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Foreign trade deficit of Lithuania fell by 90% in December 2009
Print versionIn December 2009, against December 2008, exports increased by 4.6%, imports decreased by 19.8%; mineral products excluded exports decreased by 1%, while imports – by 21.4%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 12.2%, mineral products excluded – by 5.2%.
In December 2009, against November 2009, exports increased by 2.2%, imports decreased by 5.2%; mineral products excluded, exports increased by 2.1%, imports decreased by 1.8%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 2.6%; mineral products excluded, exports increased by 2.3%.
In 2009, exports amounted to LTL 40.7 billion, imports – LTL 45.1 billion. Foreign trade deficit amounted to LTL 4.4 billion, which is by 74.8% less than in 2008. Exports and imports decreased by 26.6 and 38.2% respectively; mineral products excluded, exports decreased by 23.3, while imports – by 38%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin decreased by 27.2%, mineral products excluded – by 21.9%.
An impact on the decline in exports was made by a 37% decrease in exports of petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, 38.8% – vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, 35.5% – electric machinery and equipment. The decline in imports was influenced by a 37.2% decrease in imports of crude petroleum, 66.7% – vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, 40.5% – boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances.
In 2009, the most important partners in exports were Russia (13.2%), Latvia (10%), Germany (9.7%), Poland (7.2%), in imports – Russia (30.1%), Germany (11.2%), Poland (10%) and Latvia (6.4%).
In 2009, the largest share in exports fell within mineral products (21.5%), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (10%), products of the chemical or allied industries (9.1%), in imports – mineral products (29.3%), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (13.1%), products of the chemical or allied industries (12.3%).
Table 1. Foreign trade balance, LTL million
|
|
Exports |
Imports |
Balance |
|
2009◘ |
40724.9 |
45138.0 |
-4413.1 |
|
I quarter* |
9496.4 |
10482.9 |
-986.5 |
|
II quarter* |
9550.6 |
10783.2 |
-1232.6 |
|
III quarter* |
10615.4 |
11871.8 |
-1256.4 |
|
October* |
3739.5 |
4141.3 |
-401.8 |
|
November* |
3621.4 |
4034.6 |
-413.2 |
|
December |
3701.6 |
3824.2 |
-122.6 |
|
IV quarter |
11062.5 |
12000.1 |
-937.6 |
|
|
55511.0 |
73006.3 |
-17495.3 |
|
I quarter |
12559.1 |
17986.1 |
-5427.0 |
|
II quarter |
14912.9 |
19586.5 |
-4673.6 |
|
III quarter |
15560.8 |
19586.8 |
-4026.0 |
|
December |
3540.4 |
4765.3 |
-1224.9 |
|
IV quarter |
12478.2 |
15846.9 |
-3368.7 |
* Revised data.
◘ Non-final data.
Table 2. Exports and imports by BEC, 2009
|
Section |
Exports |
Imports |
Against 2008, growth, drop (-),% | |||
|
LTL million |
% |
LTL million |
% |
exports |
imports | |
|
Total |
40724.9 |
100 |
45138.0 |
100 |
-26.6 |
-38.2 |
|
Capital goods |
3651.1 |
9.0 |
4492.6 |
10.0 |
-40.7 |
-55.9 |
|
Intermediate goods |
20141.9 |
49.5 |
27559.9 |
61.1 |
-31.7 |
-37.5 |
|
Consumption goods |
12194.9 |
29.9 |
11507.8 |
25.5 |
-6.7 |
-19.5 |
|
Motor spirit |
