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Data-based reporting for reducing administrative burden The project Data-based reporting developed from the Zero Bureaucracy initiative. It provides a solution for the automatic exchange of data required by the state, based on the principles of simplicity and minimum burden. Data-based reporting is a joint project of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board, Statistics Estonia and Eesti Pank. As of 2024, several other institutions have joined the project (such as the Centre of Registers and Information Systems, the Environmental Board etc.). The first stage is reducing enterprises’ burden in the

The Tree of Truth shows how Estonia is doing

Kuupäev 17.10.2019
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Today, Statistics Estonia and the Government Office presented a new web application called the Tree of Truth. It is a gauge of important national indicators, giving a simple, honest and objective picture of how the country is doing.

People prefer e-commerce while enterprises prefer cloud services

Kuupäev 17.09.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, 56.5% of the population aged 16–74 used e-commerce in the last three months. Compared to last year, the overall popularity of e-commerce has remained the same, but the amounts spent on purchasing goods and services have increased. The results of the enterprise survey showed that more than half of the companies using the internet use paid cloud services.

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The first population and housing census in re-independent Estonia was carried out from 31 March to 9 April in 2000. The Census was prepared and conducted according to the recommendations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat), which guarantee that the census data are internationally comparable. Also the comparability with the data of previous censuses carried out in Estonia was taken into account. The Statistical Office was responsible for conducting the Census. According to the order of the Government of the

In 2016 the total profit of the business sector decreased

Kuupäev 27.02.2017
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According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in 2016 the total profit of the business sector was 2.7 billion euros, which was 10% less than the year before. The business sector’s total profit decreased for second year in a row.

Census results in statistics map application

Kuupäev 05.03.2014
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Today, on 5 March, Statistics Estonia launched an Internet-based map application, which enables to create thematic maps and perform spatial queries based on the results of the 2011 Population and Housing Census (PHC).