to July this year.

06.09.2010, no 112
Trends in food availability in Estonia
According to Statistics Estonia, Estonian resident consumes 188 grams of potatoes a day, Latvian and Lithuanian residents 274 and 234 grams, respectively. The data are based on the European food consumption database DAFNE (Data Food Networking), which since autumn 2010 also contains data on Estonia.

03.09.2010, no 111
Business, 2nd quarter 2010
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 2nd quarter of 2010, the net sales, costs and total profit of the business sector increased compared to the previous quarter as well as to the same quarter of the previous year.

01.09.2010, no 110
Worklife survey, 2009
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2009 most of Estonian employers considered it important for employees to develop their skills and knowledge, but nearly a half of employees were not satisfied with possibilities of professional development offered by employers.

01.09.2010, no 109
The Agricultural Census starts from 1 September
According to Statistics Estonia, the Agricultural Census is conducted in Estonia from 1 September to 15 November, in the course of which the data on agricultural production will be collected from nearly 30,000 holdings. For the first time it is possible to participate in the census also via Internet.