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Electricity production decreased last year

Date 03.06.2015
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2014, the production of electricity totalled 12.4 terawatt-hours, which is over 6% less than in the previous year. Electricity production  from renewable sources increased nearly 13% compared to 2013.

Estonian Statistical System received a high rating from Peer Reviewers

Date 29.09.2015
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Eurostat published the report of the Peer Review of the Estonian statistical system. In the report, the Estonian Statistical System was concluded to be of high quality. However, the Peer Review team also identified areas where improvements should be made.

More than three-quarters of households have mobile internet connection

Date 19.09.2017
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According to Statistics Estonia, 88% of Estonian households had internet connection at home in 2017. The share of households using mobile internet connection has reached 82%, increasing by four percentage points in a year.

Summer was successful for accommodation establishments

Date 11.10.2011
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According to Statistics Estonia, during the three summer months of 2011, for the first time more than one million foreign and domestic tourists stayed in accommodation establishments of Estonia. Compared to the previous summer, 14% more tourists used the services of accommodation establishments.

Main changes in Intrastat 2021

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Please note: Trade with the United Kingdom After the United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020, there is a transition period until 31 December 2020. As of 1 January 2021, the transition period will be over, which means that from 1 January 2021 only trade between Northern Ireland and Estonia will be recorded in Intrastat. The partner country code is XI. The rest of the trade in goods between Estonia and the UK is subject to customs formalities. To identify the country of origin, GB continues to be used for the United Kingdom. There is no need to distinguish Northern Ireland from

Working international students and graduates contributed over 13 million euros in taxes in Estonia

Date 19.01.2021
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Statistics Estonia prepared an analysis for the Estonian Education and Youth Authority on the economic impact of international students working in Estonia. It appeared that during the academic year 2019/2020, international students paid 10 million euros in income and social tax in Estonia and international graduates more than 3 million euros.

Last year every fifth person in Estonia lived in relative poverty

Date 15.12.2016
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2015, 21.3% of the Estonian population lived in relative poverty and 3.9% in absolute poverty. The overall percentage of people living in relative poverty decreased 0.3 percentage points compared to the previous year, the percentage of people living in absolute poverty decreased 2.4 percentage points.

Number of accommodated tourists dropped by nearly a half last year

Date 10.02.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, Estonian accommodation establishments served nearly 2 million tourists, whose nights spent totalled 3.7 million. The number of visitors fell by 48% compared to 2019.