Estonia has implemented a new rounding rule for cash payments as of 1 January 2025, The Baltic Guide reports. Under the new “Swedish rounding” rule, the final cash transaction totals will be rounded to the nearest five cents, reducing the need for one and two cent coins. The coins will still remain legal tender, however….
Estonia’s GDP totalled EUR 10bn in the third quarter of 2024, which was down 0.7% from the same period of 2023, according to data published by Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reported. This was the tenth consecutive quarter of economic decline. The seasonally and working-day adjusted GDP fell by 0.6% over a year but remained…
The average gross monthly wage in Estonia amounted to EUR 2,007 in the second quarter of 2024, which was up 7.2% from the same period of 2023, according to Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reports. Wage growth has slowed down over the last four quarters. The average wage was highest in Tallinn (EUR 2,339), Harjumaa…
Estonia’s average monthly gross salary amounted to EUR 1,873 in the second quarter of 2023, which was up 12.4% from the same period of 2022, according to data from Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reported. The highest average salaries were in information and communication (EUR 3,257), finance and insurance (EUR 2,953), and energy supply (EUR…
Estonia’s retail trade turnover declined by 10% in May 2023, according to data from Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reports. The total turnover of retail trade enterprises amounted to EUR 905mn, which was down 10% from the same month last year at constant prices. Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that grocery stores…
