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Consumer price index up by 2.2% in July year on year

Date 07.08.2026

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Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, explained that the year-on-year comparison again shows a relatively small rise in prices. “The last time the annual price increase was this small was in April 2021. Although the prices of housing, transport, and alcohol and tobacco have gone up over the year, the rise in the index is being held back by the cheaper prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages,” added Veski. Housing-related prices were affected mainly by the price list changes that took effect in July. Due to the waste reform, the price of waste

At-risk-of-poverty rate is highest among the elderly, while among families with children it is highest for single parents (corrected on 09.12.2022)

Date 08.11.2022

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According to Statistics Estonia, 22.8% of Estonia’s population lived at risk of poverty and 1.4% in absolute poverty in 2021. Compared with 2020, the share of people living at risk of poverty rose 2.2% and the share of people living in absolute poverty fell 0.8%.

Does Estonia need European statistics? Yes, because having data on Estonia alone is not enough

Date 20.10.2026

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There is much value in the knowledge that the unemployment rate in Estonia was 6.6% in the second quarter of 2026, or that prices in September were 3.5% higher than in the same month a year ago. But we need comparative data on other countries to assess whether our indicators are exceptional or normal, whether the changes in Estonia are faster or slower than in other countries, and what we could learn from other countries’ experience. For a small country, comparisons are especially valuable. With a population of just 1.3 million, Estonia cannot always rely on its own experience when making

Estonian Household Finance and Consumption Survey

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What kind of survey is it? The Estonian Household Finance and Consumption Survey assesses the real and financial assets and debt levels of Estonian households, as well as their income, savings, and consumption behaviour. Who commissions the survey? The survey is conducted in cooperation with the Bank of Estonia ( Eesti Pank). The same kind of surveys are carried out in all euro area countries, organised by national central banks and coordinated by the European Central Bank. Collecting similar data across the entire euro area allows comparisons of results between countries. The results of the

Estonians’ assessment of the economy has improved, while confidence in the construction and trade sectors somewhat declined

Date 28.07.2026

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In July, the enterprises’ confidence indicator remained the highest in trade (+10.5), although compared with June, trade enterprises have become more cautious in forecasting sales for the next three months. The indicator was +6.5 in the services sector and +0.3 in the industry sector. The confidence indicator remained the lowest in the construction sector (-14.6). As in the previous month, construction enterprises consider insufficient demand to be the main factor limiting construction activity. In addition, compared with June, there has been an increase in the share of enterprises which

There were 8,363 job vacancies in the second quarter

Date 08.09.2026

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The total number of vacant and occupied posts in the second quarter was 590,408 – this is 0.9% less than in the same quarter of 2025. The number of vacant posts was the highest in education (1,558), public administration and defence, compulsory social security (1,274), wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (1,029), and manufacturing (968). “Looking at the labour market as a whole, employment did not increase in the second quarter. The Labour Force Survey data published in August showed a decline in the unemployment rate, but there was no comparable rise in

Statistics Estonia uses a new methodology to calculate the consumer price index

Date 26.02.2026

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“People’s consumption habits change, technology evolves, and more and more data become available. Statistics Estonia must keep up with these developments, and we must continuously update our methodologies,” explained Urmet Lee, the Director General of Statistics Estonia. The methodological changes introduced in January concern food products and electricity. “Good cooperation with electricity providers and retail chains now allows us to calculate the consumer price index in Estonia more accurately than ever before. It means that a quarter of the data for the consumer basket are now obtained

Volume of retail trade turnover continued to grow in October

Date 28.11.2025

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Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the rise in the volume of retail trade turnover in October was mainly driven by enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel and stores selling manufactured goods. “The decline in the turnover volume of grocery stores slowed in October, falling by 3% compared with October 2024. The drop in their volume of turnover was influenced by the rise in food prices,” Pihlak added. The turnover volume of enterprises engaged in the retail sale of automotive fuel increased by 25% compared with October last year. The rise in

Revised data: average wages and salaries were €2126 in the second quarter

Date 01.09.2025

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In the second quarter of 2025, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were the highest in Tallinn (€2,479), in Harju county (€2,365), and in Tartu county (€2,175). “Compared with the second quarter of last year, the biggest increase in wages and salaries was seen in Põlva county (7.7%) and Rapla county (7%). The smallest wage increase was registered in Ida-Viru county (3.8%),” said Sigrid Saagpakk, analyst at Statistics Estonia. In this year's second quarter, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were the highest in information and communication (€3,704), financial and insurance

65% of people and 34% of enterprises use AI

Date 16.09.2026

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Luisa Nuka, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, year on year, the use of artificial intelligence grew 1.4 times among households and 1.5 times among enterprises. “This is probably related to the wider availability of AI-based tools and services and their integration into our daily lives. The use of AI increased the most in age group 65–74, where the share of users grew more than twice,” noted Nuka. There was also a notable rise in AI use among 35–44-year-olds. “The use of AI did not show such growth among young people, because the share of AI users was already high. Of all age groups