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Foreign trade deficit of Lithuania in I half-year 2008 increased by 4.8%

Vilija Lapėnienė, Statistics Latvia, 08.08.2008.Print version
Statistics Lithuania reports that according to non-final data obtained from customs declarations and Intrastat reports, exports in I half-year 2008 totalled LTL 27.5 billion in terms of commodity value, while imports to Lithuania equalled LTL 36.9 billion. Foreign trade deficit of Lithuania made LTL 9.4 billion and was by 4.8% higher than during the same period in 2007. Data on trade with EU countries were adjusted having received VAT declarations data.

Over I half-year 2008 as compared with I half-year 2007, exports and imports increased, respectively, by 33.6 and 24.9%; mineral products excluded, exports and imports increased, respectively, by 15.9 and 7.4%.

 

The major impact on the growth of exports was made by the increase in exports of petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (2.6 times), fertilisers (2 times), cereals (8.2 times). Imports grew due to the increased imports of crude petroleum and natural gas (2.5 times), natural calcium phosphates and crude sulphur (3.1 times), railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof (4.9 times), fertilisers (2.4 times).

 

In June 2008 against May, exports and imports grew by, respectively, 9.4 and 6.2%; seasonally adjusted, exports and imports increased by, respectively, 4.5 and 4.1%.

 

In June 2008 against June 2007, exports and imports increased by, respectively, 35.6 and 23%.

 

Over I half-year 2008, the most important partners in exports were Russia (15%), Latvia (11.1%), Germany (7.5%) and Poland (6%). The most significant partners in imports were Russia (30.2%), Germany (11.7%), Poland (9.8%) and Latvia (5.2%).

 

The bulk of Lithuania’s exports over I half-year 2008 fell per mineral products (25.7%), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (10.4%), products of the chemical or allied industries (9.5%). The most significant share in imports fell per mineral products (29%), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (14.4%) and vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (13.6%).


Table 1. Foreign trade balance, LTL million

 

Exports

Imports

Balance

I half-year 2008

27521.4

36935.4

-9414.0

January

3772.3

5445.9

-1673.6

February

4258.9

5740.2

-1481.3

March

4584.4

6564.4

-1980.0

I quarter

12615.6

17750.6

-5135.0

April**

5022.7

6607.5

-1584.8

May**

4720.4

6100.1

-1379.7

June

5162.7

6477.2

-1314.5

II quarter

14905.8

19184.8

-4279.0

 

 

 

 

2007

43192.4

61503.5

-18311.1

I half-year

20596.9

29583.6

-8986.7

I quarter

9654.9

13716.0

-4061.1

June

3806.9

5266.9

-1460.0

II quarter

10942.0

15867.6

-4925.6

III quarter

11562.6

15967.5

-4404.9

IV quarter

11032.9

15952.4

-4919.5

** Revised data.


Table 2. Exports and imports by BEC, I half-year 2008

Section

Exports

Imports

Against I half-year 2007, growth, drop (-),%

LTL million

%

LTL million

%

exports

imports

Total

27521.4

100

36935.4

100

33.6

24.9

Capital goods

2940.7

10.7

5371.6

14.5

30.6

-2.5

Intermediate goods

14975.3

54.4

22491.7

60.9

47.6

40.4

Consumption goods

6252.1

22.7

6674.7

18.1

4.4

16.6

Motor spirit

2458.8

8.9

9.0

0.0

2.2 t.

-74.1

Passenger motor cars

840.7

3.1

2194.4

5.9

-19.3

1.1

Other

53.9

0.2

193.9

0.5

-

-


Table 3. Key foreign trade partners, I half-year 2008

Exports

LTL million

%

Imports

LTL million

%

share

against I half-year 2007, growth,
drop (-),%

 

 

share

against I half-year 2007, growth,
drop (-),%

Total

27521.4

100

33.6

Total

36935.4

100

24.9

EU

16972.3

61.7

25.1

EU

21363.6

57.8

6.3

CIS

6449.8

23.4

35.5

CIS

12533.0

33.9

88.8

EFTA

867.6

3.2

30.6

EFTA

289.8

0.8

-14.9

Russia

4121.0

15.0

41.0

Russia

11139.6

30.2

2 t.

