News 23 Nov 2020
Corona situation report: Situation picture of the economy gets specified
Statistics Finland has been producing up-to-date data since spring to help decision-makers and citizens understand the situational picture of society in the best possible way. We collected information on the production of data and cooperation in exceptional circumstances into news. This news item contains a summary of the latest statistics describing the corona situation and future data to be published in the next few weeks.
Latest statistical data related to the corona situation
According to the experimental early estimate, output grew by 0.3 per cent in October from the previous month (18 November 2020) (in Finnish)
Number of bankruptcies fell in January to October 2020 by 15.4 per cent from the previous year (18 November 2020) (in Finnish)
Expert article: Small and medium-sized enterprises and enterprises with tertiary level employees have fared better than others in the challenges of foreign trade in the times of corona (17 November 2020) (in Finnish)
Fewer open job vacancies in the third quarter than one year earlier (16 November 2020)
Inflation 0.2 per cent in October (13 October 2020)
Current account in surplus in September, net capital inflow to Finland (13 November 2020)
Wages and salaries sum fell by 0.3 per cent year-on-year in July to September (13 November 2020)
Turnover and output in services fell in September (13 November 2020)
Turnover in industry decreased by 10.2 per cent in September from the previous year (13 November 2020)
Output of the national economy fell in September (13 November 2020)
Turnover in trade decreased by 0.7 per cent in September from the previous year (12 November 2020)
Elina Vuorio’s blog: Statistics describing the housing market are extended to dwellings on offer (12 November 2020) (in Finnish)
Turnover of construction enterprises grew by 0.9 per cent in July to September from the previous year (12 November 2020)
Upcoming releases:
- 20 November 2020 Local government finances by quarter, 3rd quarter
- 24 November 2020 Labour Force Survey, October 2020
- 24 November 2020 Producer price indices, October 2020
- 24 November 2020 Building and dwelling production, September 2020
- 26 November 2020 Accommodation statistics, October 2020
- 26 November 2020 Turnover of trade, preliminary data, October 2020
- 26 November 2020 Article on the allocation of business subsidies to tourism industries in the early stages of the pandemic
- 27 November 2020 Quarterly national accounts, 3rd quarter
- 27 November 2020 Review of the economic situation describing the economic situation from different perspectives (in Finnish)
- 27 November 2020 Consumer Confidence, November 2020
This is how to find statistical data on the corona situation
We collect statistics describing the corona situation on Statistics Finland's corona pages. Eurostat’s Covid-19 page also contains much information and data describing the situation on the EU level. Links to the latest weekly statistics on the numbers of deaths can be found on the page about the effects of corona. News on topical statistics can be found in the news section of our website.
Statistics Finland's research services continue to cooperate with Helsinki GSE. The situation room reports can be found on the Helsinki GSE website.
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Statistics Finland’s statistics and services can be found on the www.stat.fi pages. The Information Services help in finding statistical information by telephone at +358 29 551 2220 or by email at info@stat.fi. You can also inquire about statistics with the Ask about statistics form.
Further information: Ville Vertanen, Deputy Director General, tel. +358 29 551 3243