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Lithuania's exports rise 6.9 pct in H1 y-o-y
Print versionOver the month (July, against June), exports
increased by 1.2%, imports – by 14.3%. The increase in exports was
influenced by an increase in exports of oil seeds and oleaginous fruits
(6 times), ground vehicles (15.6%). The increase in imports was determined
by an increase in imports of crude oil (35.5%), electrical machinery and
equipment and parts thereof (18.4%), iron and steel (62%). Mineral products
excluded, exports increased by 4.3, imports – 13.2%. Exports of goods of
Lithuanian origin decreased by 3.3%, mineral products excluded – increased
by 0.4%.
Over the year (July 2019, against July 2018), exports
increased by 2.1, imports – 10.3%. The increase in exports was influenced
by an increase in exports of ground vehicles (25.4%), furniture (13.9%), oil
seeds and oleaginous fruits (91%). The increase in imports was determined by an
increase in imports of crude oil (39.4%), electrical machinery and equipment
and parts thereof (17.7%), pharmaceuticals (31.1%). Mineral products excluded,
exports increased by 4.4, imports – 7.5%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian
origin decreased by 2.3%, mineral products excluded – increased by 1.7%.
In January–July 2019, against the same period of 2018,
exports and imports increased by 6.9 and 6.2% respectively. The
increase in exports was determined by an increase in exports of ground vehicles
(20.2%), cereals (72.7%), petroleum products (4.4%). The increase in imports
was influenced by an increase in imports of crude oil (16.4%), ground vehicles
(6.4%), pharmaceuticals (10.7%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased
by 7, imports – 5.1%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by
6.3%, mineral products excluded – 6.9%.
In January–July 2019, the most important Lithuania’s
partners in exports were Russia (13.2%), Latvia (9.4%), Poland (8.5%) and
Germany (7.6%), while in imports – Russia (16.5%), Poland
(11.6%), Germany (11.4 %) and Latvia (7 %). Most of the goods
of Lithuanian origin were exported to Germany (9.5%), Poland (9.5%),
Latvia (7.5%), Sweden (6.7%) and the United States (5.5%).
In January–July 2019, the largest share in Lithuania’s
exports and imports fell within mineral products (13.9 and 20.6% respectively),
machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (14.6 and 16.3%
respectively) and products of the chemical and allied industries (11.2 and 12.4%
respectively). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in
exports fell within petroleum products (18.6%), miscellaneous manufactured
articles (11.7%), prepared foodstuffs, beverages and spirits, tobacco and
manufactured tobacco substitutes (9%), products of the chemical and allied
industries (8.5%).
Table 1. Foreign trade balance
EUR mln
|
|
Exports |
Imports |
Balance |
|
|
Total |
Exports
of goods of Lithuanian origin |
|||
|
January–July
2018 |
15 819.5 |
9 643.4 |
17 430.8 |
–1 611.3 |
|
I
quarter |
6 528.0 |
4 005.9 |
7 228.6 |
–700.6 |
|
April |
2 065.0 |
1 197.8 |
2 340.9 |
–275.9 |
|
May |
2 344.7 |
1 440.6 |
