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Classification of Economic Activities in Estonia (EMTAK)

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The Classification of Economic Activities in Estonia (EMTAK) is the basis for defining the field of activity of enterprises and organisations and an important source of information for Statistics Estonia when producing sectoral statistics. Classification by activities also allows for international comparability within a sector. The classification of activities is hierarchical in structure, divided into five levels. The first four levels correspond to the Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE) and the fifth level is national, which has been created taking into

Enterprise surveys

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Data submission in 2026 On 15 December, Statistics Estonia sends a notification to an enterprise’s email address listed in the Business Register regarding the obligations for the following year, so that the enterprise's representative can be informed sufficiently in advance about the data to be collected from them, the purpose of using such data, the principles of statistical processing and dissemination of the data, and the due date for data submission. For more information on the compilation, quality, and presentation of statistics, please visit the metadata page . To ensure sufficient

Positive trends in foreign trade continued in February

Date 09.04.2021

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According to Statistics Estonia, in February, exports of goods increased by 16% and imports by 10% year on year. The growth in foreign trade was significantly boosted by trade in mineral products and wood and articles of wood.

In July, electricity was cheaper but food more expensive

Date 07.08.2020

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According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in July 2020 was 0.0% compared to June 2020 and -0.9% compared to July 2019. Goods were 0.2% and services 2.0% cheaper.

In October, more tourists stayed in accommodation establishments than a year ago

Date 06.12.2018

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According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2018, domestic and foreign tourists who stayed in accommodation establishments numbered 274,000, which is 1% more than in October 2017. Compared to October of the previous year, the number of domestic tourists increased and the number of foreign tourists decreased.

Output in mining up by 10.4%, industrial production down as a whole

Date 05.11.2024

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Helle Bunder, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, pointed out that year-on-year growth in the output of the mining industry in September was mainly driven by peat production, while the increase in energy production was due to growth in electricity production. “In manufacturing, the volume of industrial production was down in slightly more than half of the manufacturing activities. Among the larger industries, output decreased by 11% in the manufacture of wood and by 13.5% in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers,” Bunder added. Looking at the larger industries, the

Classification of goods by textual description: an applied study

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All countries involved in foreign trade are likely to feel the need for automatic classification of goods as there are numerous commodities, different goods have different tax rates and countries are interested in the structure of trade. Is it possible to automate the assignment of commodity codes using the text of the commodity description, and if so, to what degree of accuracy?

Consumer price index, March 2021

Date 08.04.2021

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According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2021, the consumer price index fell by 0.2% compared to February and rose by 1.1% compared to March 2020. Goods were 0.5% and services 2% more expensive than in March last year.