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2.3. Industry
Industrial output increased constantly from 2007
(figure 2.6). Internal demand and export growth can
be considered to be the reason for this. The share of the
processing industry in industrial output grew each year
– according to Statistics Estonia it made up 87% of total
industrial output in 2003, while in 2007 it was already
91.2%. Even though energy production has increased in
recent years, its share in industrial output has decreased
from 9% in 2003 to 6% in 2007. The share of the mining
sector in industrial output was 3% in 2007.
The global financial and economic crisis is also reflected
in the Estonian economy. In 2008, the industrial output
dropped precipitously and due to lower demand, the
output of industrial enterprises also fell. Industrial sectors
with a greater relative significance (timber, construction
materials etc) accounted for 30–40% of the decline in
output, and sectors with a lower importance (such as
production of paper and motor vehicles) up to 60%.
600
500
volume index of industrial output
industrial output in current prices
GDP, chain index
400
300
index 1995=100
200
100
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Figure 2.6. Change in industrial production and GDP in 1995–2007, as an index. Data: Statistics Estonia.
Sources:
• Eesti statistika aastaraamat 2008. Statistical Yearbook of Estonia
(2008). / Ed. S. Linnas. Tallinn: Statistics Estonia
[WWW] http://www.stat.ee/18920
• Statistics database.
[WWW] http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/dialog/statfile2.asp
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