Exports fell for the third month in a row in August, according to government agency Statistics Estonia. Imports also fell. Exports dropped by 3% YoY, and imports by 7%. The sector most affecting the decrease was mineral products – shale oil, motor spirit and fuel additives. Electricity exports and imports also affected figures, according to…
Inflation in September ran at 2.2% YoY, according to the government agency Statistics Estonia. The sectors exerting the most impact were food and clothing, though there was a slight fall of -0.2% MoM. Consumer price index for services saw a 3.5% rise, and goods saw a 1.4% rise. Regulated prices of goods and services fell…
In the next three years EUR 48 million will be spent on the construction of the Estonian-Russian border under the new budget. In explanatory remarks accompanying the 2020 state budget EUR 15.5 million has been earmarked for the construction of infrastructure on the eastern border in 2020, followed by EUR 23.6 million in 2021, and…
The average monthly wage rose to EUR 1,419 per month in the second quarter of 2019, figures released by Statistics Estonia showed. Compared to the same time period last year the average monthly salary increased by 7.4%. The average hourly gross wage was EUR 8.22 euros, up by 9%. The average monthly gross wages and…
The cornerstone for a EUR 7.5-million senior living apartment building to be built by construction company Nordlin Ehitus in Pohja-Tallinn will be laid in a special ceremony. The building to be erected at Maleva 18 will consist of 76 one-room and four two-room apartments. The apartments will be designed for maximum accessibility, and 80% of…
A total of 13,948 people received unemployment insurance benefits in Estonia in the second quarter of 2019, Statistics Estonia reported. The total number of recipients increased by 0.9% QoQ and by 0.5% YoY. The average size of a payout in the second quarter was EUR 468, up by 12.8% YoY and by 5.2% QoQ. Women…
Last month the industrial producer price index (PPI) increased by 0.1% MoM, but decreased by 0.2% YoY, according to information released by Statistics Estonia. Compared to the previous month July’s PPI was affected more than average by a price increase in electricity production, and also by a price decrease in the manufacture of chemicals and…