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Lithuanian foreign trade in goods in January 2019
Print versionOver the month, exports decreased by 1.2%, imports – 4.1 %. The decrease in exports was influenced by a decrease in exports of machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (29%), petroleum products (7.8%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (9.6%). The decrease in imports was determined by a decrease in imports of machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (24.6%), optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, medical devices (29.1%), beverages and spirits (33.7%). Mineral products excluded, exports decreased by 0.5%, imports – 4.2%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 7.6%, mineral products excluded – 12.4%.
In January 2019, against January 2018, exports increased by 7.8%, imports remained almost unchanged. The increase in exports was influenced by an increase in exports of furniture (12%), fertilizers (32.1%), ground vehicles (18.6%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 8.6, imports – 1.6 %. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 6.9%, mineral products excluded – 8.3%.
In January 2019, the most important Lithuania’s partners in exports were Russia (10.4%), Poland (8.9%), Latvia (8.6%) and Germany (8.2%), while in imports – Russia (19.6%), Germany (11%), Poland (10.7%) and Latvia (7.2%). Most of the goods of Lithuanian origin were exported to Poland (9.8%), Germany (9.7%), Sweden (7%), Latvia (6%), the United States (5.8%).
In January 2019, the largest share in Lithuania’s exports and imports fell within mineral products (15.2 and 22.1% respectively), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (13 and 15.5% respectively) and products of the chemical and allied industries (11.6 and 13% respectively). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in exports fell within petroleum products (20.5%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (12.2%), products of the chemical and allied industries (8.9%), prepared foodstuffs, beverages and spirits, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (8.6%).
Table 1. Foreign trade balance
EUR million
| Exports | Imports | Balance | |
Total | Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin | |||
20181 | 28 331.5 | 17 236.6 | 30 955.4 | –2 623.9 |
January | 2 106.0 | 1 350.9 | 2 358.5 | –252.5 |
February | 2 056.8 | 1 240.5 | 2 275.7 | –218.8 |
March | 2 384.7 | 1 420.2 | 2 585.0 | –200.3 |
I quarter | 6 547.5 | 4 011.6 | 7 219.2 | –671.7 |
April | 2 067.2 | 1 189.4 | 2 331.9 | –264.7 |
May | 2 343.4 | 1 436.2 | 2 680.8 | –337.3 |
June | 2 471.6 | 1 531.1 | 2 595.3 | –123.6 |
II quarter | 6 882.2 | 4 156.6 | 7 607.9 | –725.7 |
July | 2 397.3 | 1 460.1 | 2 557.0 | –159.7 |
August | 2 547.9 | 1 573.2 | 2 703.8 | –155.9 |
September | 2 290.9 | 1 430.9 | 2 562.3 | –271.4 |
III quarter | 7 236.1 | 4 464.2 | 7 823.2 | –587.1 |
October | 2 714.2 | 1 657.5 | 3 049.7 | –335.5 |
November | 2 653.7 | 1 604.4 | 2 796.5 | –142.8 |
December | 2 297.7 | 1 342.3 | 2 458.9 | –161.2 |
IV quarter | 7 665.6 | 4 604.2 | 8 305.2 | –639.6 |
2019 |
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|
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January | 2 270.5 | 1 444.8 | 2 358.3 | –87.9 |
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1 Non-final data.
Table 2. Structure of and changes in foreign trade by BEC in January 2019
|
BEC |
Exports |
Imports |
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|
Value, EUR million |
Share, % |
Change, against the respective period of 2018, % |
Value, EUR million |
Share, % |
Change, against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
Total |
2 270.5 |
100.0 |
7.8 |
2 358.3 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
|
Capital goods |
233.5 |
10.3 |
–6.7 |
310.5 |
13.2 |
–17.2 |
|
Intermediate goods |
1 241.7 |
54.7 |
12.4 |
1 419.2 |
60.2 |
1.8 |
|
Consumption goods |
655.2 |
28.9 |
8.0 |
543.4 |
23.0 |
5.9 |
|
Motor spirit |
89.2 |
3.9 |
–19.8 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
|
Passenger motor cars |
43.5 |
1.9 |
96.4 |
82.4 |
3.5 |
11.5 |
|
Other |
7.5 |
0.3 |
–31.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
10.4 |
Table 3. Structure of and changes in trade with key foreign partners2 in 2019
|
|
|
Imports |
|
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|
