According to Statistics Estonia, in 2012 the production of electricity totalled nearly 12 TWh, which is 7% less than in 2011. The electricity production from renewable sources has increased by about a fourth.
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2008 the at-risk-of-poverty rate of older women was over two times higher than that of older men. 41% of women aged 65 and older and 19% of men of the same age lived in relative poverty.
According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2009 compared to March of the previous year the retail sales of goods of retail trade enterprises decreased 13% at constant prices. In March, the decrease in retail sales slowed down a bit and was 5 percentage points smaller than the annual decrease of February.
According to Statistics Estonia, in September 2011, the production of industrial enterprises grew 6% compared to the same month of the previous year. The slowdown in production was most of all influenced by the manufacturing of electronic products.
Tonight, on 3 January, the e-census software will be updated. As a result, it will not be possible to participate in the e-census between 23:00 and 24:00. The updates are required to eliminate certain problems that have emerged in the first few days of the census.
According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2011 the production of industrial enterprises grew 33% compared to March of the previous year. The production showed a 30% growth for the seventh month in succession compared to the same month of the previous year.
According to Statistics Estonia, the sharp decrease of freight volume of transport enterprises in Estonia continued in 2009. The freight turnover decreased by 13% and the economic crisis affected remarkably the road transport enterprises. Passenger transport did not change significantly.