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In March 2017 industrial production prices in Lithuania decreased by 3.1%

ioleta Kunigėlienė Head, Industry Statistics Division, 24.04.2017.Print version
Statistics Lithuania informs that in March 2017 industrial production totalled EUR 1.69 bln at current prices and, compared to February, based on provisional data, decreased by 3.1% at constant prices (seasonally and calendar unadjusted – grew by 4.7%).

Over the month, the largest decrease was observed in the production of the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations – 55.1% (seasonally and calendar unadjusted – by 58.9%), repair and installation of machinery and equipment – 20.9% (seasonally and calendar unadjusted – 4.2%), beverages – 10.9% (seasonally and calendar unadjusted – by 22.5%), motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers – 8.7% (seasonally and calendar unadjusted – grew by 12.2%), refined petroleum products – 7.6% (seasonally and calendar unadjusted – decreased by 20.5%).



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

Economic activities

March 2017, against

February 2017, seasonally and calendar adjusted

February 2017

March 2016, seasonally and calendar adjusted

March 2016

Industry (BE)

−3.1

4.7

4.6

5.8

Mining and quarrying, manufacturing (B and C)

−3.0

7.7

4.6

6.8

Mining and quarrying (B)

−4.5

43.6

4.6

14.1

Manufacturing (C)

−3.1

7.5

4.7

6.8

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

−1.7

16.3

5.3

10.6

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

−3.7

−16.1

4.2

−1.8

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

−2.2

1.3

−0.3

−0.2

Main industrial groupings

 

 

 

 

Energy products

−3.6

−18.8

3.2

−5.9

Intermediate goods

−0.4

18.0

8.7

13.9

Capital goods

−2.5

20.4

18.3

21.2

Consumer durables

4.2

22.8

12.9

16.2

Consumer non-durables

−4.5

10.1

−5.8

−0.4



In January–March 2017, industrial production totalled EUR 4.9 bln at current prices and, against the same period of 2016, calendar adjusted, grew by 6% at constant prices (unadjusted – by 6.7%).


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

Economic activities

January–March 2017, against

January–March 2016, calendar adjusted

January–March 2016 

Industry (BE)

6.0

6.7

Mining and quarrying, manufacturing (B and C)

6.4

7.7

Mining and quarrying (B)

5.5

12.0

Manufacturing (C)

6.4

7.7

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

6.3

8.8

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

3.5

−0.1

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

0.9

0.3

Main industrial groupings

 

 

Energy products

4.3

2.2

Intermediate goods

9.7

13.0

Capital goods

20.8

19.5

Consumer durables

8.1

9.9

Consumer non-durables

−2.7

−1.4

 

 

Changes in the value of sales of mining and quarrying and manufacturing enterprises in January–March 2017, against the same period of 2016.


The proportion of sales of industrial production on the non-Lithuanian market decreased by 0.2 percentage points (ppt) and stood at 66%, on the Lithuanian market – increased by 0.2 ppt and stood at 34%. The value of sales of industrial production in non-euro area countries accounted for more than half (55.7%) of the total value of sales of industrial production on the non-Lithuanian market.


The value of industrial production sold on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 16.8% at current prices. The increase was determined by an increase in the sales of the production of the manufacture of refined petroleum products (59.5%), metal products, except machinery and equipment (42.4%), and food products (7.7%). Refined petroleum products excluded, the value of sales of industrial production on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 7.8% at current prices. The value of industrial production sold in euro area countries increased by 10.9%, in non-euro area countries – by 21.9% at current prices.


The value of industrial production sold on the Lithuanian market increased by 17.9% at current prices, refined petroleum products excluded – by 11.8%.


Structure of the sales and service market of mining and quarrying and manufacturing (B and C) enterprises, January–March



Mining and quarrying – B

Manufacturing – C






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