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Survey on Satisfaction with Local Government Services and the Living Environment

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What kind of survey is it? The aim of the survey is to determine how satisfied residents are with their living environment and the quality of services provided by their municipality. The survey asks for an assessment of mobility, sports and cultural leisure facilities, living environment, public maintenance, provision of general services, and local governance. The municipality of the respondent's primary residence is assessed. Information about the person's place of residence and household is also asked. Who commissions the survey? The survey is conducted in cooperation between the Ministry of

Consumer Survey

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What kind of survey is it? The Consumer Survey measures consumer confidence. The survey reflects Estonian residents’ perceptions of the economic situation, price changes and unemployment, and provides information about their purchases of durable goods, savings and plans for major purchases. The survey is conducted in all European Union countries. The survey is part of a programme of five surveys (the other four are business surveys). Who commissions the survey? Statistics Estonia conducts the Consumer Survey from May 2026. The survey is carried out in all European Union countries pursuant to

Construction volume down by 6% last year

Date 21.02.2025

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The production value of Estonian construction enterprises in 2024 was 3.9 billion euros, including 2.4 billion euros’ worth of building construction and 1.5 billion euros’ worth of civil engineering. Compared with 2023, the volume of building construction fell by 9% and the volume of civil engineering works (roads, bridges, port facilities, pipelines, communication and electricity lines, sports fields, etc.) by 2%. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, pointed out that construction volumes decreased for the third year in a row. “The downturn in the domestic construction

Number of unemployed persons down in third quarter

Date 14.11.2025

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“In the third quarter, overall labour market indicators improved compared with both the third quarter of last year and the second quarter of this year,” stated Tea Vassiljeva, analyst at Statistics Estonia. She added that there were a total of 54,200 unemployed persons in the third quarter, which is 5,000 fewer than in the second quarter and 2,100 fewer than in the third quarter of last year. The unemployment rate (7.1%), i.e. the share of the unemployed in the labour force, was 0.3 percentage points lower in the third quarter than in the same quarter last year (7.4%) and 0.7 percentage points

Construction volume down by 5% in the third quarter

Date 27.11.2024

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In the third quarter, the total production value of Estonian construction enterprises was 1,127 million euros, including 686 million euros’ worth of building construction and 441 million euros’ worth of civil engineering. Compared with the third quarter of last year, the volume of building construction fell by 4%, and the volume of civil engineering works (roads, bridges, port facilities, pipelines, communication and electricity lines, sports fields, etc.) by 7%. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, noted that, in the third quarter, the domestic construction market was

In June, the confidence of industrial enterprises declined, while assessments in other sectors and among consumers improved slightly

Date 25.06.2026

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In June, the enterprises’ confidence indicator was the highest in trade (+20.5); it was +3.1 in the services sector and -3.8 in the industry sector. The confidence indicator was the lowest in the construction sector (-12), where insufficient demand was considered the main factor limiting construction activity. The consumer confidence indicator was -29 in June. Month on month, confidence improved among consumers as well as among enterprises in the trade, construction and services sectors. Assessments by industry sector enterprises were somewhat more pessimistic. A more detailed look at the

Sales of pesticides increased for the second year in a row

Date 12.06.2026

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Swen Peterson, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that herbicides are still the most sold plant protection products. “In 2025, the sales of herbicides totalled 632 tonnes, which is over 34.7 tonnes more than in 2024. Within the available time series, it is also the largest quantity of herbicides placed on the market in Estonia in one year. Compared with 2024, the sales of insecticides and fungicides increased by about 30%,” added Peterson. Herbicides accounted for 74%, fungicides for 15.7%, growth regulators for 7.6% and insecticides for 1.9% of the total amount of pesticides sold. In

The economy grew by 0.9% in the second quarter

Date 29.08.2025

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Robert Müürsepp, the national accounts team lead at Statistics Estonia, said that there was modest economic growth in the second quarter of 2025. The last time that the GDP grew was in the second quarter of last year. “About half of economic activities contributed positively to the GDP, with the biggest contribution coming from the energy sector where value added grew by 43%. In real estate activities, value added increased by 5.4%. The biggest negative contributors were construction, with a 9.3% decline in value added, and transportation and storage, where value added decreased by 11%,” noted

Estonian residents travelled less last year

Date 27.03.2026

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Piret Pukk, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that while Estonian residents have been travelling more in the post-pandemic years, they did less travelling in 2025. “Last year, the number of overnight domestic trips was still more than two times bigger than the number of outbound trips. Compared with 2024, the number of domestic trips decreased in each quarter. The number of outbound trips declined for three quarters and then started to rise again in the fourth quarter,” said Pukk, adding that this can be explained by the significant increase in charter flights, as shown by the data

Retail trade volume began to decline in August

Date 30.09.2025

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Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, pointed out that the turnover volume of retail trade enterprises, which had been growing since December last year, began to decline in August. “The drop in the volume of turnover was influenced by stores selling manufactured goods as well as grocery stores. The latter had the greatest impact, with their turnover volume falling by 5% compared with August last year,” Pihlak added. The turnover volume of stores selling manufactured goods turned to decline in August, falling by 2% compared with August 2024. Among stores selling manufactured