Value, EUR million |
Share, % |
Share of goods of Lithuanian origin, % |
Change, against the respective period of 2018, % |
Value, EUR million |
Share, % |
Change, against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
|
Total |
2 270.5 |
100.0 |
63.6 |
7.3 |
Total |
2 358.3 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
|
EU28 |
1 402.5 |
61.8 |
69.0 |
7.7 |
EU28 |
1 537.8 |
65.2 |
–3.0 |
|
Euro area |
856.6 |
37.7 |
65.2 |
6.4 |
Euro area |
1 024.7 |
43.5 |
–5.2 |
|
Russia |
235.5 |
10.4 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
Russia |
461.5 |
19.6 |
37.4 |
|
Poland |
202.6 |
8.9 |
70.1 |
4.7 |
Germany |
259.3 |
11.0 |
–13.3 |
|
Latvia |
196.0 |
8.6 |
44.3 |
8.5 |
Poland |
253.5 |
10.7 |
–5.2 |
|
Germany |
185.4 |
8.2 |
75.7 |
7.6 |
Latvia |
169.8 |
7.2 |
–7.6 |
|
Sweden |
122.1 |
5.4 |
83.1 |
6.3 |
Netherlands |
119.8 |
5.1 |
2.6 |
|
Estonia |
96.2 |
4.2 |
41.7 |
7.9 |
Sweden |
91.6 |
3.9 |
12.3 |
|
United Kingdom |
94.8 |
4.2 |
81.3 |
8.4 |
China |
87.2 |
3.7 |
15.4 |
|
Netherlands |
92.5 |
4.1 |
84.1 |
7.5 |
Italy |
86.2 |
3.7 |
–15.2 |
|
United States |
91.8 |
4.0 |
90.5 |
15.4 |
Estonia |
79.0 |
3.3 |
11.6 |
|
Belarus |
75.1 |
3.3 |
15.0 |
2.2 |
Finland |
68.6 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
|
France |
69.0 |
3.0 |
80.1 |
18.2 |
France |
68.3 |
2.9 |
–6.1 |
|
Singapore |
67.2 |
3.0 |
97.8 |
5.6 |
Belgium |
63.4 |
2.7 |
–4.5 |
|
Denmark |
65.0 |
2.9 |
76.3 |
7.0 |
United Kingdom |
60.3 |
2.6 |
23.3 |
|
Norway |
63.5 |
2.8 |
87.4 |
4.8 |
Belarus |
57.0 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
|
Ukraine |
61.9 |
2.7 |
68.0 |
1.9 |
Czech Republic |
41.9 |
1.8 |
5.9 |
|
Other countries |
551.9 |
24.3 |
71.5 |
11.0 |
Other countries |
390.9 |
16.5 |
–18.1 |
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2 Partner country: in case of exports – country of destination;
in case of imports in trade with the EU countries – country of consignment, in
trade with the non-EU countries – country of origin of the good.
Table 4. Exports by key commodity groups in January 2019
|
CN sections, chapters |
Value, EUR million |
Share, % |
Share of goods of Lithuanian origin, % |
Change, against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
|
Total |
2 270.5 |
100.0 |
63.6 |
7.8 |
|
V |
Mineral products |
344.4 |
15.2 |
90.7 |
3.4 |
|
27 |
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their
distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
341.1 |
15.0 |
91.3 |
3.2 |
|
2710 |
Petroleum products |
305.2 |
13.4 |
97.0 |
–0.1 |
|
XVI |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment;
parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound
recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
296.2 |
13.0 |
34.2 |
–0.2 |
|
84 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
156.6 |
6.9 |
20.7 |
6.7 |
|
VI |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
264.3 |
11.6 |
48.7 |
13.3 |
|
31 |
Fertilisers |
77.2 |
3.4 |
84.6 |
32.1 |
|
XX |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
200.8 |
8.8 |
87.8 |
12.5 |
|
94 |
Furniture and related articles, lamps and lighting
fittings, prefabricated buildings |
188.2 |
8.3 |
90.9 |
12.0 |
|
IV |
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar;
tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
169.7 |
7.5 |
73.2 |
8.2 |
|
24 |
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
45.9 |
2.0 |
99.9 |
–4.7 |
|
VII |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
159.4 |
7.0 |
77.4 |
12.2 |
|
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
151.0 |
6.7 |
80.8 |
13.2 |
|
XV |
Base metals and articles of base metal |
130.1 |
5.7 |
48.0 |
12.2 |
|
73 |
Articles of iron or steel |
57.0 |
2.5 |
70.4 |
9.3 |
|
|
Other |
705.6 |
31.2 |
58.9 |
8.6 |
Table 5. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin by key commodity groups in January 2019
|
CN sections, chapters |
Value, EUR million |
Share, % |
Change, against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
|
Total |
1 444.8 |
100.0 |
6.9 |
|
V |
Mineral products |
312.5 |
21.6 |
2.3 |
|
27 |
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their
distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
311.3 |
21.5 |
2.5 |
|
2710 |
Petroleum products |
295.9 |
20.5 |
1.3 |
|
XX |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
176.3 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
|
94 |
Furniture and related articles, lamps and lighting
