Today, a team from Statistics Estonia met with the census committee of the Estonian Government to present the questionnaire of the Population and Housing Census 2021 and discuss the current state of the project. The exact census methodology will be decided once the allocation of additional funds from the government reserves for 2021 and from the 2022 state budget has been confirmed.

According to Statistics Estonia, in September, the producer price index of industrial output decreased by 0.4% compared to August 2020 and by 2.4% compared to September 2019.

This year, the theme of World Statistics Day, celebrated on 20 October 2020, is “Connecting the world with data we can trust”. Statistics Estonia invites everyone interested in data to a virtual statistics day event.

This year, the young statistician’s prize named after Albert Pullerits was awarded to Diana Sokurova. Her master’s thesis, defended at the University of Tartu, is titled “Reducing the Reporting Burden on Health Professionals by Rolling and Two Occasions Designs”.

According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2020, compared to August 2019, the exports of goods decreased by 6% and imports by 4%. The fall was mostly in trade with European Union member states.

According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in September 2020 was -0.3% compared to August 2020 and -1.1% compared to September 2019. Year on year, goods were 0.7% and services 1.7% cheaper.