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Industrial production fell to the level of a decade ago

Date 29.05.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in April 2020, the production of industrial enterprises decreased by 17% compared to April 2019. Production decreased in all three industrial activities: manufacturing, energy production and mining.

Classification of goods by textual description: an applied study

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All countries involved in foreign trade are likely to feel the need for automatic classification of goods as there are numerous commodities, different goods have different tax rates and countries are interested in the structure of trade. Is it possible to automate the assignment of commodity codes using the text of the commodity description, and if so, to what degree of accuracy?

In 2018, the volume of industrial production increased

Date 31.01.2019
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According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in 2018, the production of industrial enterprises increased by 4% compared to the previous year. Production rose in manufacturing and energy, but decreased in mining.

Number of foreign tourists in accommodation establishments increased

Date 10.10.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2022, Estonian accommodation establishments served nearly 420,000 tourists, which is 23% more than in August last year. The number of foreign tourists* increased and the number of domestic tourists fell.

Estimated subsistence minimum

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The subsistence minimum is the minimum amount of means of subsistence required to cover a person's daily needs. It serves as the absolute poverty threshold. Subsistence minimum is calculated taking into account food and dwelling expenditures and individual non-food expenditures. Subsistence minimum does not include expenditures on alcohol, tobacco products, package tours, the purchase of transport equipment and expenses in restaurants and hotels. The basis for calculating food expenditure is the minimum estimated food basket (2,400 kcal per day). It includes food products that cover a person’s

In March, exports of mechanical appliances decreased the most

Date 11.05.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2020, compared to March 2019, the exports of goods decreased by 1% and imports by 2%. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, exports declined by 3% and imports by 4%. In the first quarter, trade decreased mostly due to declined exports and imports of electrical equipment and mineral products.