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Foreign trade of Lithuania in first quarter of 2008: full statistics

Algirdas Šemeta, Statistics Lithuania, 11.05.2008.Print version
Statistics Lithuania informs that based on non-final data from Customs’ declarations and Intrastat reports, exports over I quarter 2008 equalled LTL 12.6 billion in terms of commodity value, while imports totalled LTL 17.7 billion. Foreign trade deficit of Lithuania made LTL 5.1 billion and was by 27.7% higher that during the same period in 2007. Statistical data on trade with EU countries have been revised having obtained VAT declaration data.

In I quarter 2008 against I quarter 2007, exports and imports increased by 30.8 and 29.9% respectively; not taking into account mineral fuels exports and imports increased by 14.3 and 13.3% respectively.  

 

The major impact on the growth of exports was made by the increase in exports of petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (2.7 times), fertilisers (64.8%), cereals (11.7 times). Imports grew due to the increasing imports of crude oil and natural gas (2.7 times), vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock (14.5%), fertilisers (2.7 times). 

 

In March 2008 against February, exports and imports increased, respectively, by 7.7 and 14%; seasonally adjusted exports and imports increased, respectively, by 2.8 and 3.8%. 

 

In I quarter 2008, the most important partners in exports were Russia (15%), Latvia (11.6%), Germany (8%) and Denmark (6.3%). The most significant partners in imports were Russia (29%), Germany (12.1%), Poland (9.6%) and Latvia (5.4%). 

 

In I quarter 2008, the bulk of Lithuania’s exports fell per mineral products (23.3%), machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical equipment (10.8%), products of the chemical or allied industries (9.1%). The most significant share in imports fell per mineral products (27.4%), machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical equipment (14.4%) and vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (13.9%). 


Table 1. Foreign trade balance, LTL million

 

Exports

Imports

Balance

I quarter 2008

12613.3

17696.9

-5083.6

January**

3772.3

5445.9

-1673.6

February**

4257.5

5725.6

-1468.1

March

4583.6

6525.4

-1941.8

 

 

 

 

2007 ◘

43234.2

60987.4

-17753.2

January

3115.2

4321.9

-1206.7

February

2925.9

4473.3

-1547.4

March

3605.7

4831.5

-1225.8

I quarter

9646.8

13626.7

-3979.9

II quarter

10940.8

15728.4

-4787.6

III quarter

11578.3

15885.0

-4306.7

IV quarter

11068.4

15747.3

-4678.9

1 Due to rounding, the sums of columns or rows do not necessarily coincide with the “total“.

◘ Non-final data.
**Revised data.


Table 2. Exports and imports by BEC, I quarter 2008

Section

Exports

Imports

Against  I quarter 2007, growth, drop (-),%

LTL million

%

LTL million

%

exports

imports

Total

12613.3

100

17696.9

100

30.8

29.9

Capital goods

1268.6

10.1

2570.5

14.5

20.9

0.9

Intermediate goods

6725.1

53.3

10494.9

59.3

44.0

44.9

Consumption goods

3106.7

24.6

3327.5

18.8

3.4

16.8

Motor spirit

1099.1

8.7

2.3

0.0

2.5 t.

-87.4

Passenger motor cars

387.6

3.1

1113.2

6.3

-15.5

15.5

Other

26.2

0.2

188.5

1.1

-

-


Table 3. Key foreign trade partners, I quarter 2008

Exports

LTL million

%

Imports

 

LTL million

%

share

against  I quarter 2007, growth, drop (-),%

share

against  I quarter 2007, growth, drop (-),%

Total

12613.3

100

30.8

Total

17696.9

100

29.9

EU

7914.0

62.7

21.3

EU

10423.8

58.9

11.3

CIS

2844.1

22.5

33.9

CIS

5817.2

32.9

2.1 t.

EFTA

432.0

3.4

39.1

EFTA

136.1

0.8

-30.9

Russia

1893.1

15.0

40.2

Russia

5136.3

29.0

2.2 t.

Latvia

1462.6

11.6

24.2

Germany

2146.3

12.1

1.5

Germany

1009.9

8.0

-11.4

Poland

1694.9

9.6

18.2

Denmark 

800.9

6.3

2.1 t.

Latvia

948.3

5.4

28.4

Poland

715.4

5.7

10.6

Netherlands

636.4

3.6

9.7

France 

680.7

5.4

57.4

Sweden

586.0

3.3

12.2

United States 

672.3

5.3

2.5 t.

