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In April, foreign trade deficit amounted to LTL 51.8 mln

Irina Plačienė, Statistics Lithuania, 10.05.2013.Print version
Statistics Lithuania informs that, based on non-final data obtained from customs declarations, Intrastat reporting and VAT returns data, exports in March 2013 amounted to LTL 7476.9 million, imports – LTL 7528.7 million. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin amounted to LTL 4668.1 million. The foreign trade deficit of Lithuania amounted to LTL 51.8 million.

Over the month (in March 2013, against February 2013), exports increased by 11.9%. This was influenced by an increase in exports of petroleum products – by 11.5, ground vehicles – 32, fertilisers – 32.9%. Imports increased by 6.5%; this was influenced by an increase in imports of various chemical products – 3.9 times, ground vehicles – 21.6%, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof – 11.2%. Mineral products excluded, exports and imports of goods increased by 12.1 and 13.7% respectively. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 9.7, mineral products excluded – 9.8%.

 

In March 2013, against March 2012, exports grew by 18.4%. This was influenced by an increase in exports of petroleum products – by 36.7%, cereals – 2.8 times, ground vehicles – 27.1%. Imports increased by 2%; this was determined by an increase in imports of ground vehicles – by 12.9, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof – 10.9%. Mineral products excluded, exports and imports of goods increased by 14.2 and 6.9% respectively. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 19.1, mineral products excluded – 9.2%.


Lithuania's export and import in 2008-2013

In January–March 2013, against the same period in 2012, exports grew by 16.8%. This was influenced by an increase in exports of petroleum products – by 21.5%, cereals – 4 times, ground vehicles – 20.1%. Imports increased by 6.6%; this was determined by an increase in imports of boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof – by 15.8, ground vehicles – 12.4%. Mineral products excluded, exports and imports of goods increased by 15.7 and 10.6% respectively. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 16.7, mineral products excluded – 12.6%.

 

In January–March 2013, the most important partners in exports were Russia (18%), Latvia (8.7%), the United Kingdom (8.1%), and Germany (8%), in imports – Russia (35.1%), Germany (9.3%), Poland (9%), and Latvia (5.5%). Most of goods of Lithuanian origin were exported to the United Kingdom (11.9%), Germany (10.6%), the Netherlands (7.8%), and Estonia (7.5%).

 

In January–March 2013, the largest share in exports and imports fell within mineral products (26.4 and 36.8% respectively), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (10 and 11.4%), products of the chemical or allied industries (9.2 and 9.7%). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in exports fell within mineral products (37.2%), products of the chemical or allied industries (8.8%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (7.3%).


Table 1. Foreign trade balance, LTL million

 

Exports

Imports

Balance

January–March 2012

17695.1

20664.0

–2968.9

  January

5646.7

6466.4

–819.7

  February

5732.0

6819.7

–1087.7

  March

6316.4

7377.9

–1061.5

I quarter

17695.1

20664.0

–2968.9

II quarter

18084.7

19681.4

–1596.7

III quarter

21047.2

22931.2

–1884.0

IV quarter

22828.4

23301.9

–473.5

2012◘

79655.5

86578.4

–6922.9

 

 

 

 

January–March 2013

20675.8

22025.5

–1349.7

  January**

6517.1

7425.3

–908.2

  February**

6681.8

7071.5

–389.7

  March

7476.9

7528.7

–51.8

 ◘ Non-final data.
** Revised data.


Table 2. Structure of and changes in foreign trade by BEC in January–March 2013

BEC

Exports

Imports

value, LTL million

share,%

change, against the respective period in 2012,%

value, LTL million

share,%

change, against the respective period in 2012,%

Total

20675.8

100.0

16.8

22025.5

100.0

6.6

Capital goods

1810.5

8.8

11.1

2371.8

10.8

18.1

Intermediate goods

11012.5

53.3

15.2

14448.9

65.6

3.5

Consumption goods

5535.2

26.8

20.0

4559.6

20.7

11.9

Motor spirit

1811.2

8.8

22.0

9.4

0.0

21.5

Passenger motor cars

448.1

2.2

27.1

633.2

2.9

4.9

Other

58.3

0.3

10.2

2.7

0.0

–69.1


Table 3. Structure of and changes in trade with key foreign partners in January–March 2013

 

Exports

 

Imports

value,
LTL million

share,
per cent

share of
goods
of Lithuanian origin,
per cent

change, against
the respective period
in 2012,%

value,
LTL million

share,
per cent

change, against
the respective period
in 2012,%

Total

20675.8

100.0

64.8

16.8

Total

22025.5

100.0

6.6

EU

12169.1

58.9

78.4

5.1

EU

11986.8

54.4

9.8

CIS1

5638.4

27.3

21.4

20.4

CIS1

8522.8

38.7

3.0

EFTA2

479.2

2.3

90.0

22.4

EFTA2

174.0

0.8

8.8

Russia

3713.5

18.0

15.2

22.6

Russia

7732.7

35.1

2.9

Latvia

1799.8

8.7

54.5

–2.9

Germany

2058.5

9.3

12.2

United Kingdom

1678.8

8.1

95.2

10.6

Poland

1973.1

9.0

4.1

Germany

1654.4

8.0

86.2

10.5

Latvia

1202.1

5.5

4.6

Estonia

1392.7

6.7

71.9

8.5

Netherlands

1165.9

5.3

4.4

Poland

1246.2

6.0

60.0

24.8

Italy

715.2

3.2

27.5

Netherlands

1105.3

5.3

94.7

–14.0

Belgium

705.8

3.2

16.7

United States

925.0

4.5

97.1

4.2 t.

