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Sustainable development

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Sustainable development statistics provide an overview of Estonia's progress towards the goals of the global sustainable development agenda, adopted at the UN summit in 2015. In the resolution Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN Member States agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets. The Commission for Sustainable Development approved the relevant indicators for Estonia to monitor progress towards the goals. The Commission also identified country-specific goals concerning the cultural space, which are not among the global goals but were

Industrial producer price index increased in October

Date 20.11.2018
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According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2018, the producer price index of industrial output changed by 0.3% compared to September and by 2.8% compared to October 2017.

Kaie Koskaru-Nelk named the new Deputy Director General of Statistics Estonia

Date 14.08.2019
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In September, Kaie Koskaru-Nelk, former Deputy Secretary General of Fiscal Policy of the Ministry of Finance, will assume office as Deputy Director General of Statistics Estonia. Koskaru-Nelk, who has worked in management positions in the public sector for over 20 years, will be responsible for strategic management of statistical analysis departments and international cooperation.

Dwelling Price Indices increased

Date 22.03.2019
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According to Statistics Estonia, the Dwelling Price Index increased by 5.9% in 2018 compared to the average of 2017. Year-on-year, the prices of apartments increased by 6.4% and the prices of houses by 4.7%.

Passenger traffic on domestic ship routes increased last year

Date 21.03.2019
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2018, compared to 2017, the number of passengers on the main scheduled domestic ship lines increased by 3%, but the number of international traffic passengers served by Estonian ports decreased by 1%. The freight volume of ports in tonnes increased by around 3%.

Analysis of social gaps

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How great is inequality in Estonia and how is it divided? As part of the analysis, 11 person profiles were created to depict social gaps and inequality in Estonia. The profiles included a person’s household type, number of children in the household, as well as age, sex, education, ethnic nationality, place of residence, disability and its degree, income, employment, benefits received, distance between place of residence and place of work, health status and satisfaction with life.

In January, the number of tourists in accommodation establishments increased

Date 07.03.2019
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According to Statistics Estonia, in January 2019, domestic and foreign tourists who stayed in accommodation establishments numbered 208,000, which is 1% more than in January 2018. Compared to January 2018, the number of domestic tourists increased and the number of foreign tourists decreased.

Use of confidential data for scientific purposes

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Legal persons and organisations can use for research confidential data held by Statistics Estonia. The data can be used remotely in the research work environment. Statistics Estonia will no longer provide the service of using local workstations from 27 October 2025. Submit an application for the use of confidential data here: Apply for data A more detailed description of processing the application and data use conditions can be found in the standard “Procedure for the dissemination of confidential data for scientific purposes". Processing of personal data of special categories is also subject