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Industrial production in Lithuania decreased by 0.6%

Violeta Kunigėlienė Head, Industry Statistics Division, 23.05.2017.Print version
Statistics Lithuania informs that in April 2017, industrial production totalled EUR 1.5 bln at current prices and, compared to March, seasonally and calendar adjusted, decreased by 0.6 % at constant prices (unadjusted – by 12.1%).

Over the month, seasonally and calendar adjusted, a decrease in production was observed for manufacture of other transport equipment – 6.3% (unadjusted – 14.8%), chemicals and chemical products – 5.3% (unadjusted – 16.9%), wearing apparel – 4.5% (unadjusted – 27.1%), furniture – 4.3% (unadjusted – 18.8%), refined petroleum products – 4% (unadjusted – 5.5%).


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

Economic activities

April 2017, against

March 2017, seasonally and calendar adjusted

March 2017

April 2016, calendar adjusted

April 2016

Industry (BE)

−0.6

−12.1

4.0

1.8

Mining and quarrying, manufacturing (B and C)

−1.3

−11.7

3.6

0.9

Mining and quarrying (B)

9.8

16.0

16.2

5.2

Manufacturing (C)

−1.4

−12.0

3.4

0.8

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

−0.7

−13.3

3.1

−2.8

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

6.7

−15.5

8.1

10.7

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

0.6

0.0

1.1

0.1

Main industrial groupings

 

 

 

 

Energy products

0.0

−9.1

5.2

16.2

Intermediate goods

−3.3

−12.7

2.3

−3.5

Capital goods

−4.3

−11.2

22.3

14.1

Consumer durables

−4.0

−18.1

2.9

−3.3

Consumer non-durables

0.2

−12.3

−2.9

−8.


In January–April 2017, industrial production totalled EUR 6.4 bln at current prices, and against the same period of 2016, calendar adjusted, increased by 5.4% at constant prices (unadjusted – 5.5%).



Table 2. Changes in industrial production
At constant prices of 2010, growth, drop, (−), per cent

Economic activities

January–April 2017, against

January–April 2016, calendar adjusted

January–April 2016

Industry (BE)

5.4

5.5

Mining and quarrying, manufacturing (B and C)

5.6

6.1

Mining and quarrying (B)

9.3

9.5

Manufacturing (C)

5.6

6.0

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

5.4

5.7

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

4.3

1.6

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

4.4

4.7

Intermediate goods

7.6

8.5

Capital goods

21.6

18.5

Consumer durables

6.6

6.4

Consumer non-durables

−2.8

−3.1



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


The proportion of sales of industrial production on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 0.1 percentage point (pp) and stood at 65.3%, on the Lithuanian market – decreased by 0.1 pp and stood at 34.7%. The value of sales to non-euro area countries accounted for more than half (54.6%) of the total value of sales on the non-Lithuanian market.


The value of sales of the production of industrial enterprises on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 14.8% at current prices. The increase was determined by an increase in the sales of the production of the manufacture of refined petroleum products (60.2%), fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (39.5%), food products (8.1%). Refined petroleum products excluded, the value of sales on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 5.9% at current prices. The value of sales to euro area countries increased by 10, to non-euro area countries – 19.1% at current prices.


The value of sales of industrial production on the Lithuanian market increased by 14.3, refined petroleum products excluded – 8.8% at current prices.


Structure of sales and services market of mining and quarrying and manufacturing (B and C) enterprises, January–April


Mining and quarrying – B
Manufacturing – C


 






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