Analytics, EU – Baltic States, Export, Latvia, Statistics

According to Eurostat, export levels remained unchanged in Latvia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Six other countries reported a drop in exports – the UK (-11%), Luxembourg (-8%), Finland (-3%), Lithuania and Greece (-2%) and France (-1%).

The remaining 16 EU member states saw a rise in exports, with the biggest increase in Malta (+17%), Croatia (+6%) and Romania (+5%). Estonia reported a 2% rise in exports.

Imports last year dropped in nine EU member states, including Luxembourg (-7%), Lithuania (-3%), Belgium and Netherlands (-2%), also Latvia, Bulgaria, Italy, Ireland and Spain reported a 1% drop in imports.

Imports remained flat in Denmark, France and Finland, while 16 countries reported a rise, including Cyprus (+16%), Malta and Romania (+7%), Croatia (+6%), as well as Estonia and Slovakia (+3%).