Latvia

3050.5

11.1

16.9

Germany

4318.0

11.7

-3.6

Germany

2069.9

7.5

-8.2

Poland

3610.4

9.8

16.2

Poland

1664.3

6.0

18.5

Latvia

1931.9

5.2

25.2

Estonia

1646.6

6.0

33.2

Netherlands

1270.1

3.4

1.7

Denmark

1423.0

5.2

80.6

Italy

1236.7

3.3

10.7

France

1402.5

5.1

69.4

Sweden

1161.4

3.1

4.9

United Kingdom

1291.2

4.7

38.9

Estonia

1133.0

3.1

13.2

United States

1110.6

4.0

72.4

France

1062.2

2.9

2.9

Belarus

1100.0

4.0

32.5

Belgium

973.1

2.6

19.5

Netherlands

955.9

3.5

40.0

China

847.1

2.3

13.0

Sweden

924.7

3.4

17.8

Denmark

841.0

2.3

-2.6

Ukraine

802.5

2.9

66.4

Finland

793.1

2.1

-5.6

Norway

579.2

2.1

14.0

United Kingdom

773.9

2.1

-14.6

Spain

542.3

2.0

83.6

Belarus

637.7

1.7

10.7

Other

4837.2

17.5

-

Other

5206.2

14.2

-


Table 4. Exports by commodity structure, I half-year 2008

CN sections

LTL million

%

share

against I half-year 2007, growth, drop (-),%

 

Total

27521.4

100.0

33.6

II

Vegetable products

1490.8

5.4

73.6

10

Cereals

475.5

1.7

8.2 t.

IV

Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco:

1373.5

5.0

6.1

23

Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder

334.5

1.2

22.2

V

Mineral products:

7086.7

25.7

2.4 t.

27

Mineral fuel

7010.9

25.5

2.4 t.

VI

Products of the chemical or allied industries:

2605.3

9.5

71.3

31

Fertilisers

1797.7

6.5

2 t.

VII

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof:

1753.7

6.4

3.3

39

Plastics and articles thereof

1666.3

6.1

3.2

XI

Textiles and textile articles:

1508.8

5.5

-8.4

62

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

496.5

1.8

-14.6

XV

Base metals and articles of base metals:

1364.1

5.0

21.3

72

Iron and steel

636.0

2.3

29.6

XVI

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

2856.2

10.4

10.6

85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof

1429.2

5.2

8.5

XVII

Vehicles: aircraft; vessels and associated transport equipment:

2405.5

8.7

3.0

87

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock

1852.6

6.7

-2.2

XX

Miscellaneous manufactured articles:

1466.4

5.3

2.9

94

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

1351.4

4.9

4.9

 

Other

3610.4

13.1

-


Table 5. Imports by commodity structure, I half-year 2008

CN sections

LTL million

%

share

against I half-year 2007, growth, drop (-),%

 

Total

36935.4

100.0

24.9

IV

Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco:

1341.6

3.6

14.8

22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

306.8

0.8

21.9

V

Mineral products:

10719.3

29.0

2.1 t.

27

Mineral fuel

10143.5

27.5

2.1 t.

VI

Products of the chemical or allied industries:

3475.2

9.4

18.9

29

Organic chemicals

998.5

2.7

8.8

VII

Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof:

1569.1

4.2

4.7

39

Plastics and articles thereof

1312.4

3.6

5.1

XI

Textiles and textile articles:

1437.4

3.9

-2.1

62

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

274.7

0.7

5.3

XV

Base metals and articles of base metal:

2408.8

6.5

1.0

72

Iron and steel

1011.4

2.7

-0.4

XVI

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

5307.7

14.4

5.1

84

Machinery and mechanical appliances

3010.2

8.1

3.7

XVII

Vehicles; aircraft; vessels and associated transport equipment:

5006.4

13.6

1.5

87

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock

4485.0

12.1

-0.7

 

Other

5669.9

15.4

-


Table 6. Foreign trade data

Period

Exports

Imports

actual values, LTL million

seasonally adjusted 1

actual values, LTL million

seasonally adjusted 1

LTL million

against previous month,%

LTL million

against previous month,%

2007 06

3806.9

3563.7

101.4

5266.9

5070.1

101.4

2007 07

3903.9

3652.8

102.5

5396.9

5218.0

102.9

2007 08

3934.8

3688.9

101.0

5332.6

5200.3

99.7

2007 09

3723.9

3715.7

100.7

5238.0

5267.3

101.3

2007 10

3843.5

3804.5

102.4

5353.6

5390.5

102.3

2007 11

3537.4

3793.0

99.7

5496.1

5484.9

101.8

2007 12

3652.0

3990.1

105.2

5102.7

5574.2

101.6

2008 01

3772.3

4085.8

102.4

5445.9

5781.5

103.7

2008 02

4258.9

4317.2

105.7

5740.2

5886.4

101.8

2008 03

4584.4

4419.4

102.4

6564.4

6085.4

103.4

2008 04

5022.7

4567.5

103.4

6607.5

6028.2

99.1

2008 05

4720.4

4555.8

99.7

6100.1

6111.5

101.4

2008 06

5162.7

4762.8

104.5

6477.2

6359.0

104.1

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





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