According to the first estimates of Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia decreased by 2.0% in the 1st quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.
There is exactly one week left until the end of the Population and Housing Census, as data collection continues with phone interviews. Due to the epidemic, there will be no home visits during this census. But enumerators are visiting the addresses included in the mandatory random sample to post notes that ask residents to make contact.
Museums continue to be popular in Estonia. According to Statistics Estonia, there were 3.5 million museum visits in 2016, which is 6% more than the year before.
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.
Statistics Estonia gave HKScan Estonia AS the title of Best Respondent, the Defence Resources Agency the title of Statistics-Friendly Database Partner and Rivo Noorkõiv the title of Statistics-Friendly Research Partner of 2015.
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2018, the labour force participation rate was 71.9%, the employment rate was 68.1% and the unemployment rate was 5.4%. The number of long‑term unemployed was the lowest of the last 20 years.
According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in July 2017 was 0.7% compared to June 2017 and 3.6% compared to July of the previous year.