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According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in April 2020 was -0.4% compared to March 2020 and -0.8% compared to April of the previous year.
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In May, the turnover of retail trade enterprises fell by a tenth
Date 30.06.2023
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According to Statistics Estonia, in May, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 905 million euros. Compared with May 2022, turnover fell by 10% at constant prices.
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From 2023 onwards, there will be changes to the questionnaire “Wages and salaries and labour force” (1462). The changes are related to the increased use of register data in the production of wage statistics. The data collected with the questionnaire will be used to produce labour cost indices and job vacancy statistics. Previously (until the end of 2022), this questionnaire was also used to collect data for average wage statistics. The biggest change concerns data on part-time and full-time employees, which are no longer asked separately. With the modified questionnaire, the data are collected
Statistics Estonia upgrades the statistical database
Date 26.10.2020
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As of 27 October, official statistics can be conveniently found in Statistics Estonia’s upgraded statistical database.
Based on last year’s statistics, the working-age population in Estonia grew by 25,600
Date 15.02.2024
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2023, the labour force participation rate was 73.9%, the employment rate was 69.2%, and the unemployment rate was 6.4%.
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Since the first quarter of 2023, Statistics Estonia uses the data from the employment register of the Tax and Customs Board and the income and social tax declarations to publish the average wages and salaries. People working under employment contracts, the Civil Service Act*, and service contracts are included.
The number of job vacancies was still over 10,000
Date 11.03.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the fourth quarter of 2021, there were 11,103 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. This is 28% more than in the same quarter of 2020. About 7,500 persons left their jobs on the employer’s initiative.
The continued rise of the construction price index was mainly due to higher cost of materials
Date 21.04.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2021, the construction price index increased by 0.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and by 0.5% compared to the first quarter of 2020.
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