According to information from Statistics Estonia, goods exports increased by eight and imports by 12 percent compared with last August. The increased exports and imports of mineral products and mechanical appliances contributed to this.
Exports from Estonia amounted to €1.1 billion and imports to €1.2 billion at current prices. The biggest share of exports was electrical equipment, including communication equipment, electrical transformers, control boards and cabinets, followed by mineral products. The greatest increase was in the export of mineral products, up by €62 million, mechanical appliances, up by €19 million, and base metals and articles of base metal, up by €17 million. Exports of electrical equipment continued to decrease, down by 47 million euros.