3288.4 |
8.1 |
14.9 |
0.0 |
-30.5 |
-8.9 |
|
Passenger motor cars |
1334.4 |
3.3 |
1489.1 |
3.3 |
-31.9 |
-64.0 |
|
Other |
114.2 |
0.3 |
73.7 |
0.2 |
- |
- |
Table 3. Key foreign trade partners, 2009
|
Exports |
LTL million |
% |
Imports |
LTL million |
% | ||
|
share |
Against 2008, growth, drop (-) |
share |
Against 2008, growth, drop (-) | ||||
|
Total |
40724.9 |
100 |
-26.6 |
Total |
45138.0 |
100 |
-38.2 |
|
EU |
26177.8 |
64.3 |
-21.8 |
EU |
26537.8 |
58.8 |
-36.8 |
|
CIS |
9580.7 |
23.5 |
-33.1 |
CIS |
14978.7 |
33.2 |
-39.5 |
|
EFTA |
1252.4 |
3.1 |
-28.4 |
EFTA |
410.2 |
0.9 |
-44.2 |
|
Russia |
5392.3 |
13.2 |
-39.5 |
Russia |
13602.6 |
30.1 |
-37.8 |
|
Latvia |
4088.6 |
10.0 |
-36.5 |
Germany |
5040.3 |
11.2 |
-41.7 |
|
Germany |
3944.3 |
9.7 |
-0.8 |
Poland |
4497.3 |
10.0 |
-38.3 |
|
Poland |
2917.9 |
7.2 |
-9.0 |
Latvia |
2866.4 |
6.4 |
-24.6 |
|
Estonia |
2913.4 |
7.2 |
-8.1 |
Netherlands |
1839.3 |
4.1 |
-28.2 |
|
Netherlands |
2066.1 |
5.1 |
8.9 |
Italy |
1723.2 |
3.8 |
-33.7 |
|
Belarus |
1923.5 |
4.7 |
-22.9 |
Belgium |
1334.9 |
3.0 |
-23.8 |
|
United Kingdom |
1790.0 |
4.4 |
-30.3 |
Sweden |
1224.0 |
2.7 |
-43.6 |
|
Denmark |
1554.9 |
3.8 |
-40.1 |
Estonia |
1184.5 |
2.6 |
-44.0 |
|
Sweden |
1467.4 |
3.6 |
-22.2 |
France |
1127.8 |
2.5 |
-46.0 |
|
France |
1306.3 |
3.2 |
-51.3 |
China |
1122.7 |
2.5 |
-40.0 |
|
Ukraine |
1221.5 |
3.0 |
-32.3 |
Denmark |
997.7 |
2.2 |
-36.1 |
|
United States |
1200.9 |
2.9 |
-32.4 |
Finland |
834.7 |
1.8 |
-45.3 |
|
Norway |
1018.5 |
2.5 |
-12.6 |
Czech Republic |
829.9 |
1.8 |
-23.6 |
|
Italy |
815.4 |
2.0 |
-7.8 |
United Kingdom |
750.2 |
1.7 |
-45.3 |
|
Other |
7103.9 |
17.5 |
- |
Other |
6162.5 |
13.6 |
- |
Table 4. Exports by commodity structure, 2009
|
CN sections |
LTL million |
% | |||
|
share |
Against 2008, growth, drop (-) | ||||
|
|
Total |
40724.9 |
100 |
-26.6 | |
|
I |
Live animals; animal products |
2287.4 |
5.6 |
-4.9 | |
|
04 |
|
Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included |
1157.5 |
2.8 |
-13.7 |
|
II |
Vegetable products |
2650.9 |
6.5 |
-21.2 | |
|
10 |
|
Cereals |
865.7 |
2.1 |
-22.6 |
|
IV |
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
2894.2 |
7.1 |
-0.4 | |
|
23 |
|
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder |
634.0 |
1.6 |
-0.1 |
|
V |
Mineral products |
8744.4 |
21.5 |
-36.7 | |
|
27 |
|
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
8676.3 |
21.3 |
-36.6 |
|
VI |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
3688.2 |
9.1 |
-31.1 | |
|
31 |
|
Fertilisers |
1803.5 |
4.4 |
-48.7 |
|
VII |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
2746.8 |
6.7 |
-16.9 | |
|
39 |
|
Plastics and articles thereof |
2605.2 |
6.4 |
-16.1 |
|
XI |
Textiles and textile articles |
2636.3 |
6.5 |
-13.8 | |
|
62 |
|
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories not knitted or crocheted |
812.5 |
2.0 |
-18.0 |
|
XV |
Base metals and articles of base metal |
1809.0 |
4.4 |
-31.7 | |
|
73 |
|
Articles of iron or steel |
860.1 |
2.1 |
-17.7 |
|
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 |
4063.7 |
10.0 |
-31.3 | |
|
84 |
|
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
2257.6 |
5.5 |
-27.5 |
|
XVII |
Vehicles; aircraft; vessels and associated transport equipment |
