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Robert Müürsepp, the National Accounts Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that the Estonian economy grew for the fifth quarter in a row. “In the second quarter, two thirds of the economic activities made a positive contribution to the GDP. Similarly to the first quarter, manufacturing was the biggest driver of economic growth as its value added grew by 6.5%. It was followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing where the increase in value added was 168% due to the exceptionally low reference base of last year. In construction, value added was up by 7.5%,” said Müürsepp. A considerable

In June, the enterprises’ confidence indicator was the highest in trade (+20.5); it was +3.1 in the services sector and -3.8 in the industry sector. The confidence indicator was the lowest in the construction sector (-12), where insufficient demand was considered the main factor limiting construction activity. The consumer confidence indicator was -29 in June. Month on month, confidence improved among consumers as well as among enterprises in the trade, construction and services sectors. Assessments by industry sector enterprises were somewhat more pessimistic. A more detailed look at the

In October, the trade deficit was 323 million euros, which is 8 million euros less than in October last year. Jane Leppmets, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the share of goods of Estonian origin in total exports fell by five percentage points year on year and was 61% in October this year. “Exports of goods of Estonian origin in October were down by 3% from October last year. Re-exports of goods, i.e. the exports of previously imported goods, grew by 19% year on year. This growth resulted mainly from the increased re-exports of mineral products, including natural gas, and

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

Exports of goods amounted to over €1.4 billion and imports to nearly €1.7 billion at current prices. The trade deficit was €264 million, which is €63 million higher than in August last year. Allan Aron, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the last time exports of goods declined year on year was in August 2024. “The decrease in exports in August 2025 was mostly influenced by a fall in exports to countries outside the European Union. Exports to EU countries grew by 3%, but exports to non-EU countries fell by as much as 16%,” the analyst noted. “Looking at countries outside the

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

Jane Leppmets, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the most significant changes in April concerned extra-EU trade. “Exports to EU countries were up by 8% and imports from the EU fell by 1%. In trade with non-EU countries, exports declined by 10% while imports grew by 16%. Year on year, there were decreased exports from Estonia to the United States, Russia and Singapore, and increased imports from Turkey and Switzerland,” explained Leppmets. Compared with April 2024, exports of goods of Estonian origin were up by 2% in April this year. The share of goods of Estonian origin

Riin Kadarik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, noted that manufacturing output declined for the fifth month in a row. “The manufacture of wood, the largest manufacturing activity, was down by 2%. In June, there was again a decline in the manufacture of food products, which fell by 3.3%. In food manufacturing, there has been a year-on-year decline in output for six months in a row, but in June compared with May, the decline slowed down,” said Kadarik. In June, the volume of production increased in one third of manufacturing activities but decreased in two thirds. Among the five major