fittings, prefabricated buildings |
171.0 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
|
VI |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
128.6 |
8.9 |
19.3 |
|
31 |
Fertilisers |
65.3 |
4.5 |
27.0 |
|
IV |
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar;
tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
124.3 |
8.6 |
5.0 |
|
24 |
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
45.9 |
3.2 |
–3.6 |
|
VII |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
123.5 |
8.5 |
17.2 |
|
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
122.0 |
8.4 |
17.3 |
|
XVI |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment;
parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound
recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
101.3 |
7.0 |
9.1 |
|
85 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof;
sound recorders and reproducers |
68.9 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
|
|
Other |
478.3 |
33.2 |
3.2 |
Table 6. Imports by key commodity groups in January 2019
|
CN sections, chapters |
Value, EUR million |
Share, % |
Change, against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
|
Total |
2 358.3 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
|
V |
Mineral products |
521.9 |
22.1 |
–5.2 |
|
27 |
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their
distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
502.4 |
21.3 |
–4.2 |
|
2709 |
Crude petroleum |
348.5 |
14.8 |
–2.1 |
|
XVI |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment;
parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound
recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
364.4 |
15.5 |
–15.0 |
|
84 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
193.9 |
8.2 |
–6.2 |
|
VI |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
306.3 |
13.0 |
11.7 |
|
30 |
Pharmaceutical products |
95.9 |
4.1 |
10.9 |
|
XVII |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport
equipment |
209.9 |
8.9 |
9.9 |
|
87 |
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and
parts and accessories thereof |
203.5 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
|
XV |
Base metals and articles of base metal |
147.6 |
6.3 |
–2.1 |
|
72 |
Iron and steel |
51.9 |
2.2 |
–3.7 |
|
VII |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
131.5 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
|
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
110.8 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
|
IV |
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar;
tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
123.8 |
5.3 |
10.6 |
|
22 |
Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
30.8 |
1.3 |
8.8 |
|
|
Other |
552.9 |
23.3 |
5.1 |
Exports and imports dynamics, 2015–2019
Table 7. Volume of and changes in imports and exports
|
Period |
Exports |
Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin |
Imports |
Balance |
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|
value, EUR million |
change, against the previous month, % |
value, EUR million |
change, against the previous month, % |
Share in total exports, % |
value, EUR million |
change, against the previous month, % |
||
|
2018-01 |
2 106.0 |
−10.6 |
1 350.9 |
−2.9 |
64.1 |
2 358.5 |
−2.4 |
−252.5 |
|
2018-02 |
2 056.8 |
−2.3 |
1 240.5 |
−8.2 |
60.3 |
2 275.7 |
−3.5 |
−218.8 |
|
2018-03 |
2 384.7 |
15.9 |
1 420.2 |
14.5 |
59.6 |
2 585.0 |
13.6 |
−200.3 |
|
2018-04 |
2 067.2 |
−13.3 |
1 189.4 |
−16.3 |
57.5 |
2 331.9 |
−9.8 |
−264.7 |
|
2018-05 |
2 343.4 |
13.4 |
1 436.2 |
20.8 |
61.3 |
2 680.8 |
15.0 |
−337.3 |
|
2018-06 |
2 471.6 |
5.5 |
1 531.1 |
6.6 |
61.9 |
2 595.3 |
−3.2 |
−123.6 |
|
2018-07 |
2 397.3 |
−3.0 |
1 460.1 |
−4.6 |
60.9 |
2 557.0 |
−1.5 |
−159.7 |
|
2018-08 |
2 547.9 |
6.3 |
1 573.2 |
7.8 |
61.7 |
2 703.8 |
5.7 |
−155.9 |
|
2018-09 |
2 290.9 |
−10.1 |
1 430.9 |
−9.0 |
62.5 |
2 562.3 |
−5.2 |
−271.4 |
|
2018-10 |
2 714.2 |
18.5 |
1 657.5 |
15.8 |
61.1 |
3 049.7 |
19.0 |
−335.5 |
|
2018-11 |
2 653.7 |
−2.2 |
1 604.4 |
−3.2 |
60.5 |
2 796.5 |
−8.3 |
−142.8 |
|
2018-12 |
2 297.7 |
−13.4 |
1 342.3 |
−16.3 |
58.4 |
2 458.9 |
−12.1 |
−161.2 |
|
2019-01 |
2 270.5 |
−1.2 |
1 444.8 |
7.6 |
63.6 |
2 358.3 |
−4.1 |
−87.9 |
Note. Due to rounding, the sum of lines or
columns in some tables may disagree with the “Total”.
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