Estonia

661.0

3.0

26.8

Belarus

886.2

4.3

17.8

37.1

Sweden

572.2

2.6

–6.8

Sweden

679.3

3.3

90.9

6.9

France

522.3

2.4

25.6

Other

5594.6

27.1

77.8

18.3

Other

4716.7

21.4

6.4

1 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
2 Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland.


Table 4. Commodity structure of and changes in exports in January–March 2013

CN sections

value, LTL million

share, %

share of goods
of Lithuanian origin,
per cent

change, against
the respective
period in 2012,
per cent

 

Total

20675.8

100.0

64.8

16.8

27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation;
bituminous substances; mineral waxes

5424.2

26.2

91.5

20.5

84

Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

1272.0

6.2

18.4

11.8

39

Plastics and articles thereof

1152.4

5.6

77.9

7.0

87

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock,
and parts and accessories thereof

1110.2

5.4

12.8

20.1

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

1109.8

5.4

84.4

13.1

31

Fertilisers

1007.0

4.9

90.6

0.0

85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and
accessories of such articles

794.2

3.8

33.6

12.4

10

Cereals

686.7

3.3

98.9

4 t.

44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

642.8

3.1

82.0

8.4

 

Other

7476.5

36.1

51.2

13.4


Table 5. Commodity structure of and changes in exports of goods of Lithuanian origin in January–March 2013

CN sections

value, LTL million

share, %

change, against
the respective
period in 2012,
per cent

 

Total

13389.4

100.0

16.7

27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their
distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

4961.7

37.1

24.4

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

936.8

7.0

6.6

31

Fertilisers

912.3

6.8

–1.9

39

Plastics and articles thereof

897.2

6.7

1.9

10

Cereals

679.0

5.1

4.3 t.

44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

527.0

3.9

7.7

04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible
products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

408.4

3.0

11.0

85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof;
sound recorders and reproducers, television image and
sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and
accessories of such articles

267.2

2.0

–2.0

84

Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts
thereof

234.1

1.7

–8.0

 

Other

3565.7

26.7

9.5


Table 6. Commodity structure of and changes in imports in January–March 2013

CN sections

value, LTL million

share, %

change, against
the respective
period in 2012,%

 

Total

22025.5

100.0

6.6

27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

7878.9

35.8

1.0

87

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock,
and parts and accessories thereof

1560.7

7.1

12.4

84

Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances;
parts thereof

1486.1

6.7

15.8

85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof;
sound recorders and reproducers, television image and
sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and
accessories of such articles

1031.9

4.7

14.6

39

Plastics and articles thereof

781.6

3.5

13.3

29

Organic chemicals

574.9

2.6

–12.9

30

Pharmaceutical products

566.3

2.6

0.0

08

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

492.3

2.2

21.5

72

Iron and steel

385.5

1.8

–4.7

 

Other

7267.3

33.0

10.7


Table 7. Volume of and changes in imports and exports

Period

Exports

Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin

Imports

Balance

value, LTL million

change,
against the previous month,%

value, LTL million

change,
against the previous month,%

value, LTL million

change,
against the previous month,%

LTL million

2012-03

6316.4

10.2

3919.6

7.1

7377.9

8.2

–1061.5

2012-04

6359.5

0.7

4017.9

2.5

6898.3

-6.5

–538.8

2012-05

5345.8

–15.9

2842.9

–29.2

5803.3

-15.9

–457.5

2012-06

6379.5

19.3

3904.8

37.4

6979.7

20.3

–600.2

2012-07

6464.8

1.3

4010.7

2.7

7262.8

4.1

–798.0

2012-08

7343.2

13.6

4694.6

17.1

7613.2

4.8

–270.0

2012-09

7239.3

–1.4

4878.9

3.9

8055.2

5.8

–815.9

2012-10

8102.6

11.9

5217.9

6.9

8409.4

4.4

–306.8

2012-11

7673.4

–5.3

4786.9

–8.3

7814.5

-7.1

–141.1

2012-12

7052.4

–8.1

4321.7

–9.7

7078.0

-9.4

–25.6

2013-01

6517.1

–7.6

4464.5

3.3

7425.3

4.9

–908.2

2013-02

6681.8

2.5

4256.8

–4.7

7071.5

-4.8

–389.7

2013-03

7476.9

11.9

4668.1

9.7

7528.7

6.5

–51.8

 

Note. Due to rounding, the sum of lines or columns in some tables may disagree with the "Total".





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