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The number of job vacancies fell by a quarter in a year

Date 09.06.2020

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2020, there were 8,613 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, the number decreased by 25%.

Number of e-commerce users increased again, enterprises start to use artificial intelligence

Date 17.09.2021

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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2021, the biggest increase compared to the previous year occurred in people’s use of the internet for participating in online courses. The popularity of e-commerce also grew, with 62% of the population aged 16–74 having made online purchases. Among enterprises, the use of enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software continues to increase. Enterprises are also trying out AI technologies.

The utilised agricultural area per holding in Estonia is one of the biggest in Europe

Date 13.02.2024

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According to the Farm Structure Survey conducted by Statistics Estonia, the number of agricultural holdings in Estonia has decreased by 6%, i.e. by 700, in three years. The average size of agricultural area has risen to 91 hectares, which is one of the highest values in the European Union (EU) after Czechia and Slovakia.

Sharp increase in the number of people leaving work on employer’s initiative

Date 08.09.2020

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2020, there were 8,088 vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. Compared to the second quarter of 2019, the number decreased by 28%. In the second quarter, 39,540 persons were hired and 50,184 persons left work. Every fourth person left on the employer’s initiative.

Estonian residents are travelling just as much as five years ago

Date 27.09.2022

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In the second quarter of 2022, Estonian residents travelled much more than in the second quarter of last year: the number of domestic trips grew by 45% and the number of outbound trips by 319%, that is, over three times.

The annual growth of the Dwelling Price Index slowed down

Date 24.03.2017

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According to Statistics Estonia, the Dwelling Price Index increased by 4.7% in 2016 compared to the average of 2015. In the annual comparison, the prices of apartments increased by 4.5% and the prices of houses by 5.4%.

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Age Area of the dwelling Branch of economic activity Building Child in family nucleus → Family nucleus Child in the household Citizenship Cohabitant Comfort characteristics Command of foreign languages Composition of household Conscript Construction time of building Conventional dwelling → Dwelling Country of birth Couple De facto marital status De facto population Disability Duration of temporary absence Duration of temporary presence Dwelling Economically active population Economically inactive population Education Employed Employment status Ethnic nationality Family = Family nucleus Family

In the 4th quarter the Estonian economy grew 0.7%

Date 11.02.2016

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According to the flash estimates of Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia increased 0.7% in the 4th quarter of 2015 compared to the 4th quarter of 2014.

Tourism Survey

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What kind of survey is it? The Tourism Survey provides an overview of travelling of Estonian residents: the number of domestic and outbound overnights trips, purposes and duration of trips, travel arrangements, expenses and the most popular destinations. Such a survey is conducted in all EU countries. Who commissions the survey? The survey is commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. The data are also used by Eesti Pank (the central bank of Estonia), Enterprise Estonia (EIS), and Eurostat. How often is the survey conducted? The survey is conducted monthly throughout

The rapid decrease in industry in November

Date 09.01.2009

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According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2008 compared to November of the previous year, the production of industrial enterprises decreased 18%.