2 701.4 |
–356.8 |
|
June |
2 473.7 |
1 536.1 |
2 609.6 |
–135.9 |
|
II
quarter |
6 883.3 |
4 174.6 |
7 652.0 |
–768.6 |
|
July |
2 408.2 |
1 463.0 |
2 550.2 |
–142.0 |
|
III
quarter |
7 243.8 |
4 499.9 |
7 804.9 |
–561.0 |
|
IV
quarter |
7 615.9 |
4 604.9 |
8 257.2 |
–641.3 |
|
2018 |
28 271.0 |
17 285.3 |
30 942.6 |
–2 671.6 |
|
January–July
2019 |
16 910.6 |
10 251.9 |
18 510.0 |
–1 599.4 |
|
January |
2 287.7 |
1 463.8 |
2 382.2 |
–94.5 |
|
February |
2 260.6 |
1 357.9 |
2 520.1 |
–259.5 |
|
March |
2 550.6 |
1 500.3 |
2 695.1 |
–144.4 |
|
I
quarter |
7 098.9 |
4 322.0 |
7 597.4 |
–498.5 |
|
April |
2 426.2 |
1 483.9 |
2 669.8 |
–243.5 |
|
May1 |
2 496.4 |
1 537.8 |
2 968.7 |
–472.3 |
|
June1 |
2 429.8 |
1 478.2 |
2 461.6 |
–31.8 |
|
II
quarter1 |
7 352.5 |
4 499.9 |
8 100.0 |
–747.6 |
|
July |
2 459.2 |
1 430.0 |
2 812.6 |
–353.3 |
_________________________
1 Revised data
Table 2. Structure of and changes in foreign trade by BEC in January–July
2019
|
BEC |
Exports |
Imports |
||||
|
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
Total |
16 910.6 |
100.0 |
6.9 |
18 510.0 |
100.0 |
6.2 |
|
Capital
goods |
1 995.3 |
11.8 |
–1.8 |
2 763.6 |
14.9 |
–5.9 |
|
Intermediate
goods |
9 079.8 |
53.7 |
11.6 |
10 708.8 |
57.9 |
8.9 |
|
Consumption
goods |
4 745.6 |
28.1 |
2.6 |
4 139.4 |
22.4 |
4.7 |
|
Motor
spirit |
686.2 |
4.1 |
–6.4 |
26.7 |
0.1 |
–49.8 |
|
Passenger
motor cars |
325.9 |
1.9 |
63.6 |
833.1 |
4.5 |
29.0 |
|
Other |
77.8 |
0.5 |
–15.7 |
38.4 |
0.2 |
2.8 t. |
Table 3. Structure of and changes in trade with key
foreign partners2 in January–July 2019
|
|
Exports |
|
Imports |
|||||
|
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 |
16 910.6 |
100.0 |
60.6 |
6.9 |
Total |
18 510.0 |
100.0 |
6.2 |
|
EU
28 |
10 136.6 |
59.9 |
69.2 |
7.8 |
EU
28 |
12 444.8 |
67.2 |
2.1 |
|
Euro
area |
6 360.4 |
37.6 |
65.7 |
8.1 |
Euro
area |
8 294.7 |
44.8 |
2.0 |
|
Russia |
2 238.5 |
13.2 |
7.9 |
3.4 |
Russia |
3 061.2 |
16.5 |
38.3 |
|
Latvia |
1 585.7 |
9.4 |
48.4 |
1.1 |
Poland |
2 144.6 |
11.6 |
5.2 |
|
Poland |
1 430.9 |
8.5 |
67.9 |
10.1 |
Germany |
2 101.1 |
11.4 |
–3.6 |
|
Germany |
1 292.3 |
7.6 |
75.6 |
8.8 |
Latvia |
1 287.5 |
7.0 |
3.3 |
|
Estonia |
841.5 |
5.0 |
52.0 |
9.5 |
Netherlands |
927.3 |
5.0 |
8.2 |
|
Sweden |
793.3 |
4.7 |
87.1 |
5.6 |
Italy |
856.4 |
4.6 |
–2.0 |
|
Netherlands |
663.3 |
3.9 |
74.6 |
26.6 |
Sweden |
689.8 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
|
United
Kingdom |
658.4 |
3.9 |
82.6 |
5.7 |
Estonia |
624.0 |
3.4 |
16.8 |
|
Belarus |
643.6 |
3.8 |
13.9 |
6.2 |
France |
580.3 |
3.1 |
–2.5 |
|
United
States |
610.1 |
3.6 |
92.3 |
–27.1 |
China |
544.1 |
2.9 |
13.0 |
|
Ukraine |
560.6 |
3.3 |
69.9 |
28.0 |
Belgium |
507.5 |
2.7 |
–10.7 |
|
Norway |
464.5 |
2.7 |
87.0 |
5.1 |
Finland |
467.0 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
|
France |
430.3 |
2.5 |
76.7 |
3.7 |
Belarus |
461.4 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
|
Denmark |
428.2 |
2.5 |
79.1 |
4.3 |
United
Kingdom |
461.4 |
2.5 |
–4.0 |
|
Italy |
387.8 |
2.3 |
80.4 |
8.4 |
Kazakhstan |
366.9 |
2.0 |
–42.4 |
|
Other |
3 881.6 |
23.1 |
71.2 |
– |
Other |
