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The rise in retail trade volume slowed down in July

Date 29.08.2025
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Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that while turnover volume in June increased by 5% year on year, growth slowed down to 1% in July. “Year on year, turnover volume grew by 10% in enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and by 3% in stores selling manufactured goods. The turnover volume of grocery stores continued to decline in July, falling by 5% compared with July 2024,” Pihlak added. Among stores selling manufactured goods, the biggest increase at 28% was registered in the turnover volume of other specialised stores selling predominantly computers

Population increased but births continued to fall

Date 18.01.2021
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According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, on 1 January 2021, the population of Estonia was 1,329,460 persons, which is 480 persons more than at the same time a year ago. Population decreased by 2,590 persons due to negative natural increase and increased by 3,070 persons as a result of positive net migration.

Economic recession did not influence poverty rates in 2008

Date 28.06.2010
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2008 the growth of wages and salaries slowed down but the increased pensions and governmental benefits helped to maintain incomes. Therefore the relative poverty remained on the level of 2007.

Short-term labour market statistics, (2019–2020)

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Coronavirus and the ensuing economic crisis have affected the labour market also in Estonia. Since April, Statistics Estonia is publishing short-term statistics on changes in the labour market. Interactive charts give an overview of the current labour market situation on the basis of weekly data from the employment register. The charts show weekly changes in the number of employment relationships: how many were started, suspended or terminated. The time series starts from 6 January 2020, the beginning of the first full working week of the year. For comparison, the weekly data of 2019 have been

Pesticide sales were up by 10% last year

Date 12.06.2025
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Swen Peterson, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that herbicides are still the most sold type of plant protection products. “In 2024, sales of herbicides totalled 597 tonnes, which is over 80 tonnes more than in 2023. Sales of insecticides increased by a fourth, while sales of fungicides decreased by a tenth compared with 2023,” explained Peterson. Herbicides accounted for 76%, fungicides for 13%, growth regulators for 9% and insecticides for 1.6% of the total amount of pesticides sold. In recent years, there has been a rise in the sold quantities of herbicides and insecticides, but

Short-term statistics of enterprises, 2019–2020

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Turnover of enterprises Labour costs of enterprises Turnover of enterprises Statistics Estonia publishes short-term statistics on the turnover of enterprises. The interactive charts provide an overview of the situation of enterprises on the basis of VAT returns. The statistics cover companies liable to VAT and self-employed persons who have submitted a VAT return. Data are presented for three time periods. The longest time series start in 2005 and also cover the previous economic crisis. The shorter time series show changes since 2017, and in the case of municipalities, since 2018. The chart

Industrial production volumes up by 2.9% in June

Date 05.08.2025
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Helle Bunder, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, in June, the volume of industrial production increased in more than half of the manufacturing activities, including most of the major activities. “Looking at the larger industries, there was an increase in output in the manufacture of wood (4.0%), fabricated metal products (10.2%), computers and electronic products (8.0%), and electrical equipment (3.2%). Among the major industries, output decreased in the manufacture of food products (5.1%) and rubber and plastic products (4.7%),” the analyst noted. In June 2025, 64.8% of the