2957.2 |
7.3 |
-37.8 | |
|
87 |
|
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof |
2390.2 |
5.9 |
-38.8 |
|
XX |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
2593.1 |
6.4 |
-10.4 | |
|
94 |
|
Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings |
2395.3 |
5.9 |
-9.5 |
|
|
Other |
3653.7 |
8.9 |
- | |
Table 5. Imports by commodity structure, 2009
|
CN sections |
LTL million |
% | |||
|
share |
Against 2008, growth, drop (-) | ||||
|
|
Total |
45138.0 |
100 |
-38.2 | |
|
II |
Vegetable products |
1982.1 |
4.4 |
-27.9 | |
|
08 |
|
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
879.7 |
1.9 |
-27.6 |
|
IV |
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
2677.5 |
5.9 |
-12.1 | |
|
22 |
|
Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
597.9 |
1.3 |
-22.8 |
|
V |
Mineral products |
13218.8 |
29.3 |
-38.7 | |
|
27 |
|
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
12590.7 |
27.9 |
-37.5 |
|
VI |
Products of the chemical or allied industries |
5557.6 |
12.3 |
-14.9 | |
|
29 |
|
Organic chemicals |
1411.8 |
3.1 |
-15.8 |
|
VII |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
2051.1 |
4.5 |
-32.9 | |
|
39 |
|
Plastics and articles thereof |
1740.0 |
3.9 |
-31.0 |
|
XI |
Textiles and textile articles |
2278.4 |
5.0 |
-21.9 | |
|
61 |
|
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
526.8 |
1.2 |
-14.0 |
|
XV |
Base metals and articles of base metals |
2258.5 |
5.0 |
-49.5 | |
|
73 |
|
Articles of iron or steel |
809.9 |
1.8 |
-47.4 |
|
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 |
5934.7 |
13.1 |
-43.4 | |
|
84 |
|
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
3473.4 |
7.7 |
-40.5 |
|
XVII |
Vehicles; aircraft; vessels and associated transport equipment |
2865.5 |
6.3 |
-68.1 | |
|
87 |
|
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof |
2585.9 |
5.7 |
-66.7 |
|
|
Other |
6313.8 |
14.2 |
- | |
Table 6. Changes in imports and exports over a year
|
Period |
Exports |
Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin |
Imports |
Balance | |||
|
LTL million |
against the previous month,% |
LTL million |
against the previous month,% |
LTL million |
against the previous month,% | ||
|
2008 12 |
3540.4 |
85.0 |
2247.3 |
80.3 |
4765.3 |
92.6 |
-1224.9 |
|
2009 01 |
3179.7 |
89.9 |
2319.1 |
103.2 |
3346.2 |
70.2 |
-166.5 |
|
2009 02 |
3108.9 |
97.8 |
2203.7 |
95.0 |
3413.1 |
102.0 |
-304.2 |
|
2009 03 |
3207.8 |
103.2 |
2152.6 |
97.7 |
3723.6 |
109.1 |
-515.8 |
|
2009 04 |
3041.2 |
94.8 |
2061.9 |
95.8 |
3316.7 |
89.1 |
-275.5 |
|
2009 05 |
3079.7 |
101.3 |
2192.7 |
106.3 |
3686.7 |
111.2 |
-607.0 |
|
2009 06 |
3429.7 |
111.4 |
2434.4 |
111.0 |
3779.8 |
102.5 |
-350.1 |
|
2009 07 |
3420.8 |
99.7 |
2399.5 |
98.6 |
3774.4 |
99.9 |
-353.6 |
|
2009 08 |
3427.1 |
100.2 |
2362.6 |
98.5 |
4012.2 |
106.3 |
-585.1 |
|
2009 09 |
3767.5 |
109.9 |
2615.7 |
110.7 |
4085.2 |
101.8 |
-317.7 |
|
2009 10 |
3739.5 |
99.3 |
2515.2 |
96.2 |
4141.3 |
101.4 |
-401.8 |
|
2009 11 |
3621.4 |
96.8 |
2457.5 |
97.7 |
4034.6 |
97.4 |
-413.2 |
|
2009 12 |
3701.6 |
102.2 |
2521.7 |
102.6 |
3824.2 |
94.8 |
-122.6 |
Note: Due to rounding, the sum of lines or columns in some tables may disagree with the “total”.
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