3 429.5 |
18.6 |
– |
_________________________
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. Commodity structure of and changes in exports in
January–July 2019
|
CN sections, chapters |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Share
of goods of Lithuanian origin, % |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
|
Total |
16 910.6 |
100.0 |
60.6 |
6.9 |
|
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 |
2 470.0 |
14.6 |
29.9 |
1.9 |
|
84 |
Machinery
and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
1 392.4 |
8.2 |
19.1 |
3.5 |
|
V |
Mineral
products |
2 358.2 |
13.9 |
88.2 |
6.3 |
|
27 |
Mineral
fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous
substances; mineral waxes |
2 332.2 |
13.8 |
88.3 |
6.3 |
|
2710 |
Petroleum
products |
2 042.7 |
12.1 |
93.5 |
4.4 |
|
VI |
Products
of the chemical or allied industries |
1 901.2 |
11.2 |
45.8 |
11.3 |
|
31 |
Fertilisers |
531.4 |
3.1 |
81.1 |
23.4 |
|
XX |
Miscellaneous
manufactured articles |
1 399.5 |
8.3 |
86.0 |
7.3 |
|
94 |
Furniture
and related articles, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings |
1 305.0 |
7.7 |
89.8 |
8.7 |
|
IV |
Prepared
foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes |
1 264.0 |
7.5 |
72.6 |
2.5 |
|
24 |
Tobacco
and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
376.6 |
2.2 |
99.4 |
–7.8 |
|
VII |
Plastics
and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
1 167.9 |
6.9 |
73.4 |
9.6 |
|
39 |
Plastics
and articles thereof |
1 094.1 |
6.5 |
77.3 |
9.7 |
|
XV |
Base
metals and articles of base metal |
1 008.6 |
6.0 |
49.8 |
0.8 |
|
73 |
Articles
of iron or steel |
433.7 |
2.6 |
64.2 |
9.5 |
|
|
Other |
5 341.2 |
31.6 |
57.7 |
– |
Table 5. Commodity structure of and changes in exports of
goods of Lithuanian origin in January–July 2019
|
CN sections, chapters |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
|
Total |
10 251.9 |
100.0 |
6.3 |
|
V |
Mineral
products |
2 079.9 |
20.3 |
3.9 |
|
27 |
Mineral
fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous
substances; mineral waxes |
2 059.8 |
20.1 |
3.9 |
|
2710 |
Petroleum
products |
1 909.7 |
18.6 |
2.7 |
|
XX |
Miscellaneous
manufactured articles |
1 203.3 |
11.7 |
9.5 |
|
94 |
Furniture
and related articles, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings |
1 171.6 |
11.4 |
9.7 |
|
IV |
Prepared
foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes |
918.1 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
|
24 |
Tobacco
and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
374.4 |
3.7 |
–6.5 |
|
VI |
Products
of the chemical or allied industries |
871.1 |
8.5 |
14.8 |
|
31 |
Fertilisers |
430.9 |
4.2 |
20.7 |
|
VII |
Plastics
and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
856.9 |
8.4 |
10.6 |
|
39 |
Plastics
and articles thereof |
845.5 |
8.2 |
10.5 |
|
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 |
738.9 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
|
85 |
Electrical
machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers |
473.2 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
|
|
Other |
3 583.7 |
34.9 |
– |
