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Number of people living in poverty down year on year, perceived deprivation up

Kuupäev 06.11.2024
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Epp Remmelg, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the at-risk-of-poverty rate reflects income inequality in a country. “In 2023, close to 274,800 people lived at risk of poverty – nearly 29,000 fewer than in 2022. Their net monthly income, taking into account household composition, i.e. the equivalised disposable income, was less than €807,” said Remmelg. Income grew mainly due to increases in child benefits and pensions The analyst noted that over the years, the at-risk-of-poverty rate has been highest among the elderly living alone and lone parent households. “However, we see

Population census: Estonia's population and the number of Estonians have grown

Kuupäev 01.06.2022
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Data collected from registers in the 2021 census reveal that in ten years, Estonia’s population has grown, people live longer, and the number of working-age persons has fallen. Over the last decade, Estonia has seen a rise in the number of ethnic nationalities, countries of citizenship, mother tongues, and countries of birth, as well as an increase in the number of Estonians.

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1 Financial leasing covers operations where the lease instalments are calculated in such a way as to cover the whole or almost the whole value of the goods. The risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to the lessee. At the end of the contract, the lessee becomes the legal owner of the goods. 2 This transaction type also includes goods exchange between a parent company and its associated companies. 3 Processing covers operations (transformation, construction, assembling, enhancement, renovation, etc.) with the objective of producing a new or significantly improved product. This does not

The economic crisis did not cut down the innovativeness of enterprises

Kuupäev 24.05.2012
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According to Statistics Estonia, the data of the Innovation Survey show that 56.8% of enterprises were innovative in 2010. The innovativeness of enterprises remained on the level of 2008, when the innovative enterprises accounted for 56.4%.

The share of the service sector in counties has grown

Kuupäev 16.12.2016
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According to Statistics Estonia, differences in the economic structures of counties have increased, while the majority of the value added generated in the Estonian economy was still created in Harju County. 69% of the gross value added in Estonia was created in the service sector, the share of which has increased in seven counties in the last four years.

Producer price index of industrial output down by 3.0% from last year

Kuupäev 20.11.2023
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The producer price index of industrial output, which expresses changes in the producer prices of industrial goods manufactured in Estonia for the domestic market and for export, fell by 0.4% in October 2023 compared with September and by 3.0% compared with October last year.

Industrial production up in mining and electricity production, down in manufacturing

Kuupäev 08.04.2024
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According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2024, the total production of industrial enterprises decreased by 5.7% at constant prices compared with the corresponding month a year earlier. Production increased by 19.3% in mining and by 2.6% in electricity production but decreased by 7% in manufacturing.