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In December, industrial production in Lithuania decreased by 4.2%

Violeta Kunigėliene, Statistics Lithuania, 22.01.2016.Print version
Statistics Lithuania informs that in December 2015 industrial production totalled EUR 1.5 billion at current prices and, compared to November, decreased by 4.2% at constant prices, seasonally and working day adjusted – by 3.3%.

Over the month, mining and quarrying and manufacturing production decreased by 6.9%, seasonally and working day adjusted – by 3.1%; manufacturing production decreased by 6.7%, seasonally and working day adjusted – by 3.1%.

 

Mining and quarrying; manufacturing companies' sales and service structure of the market,
January-December

Mining and quarrying – B

Manufacturing – C

 

Over the month, a decrease in production was observed in the manufacture of base metals (29.3%), other transport equipment (28.7%), other non-metallic mineral products (26.3%), electrical equipment (19.8%), textiles (18.7%), wood and wood products, except furniture (16.5%), and refined petroleum products (8.5%).

 

In December 2015, against November, an increase in production was observed in repair and installation of machinery and equipment (31.2%), manufacture of beverages (24.6%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (17.6%), manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (15.4%), and computer, electronic and optical products (10.4%).


Table 1. Changes in industrial production, at constant prices of 2010, growth, drop, (−), %

Economic activities

December 2015, against

November

November, seasonally and working day adjusted

December 2014 

December 2014, working day adjusted

2010 monthly average

Industry (B–E)

−4.2

−3.3

4.8

3.4

23.3

Mining and quarrying, manufacturing (B and C)

−6.9

−3.1

5.9

4.7

26.3

Mining and quarrying (B)

−35.1

−0.9

−4.6

−6.1

−18.8

Manufacturing (C)

−6.7

−3.1

5.8

4.8

26.7

Manufacturing (except for the manufacture of refined petroleum products) (C excl. C19)

−6.1

1.5

8.2

7.7

45.6

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (D)

17.6

−4.9

−0.4

−4.0

8.0

Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (only Division 36 of Section E – water collection, treatment and supply)

1.4

−0.5

−0.2

−1.2

3.5

Main industrial groupings

 

 

 

 

 

Energy products

0.6

−12.2

−1.1

−3.7

−5.1

Intermediate goods

−10.6

−0.3

7.0

6.4

28.7

Capital goods

3.4

2.3

10.5

10.6

81.1

Consumer durables

−12.4

2.5

17.4

15.6

94.6

Consumer non-durables

−2.1

0.9

5.8

5.3

42.2


In December 2015, against December 2014, industrial production increased by 4.8% at constant prices, working day adjusted – by 3.4%. Over the year, mining and quarrying and manufacturing production increased by 5.9%, working day adjusted – by 4.7%; manufacturing production increased by 5.8%, working day adjusted – by 4.8%.

 

In January–December 2015, industrial production totalled EUR 18.75 billion at current prices; compared to the same period of 2014, it grew by 4.9% at constant prices, working day adjusted – by 4.5%. Over the said period, mining and quarrying and manufacturing production increased by 5.6%, working day adjusted – by 5.2%; manufacturing production increased by 5.8%, working day adjusted – by 5.4%.


Table 2. Changes in industrial production, at constant prices of 2010, growth, drop, (−), %

Economic activities

January–December 2015, against

January–December 2014 

January–December 2014, working day adjusted

Industry (B–E)

4.9

4.5

Mining and quarrying, manufacturing (B and C)

5.6

5.2

Mining and quarrying (B)

−14.3

−14.3

Manufacturing (C)

5.8

5.4

Manufacturing (except for the manufacture of refined petroleum products) (C excl. C19)

5.3

5.1

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (D)

−1.8

−2.3

Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (only Division 36 of Section E – water collection, treatment and supply)

0.5

0.5

Main industrial groupings

 

 

Energy products

4.4

3.6

Intermediate goods

4.1

4.0

Capital goods

4.0

3.4

Consumer durables

13.4

12.9

Consumer non-durables

3.7

3.7


In January–December 2015, against January–December 2014, the proportion of mining and quarrying and manufacturing sales and services on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 1.1%age points and stood at 64.3%, on the Lithuanian market – decreased by 1.1%age points and stood at 35.7%. The value of sales and services to non-euro area countries accounted for more than half (54%) of the total value of mining and quarrying and manufacturing sales and services on the non-Lithuanian market.

 

In January–December 2015, against January–December 2014, the value of sales and services of industrial enterprises on the non-Lithuanian market decreased by 0.7% at current prices. It was mainly influenced by a 15% drop in the sales of the production of the manufacture of refined petroleum products, 7.6% – rubber and plastic products, 7.2% – food products. Over the said period, the sales of the production of the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations grew by 45.3, other transport equipment – by 39.7, furniture – by 17.5, wood and wood products, except furniture, – by 15.7%.

 

Refined petroleum products excluded, the value of sales and services of industrial enterprises on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 4.9% at current prices.

 

The value of sales and services to euro area countries decreased by 2.7%, to non-euro area countries – grew by 1% at current prices.

 

In January–December 2015, against January–December 2014, the value of sales and services of industrial enterprises on the Lithuanian market decreased by 5.2%, refined petroleum products excluded – by 1.2% at current prices.

 


Concepts

Sales and services of industrial enterprises refers to income (VAT and excise excluded) received during a reference period through selling goods and providing services.

 

Industrial production refers to the value (VAT and excise excluded) of the sales of goods manufactured or manufacturing work carried out by an enterprise. For the calculation of changes in industrial production, a producer price index is used.

 

For more information, see the Database of Indicators.






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