Italy

565.4

3.2

9.1

Estonia

625.3

5.0

12.5

Estonia

535.7

3.0

23.0

United Kingdom

561.0

4.4

16.9

France

534.9

3.0

15.2

Sweden

433.4

3.4

10.5

Belgium

486.8

2.8

29.0

Belarus

396.6

3.1

17.1

China

440.8

2.5

19.7

Netherlands

366.6

2.9

0.1

Denmark 

426.0

2.4

0.4

Ukraine

364.0

2.9

75.5

Finland

413.2

2.3

10.5

Spain

302.0

2.4

3.0 t.

United Kingdom

346.9

2.0

-22.3

Norway

295.2

2.3

8.8

Belarus

335.5

1.9

23.1

Other

2034.3

16.3

-

Other

2463.5

13.9

-


Table 4. Exports by commodity structure, I quarter 2008

CN sections

LTL million

%

share

against  I quarter 2007, growth, drop (-),%

 

Total

12613.3

100

30.8

II

Vegetable products

747.2

5.9

80.7

10

Cereals

239.0

1.9

11.7 t.

IV

Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco:

670.0

5.3

1.9

23

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder

171.0

1.4

23.8

V

Mineral products:

2940.4

23.3

2.5 t.

27

Mineral fuel

2916.0

23.1

2.5 t.

VI

Products of the chemical or allied industries:

1146.5

9.1

48.7

31

Fertilisers

784.4

6.2

64.8

VII

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof:

848.4

6.7

10.0

39

Plastics and articles thereof

806.1

6.4

9.6

XI

Textiles and textile articles:

785.2

6.2

-9.5

62

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories not knitted or crocheted

290.2

2.3

-12.0

XV

Base metals and articles of base metals:

622.6

4.9

19.3

72

Iron and steel

282.5

2.2

29.4

XVI

Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; television image and sound recorders and reproducers:

1359.9

10.8

11.2

85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof

719.1

5.7

10.5

XVII

Vehicles: aircraft; vessels and associated transport equipment:

1070.4

8.5

-1.3

87

Vehicles other than railway or tram rolling-stock

853.6

6.8

0.4

XX

Miscellaneous manufactured articles:

726.4

5.8

3.0

94

Furniture; bedding, mattresses; lamps and lighting fittings and the like

670.9

5.3

6.2

 

Other

1696.3

13.5

-


Table 5. Imports by commodity structure, I quarter 2008

CN sections

LTL million

%

share

against  I quarter 2007, growth, drop (-),%

 

Total

17696.9

100

29.9

IV

Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco:

648.8

3.7

12.9

22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

136.0

0.8

24.9

V

Mineral products

4846.5

27.4

2.2 t.

27

Mineral fuel

4589.7

25.9

2.2 t.

VI

Products of the chemical or allied industries:

1694.8

9.6

22.2

29

Organic chemicals

496.8

2.8

16.5

VII

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof:

771.9

4.4

11.3

39

Plastics and articles thereof

645.0

3.6

13.5

XI

Textiles and textile articles:

716.2

4.0

-1.8

62

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories not knitted or crocheted

169.0

1.0

12.0

XV

Base metals and articles of base metal:

1104.4

6.2

-0.1

72

Iron and steel

444.8

2.5

-1.3

XVI

Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; television image and sound recorders and reproducers:

2556.5

14.4

8.5

84

Machinery and mechanical appliances

1406.1

7.9

7.9

XVII

Vehicles; aircraft; vessels and associated transport equipment:

2455.0

13.9

10.4

87

Vehicles other than railway or tram rolling-stock

2295.0

13.0

14.5

 

 Other

2902.8

16.4

-


Table 6. Foreign trade data

Period

Exports

Imports

actual values, LTL million

seasonally adjusted1

actual values, LTL million

seasonally adjusted1

LTL million

against previous month,%

LTL million

against previous month,%

2007 03

3605.7

3501.1

106.1

4831.5

4802.7

98.7

2007 04

3402.4

3444.7

98.4

5051.6

4994.5

104.0

2007 05

3731.9

3550.9

103.1

5474.4

4995.5

100.0

2007 06

3806.5

3587.9

101.0

5202.4

5045.5

101.0

2007 07

3928.9

3675.3

102.4

5375.2

5178.0

102.6

2007 08

3935.7

3690.8

100.4

5310.9

5142.1

99.3

2007 09

3713.7

3699.4

100.2

5198.9

5183.6

100.8

2007 10

3844.5

3771.2

101.9

5273.4

5273.8

101.7

2007 11

3528.4

3734.9

99.0

5429.6

5340.4

101.3

2007 12

3695.5

3896.3

104.3

5044.3

5398.1

101.1

2008 01

3772.3

4004.2

102.8

5445.9

5823.2

107.9

2008 02

4257.5

4199.8

104.9

5725.6

5947.3

102.1

2008 03

4583.6

4318.7

102.8

6525.4

6172.6

103.8

1Seasonal influence was identified and removed by Demetra (Tramo seats) taking into account seasonal effects and number of working days. 





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