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In October, retail trade enterprises did better than last year

Date 30.11.2020
Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2020, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 665 million euros. Compared to October 2019, turnover increased by 6% at constant prices.

Last year every fifth person in Estonia lived in relative poverty

Date 15.12.2016
Article
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.

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

Date 19.01.2021
Article
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.

Stable growth in retail sales continued in September

Date 30.10.2015
Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in September 2015 compared to September of the previous year, the retail sales of goods of retail trade enterprises increased 9% at constant prices. In the last four months, retail sales have been increasing steadily by 8–9% compared to the same month of the previous year.

Number of accommodated tourists dropped by nearly a half last year

Date 10.02.2021
Article
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.

In November exports declined

Date 10.01.2014
Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2013, exports of goods decreased by 9% and imports remained at the same level at current prices, compared to November 2012. Compared to October 2013, exports declined by 4%.

1500 holdings have already participated in Agricultural Census

Date 09.09.2010
Article
According to Statistics Estonia, the first week of Agricultural Census has been successful — 1500 questionnaires have been completed in e-census and nearly 1000 questionnaires are half ready.

Waste and circular economy

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The world produces more than it can consume. Items that could be reused or recycled are often disposed of as waste. The landfilling of hazardous waste affects the quality of soil, drinking water and air. To save natural resources and the environment, more attention must be paid to the correct sorting and reuse of waste and various materials and to overall waste reduction. Waste statistics tell us how much waste is generated in Estonia and by which activities, and how waste is treated. The data provide an overview of waste recovery, recycling, incineration and landfilling, and allow assessing