Estonia - Retail Sales

For Estonia, retail trade detailed by NACE, as levels and a volume index. Monthly 1998 to 2015, quarterly from 2001.

Active:

• Framework: EU
• Classification: ENTAK 2008, the local version of NACE Rev. 2
• Measurements:
  • Millions of euros (Mil. EUR)
  • Fixed-base volume index relative to 2021 (Vol. Index 2021=100)
  • Moving-base volume index relative to corresponding period of previous year (Vol. Index CPPY=100)
• Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
• Native frequency: Quarterly
• Start dates:
  • Uniformly 2002Q1 for CPPY
  • Uniformly 2001Q1 for all others

Predecessors:

• 2015=100 - 2001q1 to 2023q4 ("_15")
• Quarterly, 2010=100 - 2001q1 to 2017q4 ("_10")
• Monthly, 2010=100 - 1998m1 to 2015m12 (no specifier)
• Monthly, EMTAK 2003, 2005=100 - 1998m1 to 2012m12 ("05")
• Monthly, EMTAK 2003, 2000=100 - 1995m1 to 2008m12 ("00")
• Monthly, EMTAK 2008, EEK ("KR")
• Monthly, EMTAK 2003, EUR

The scope of the survey is the sale of goods of enterprises by their main economic activity. Retail sale is resell of new and second-hand goods by stores, stalls, sell counters, mail order sale stores, Internet and public sale to the people for their private consumption and housekeeping. Retail sale will not include sales of durable goods (cars, furniture, household appliances, etc.) to the people through leasing enterprises, if that leasing enterprise becomes the owner of goods. The comparison of data with those of previous periods is presented as retail sales volume indices (available for total sales only).

The population of enterprises is the statistical profile based on the data of the Ministry of Justice Centre of Register. The statistical profile includes economically active enterprises. Enterprises with 20 and more employees are completely enumerated. For small enterprises (0–19 employees), a stratified sampling is applied. The estimates of the population total are calculated on the basis of the data collected by the sample survey. When possible, the data of non-responded enterprises are replaced by those of an earlier period. The data of the remaining part of non-respondents are replaced with the respective average of responded similar enterprises.

The source writes: Since 2024, the weights of 2021 are used for calculating the volume indices. In 2013-2018, the weights of 2015 were used, in 2009-2012, the weights of 2010 were used and in 2002-2008, the weights of 2005 were used.

Moody's Analytics supplements

We construct seasonally adjusted counterparts.

The timing and scope of data revisions are not standardized, but are included in Moody's Analytics's databases when applicable.

The source writes: The data may be adjusted during the year after the end of the reference quarter.

Further reading

Metadata at the source:

• Financial statistics of enterprises (quarterly) (20007)
• Trade volume indices (21603)

Data at the source:

• KM0104: RETAIL SALES BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND COMMODITY GROUP (QUARTERLY) from 2001Q1
• KM00338: RETAIL SALES VOLUME INDEX (QUARTERS) from 2001Q1
• KM0102: RETAIL SALES VOLUME INDEX CHANGE BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY (QUARTERS) from 2002Q1
• http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/I_Databas/Economy/21Internal_trade/02Economic_indicators_of_internal_trade/TA_0011.htm (dead link)

• Sep 2005 - Initial version, using base 2000.
• Mar 2009 - Reclassified to EMTAK 2008, rebased to 2005.
• Jan 2010 - Redenominated.
• Oct 2012 - Addendum of Moody's Analytics SA supplement.
• Mar 2013 - Rebased to 2010.
• Apr 2016 - Monthly variant terminated.
• Jun 2018 - Rebased to 2015.
• 3 Jun 2024, Phillip Thorne - Rebased to 2021: Properties, Methodology, Revisions, Further reading.