Table 6. Commodity structure of and changes in imports in
January–July 2019
|
CN sections, chapters |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
|
Total |
18 510.0 |
100.0 |
6.2 |
|
V |
Mineral
products |
3 811.3 |
20.6 |
10.7 |
|
27 |
Mineral
fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous
substances; mineral waxes |
3 649.7 |
19.7 |
10.8 |
|
2709 |
Crude
petroleum |
2 582.9 |
14.0 |
16.4 |
|
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 |
3 019.1 |
16.3 |
–1.4 |
|
84 |
Machinery
and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
1 745.9 |
9.4 |
–3.3 |
|
VI |
Products
of the chemical or allied industries |
2 291.8 |
12.4 |
11.8 |
|
30 |
Pharmaceutical
products |
663.9 |
3.6 |
10.7 |
|
XVII |
Vehicles,
aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
1 970.3 |
10.6 |
8.6 |
|
87 |
Vehicles
other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories
thereof |
1 877.7 |
10.1 |
6.4 |
|
XV |
Base
metals and articles of base metal |
1 266.8 |
6.8 |
5.5 |
|
72 |
Iron
and steel |
429.5 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
|
VII |
Plastics
and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
982.4 |
5.3 |
4.3 |
|
39 |
Plastics
and articles thereof |
824.9 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
|
IV |
Prepared
foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes |
944.0 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
|
22 |
Beverages,
spirits and vinegar |
256.2 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
|
|
Other |
4 224.3 |
22.9 |
– |
Exports and imports dynamics, 2015–2019
EUR thousand
Table 7. Volume and changes in exports and imports
|
Period |
Exports |
Exports
of goods of Lithuanian origin |
Imports |
Balance |
||||
|
value,
EUR million |
change,
compared to the previous month, % |
value,
EUR million |
change,
compared to the previous month, % |
share
in total exports, % |
value,
EUR million |
change,
compared to the previous month, % |
EUR million |
|
|
2018-07 |
2 408.2 |
−2.6 |
1 463.0 |
−4.8 |
60.8 |
2 550.2 |
−2.3 |
−142.0 |
|
2018-08 |
2 541.9 |
5.6 |
1 580.7 |
8.0 |
62.2 |
2 697.2 |
5.8 |
−155.3 |
|
2018-09 |
2 293.8 |
−9.8 |
1 456.2 |
−7.9 |
63.5 |
2 557.5 |
−5.2 |
−263.7 |
|
2018-10 |
2 716.0 |
18.4 |
1 688.9 |
16.0 |
62.2 |
3 005.5 |
17.5 |
−289.4 |
|
2018-11 |
2 627.6 |
−3.3 |
1 589.2 |
−5.9 |
60.5 |
2 780.1 |
−7.5 |
−152.5 |
|
2018-12 |
2 272.2 |
−13.5 |
1 326.8 |
−16.5 |
58.4 |
2 471.5 |
−11.1 |
−199.3 |
|
2019-01 |
2 287.7 |
0.7 |
1 463.8 |
10.3 |
64.0 |
2 382.2 |
−3.6 |
−94.5 |
|
2019-02 |
2 260.6 |
−1.2 |
1 357.9 |
−7.2 |
60.1 |
2 520.1 |
5.8 |
−259.5 |
|
2019-03 |
2 550.6 |
12.8 |
1 500.3 |
10.5 |
58.8 |
2 695.1 |
6.9 |
−144.4 |
|
2019-04 |
2 426.2 |
−4.9 |
1 483.9 |
−1.1 |
61.2 |
2 669.8 |
−0.9 |
−243.5 |
|
2019-05 |
2 496.4 |
2.9 |
1 537.8 |
3.6 |
61.6 |
2 968.7 |
11.2 |
−472.3 |
|
2019-06 |
2 429.8 |
−2.7 |
1 478.2 |
−3.9 |
60.8 |
2 461.6 |
−17.1 |
−31.8 |
|
2019-07 |
2 459.2 |
1.2 |
1 430.0 |
−3.3 |
58.1 |
2 812.6 |
14.3 |
−353.3 |
Note. Due
to rounding, the sum of lines or columns in some tables may disagree with the
“Total”.
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