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In June, prices for the total industrial production sold decreased by 2.4% in Lithuania

Regina Burneikiene, Statistics Lithuania, 07.07.2014.Print version
Statistics Lithuania informs that in June 2014, compared to May, prices for the total industrial production sold increased by 0.2%, refined petroleum products excluded – decreased by 0.8%. Over the year, prices for the total industrial production sold decreased by 2.4%.

The overall price change was mainly influenced by a 2.8% increase in prices for the production of the manufacture of refined petroleum products and by a 1.7% decrease in prices for the production of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (2.9% – gas, 3.2% – steam and air conditioning supply), 2.2% – chemicals and chemical products (see Table 2).

 

Over the month, prices for industrial production sold on the Lithuanian market decreased by 0.9%. The largest decrease in prices was observed for the production of printing and reproduction of recorded media (2.8%), manufacture of beverages (2.3%), increase – for the production of waste collection, treatment and disposal activities, materials recovery (3.5%), extraction of crude petroleum (2.8%). Prices for food products decreased by 0.6%, of which for ice cream – by 17.1, bread and fresh pastry goods – 3.4, processed and preserved fruit and vegetables and rusks and biscuits, preserved pastry goods and cakes – 2.7% each. Meanwhile, price for sugar increased by 5.3, condiments and seasonings – 4.2, cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery – 3.1%.

 

Over the month, prices for products sold on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 1%. An increase was observed in prices for the production of extraction of crude petroleum (5%), manufacture of refined petroleum products (3.9%), ), a decrease – for the production of the manufacture of printing and reproduction of recorded media (4.3%) and manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (3.3%).


Producer prices for industrial production, changes per month, compared to the previous month


Over the year (June 2014, against June 2013), prices for the total industrial production sold decreased by 2.4, refined petroleum products excluded – by 4.4%. It was mainly influenced by a 13.9% decrease in prices for the production of the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products and a 2.5% increase in prices for the production of the manufacture of refined petroleum products.

 

The largest price drop was observed for the production of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (10.5%), manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (7.4%), while prices for the production of water collection, treatment and supply increased by 18.3, manufacture of tobacco products – 12.9%.


Table 1. Changes in prices for industrial production sold, June 2014, %

Economic activities

Relative
share (weight) in total
industrial
production

Price growth, drop (-)
June 2014, against

June 2014

2013

December 

June

Total industrial production sold

100.0

0.2

−1.7

−2.4

Mining and quarrying

0.9

1.3

−0.9

1.9

Manufacturing

86.1

0.4

−0.8

−1.3

    Manufacture of refined petroleum products

28.6

2.8

0.7

2.5

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning
supply

12.1

−1.7

−8.1

−10.5

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and
remediation activities

0.9

2.0

4.4

0.7

Total industrial production, refined petroleum
products excluded

71.4

−0.8

−2.6

−4.4

    Manufacturing production, refined petroleum
products excluded

57.5

−0.7

−1.6

−3.3

Total industrial production sold on the Lithuanian market

100.0

−0.9

−3.9

−4.7

Mining and quarrying

1.3

1.5

−1.8

1.1

Manufacturing

68.5

−0.7

−2.4

−2.5

    Manufacture of refined petroleum products

14.1

−1.4

−6.7

−1.7

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

29.0

−1.7

−8.1

−10.5

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and
remediation activities

1.2

2.1

12.3

16.5

Total industrial production sold on the Lithuanian market, refined petroleum products excluded

85.9

−0.8

−3.4

−5.1

    Manufacturing production, refined petroleum
products excluded

54.4

−0.5

−1.3

−2.7

Total industrial production sold on the non-Lithuanian market

100.0

1.0

−0.1

−0.8

Mining and quarrying

0.5

1.1

0.7

3.3

Manufacturing

98.7

1.0

−0.1

−0.7

    Manufacture of refined petroleum products

38.9

3.9

2.7

3.8

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

-

-

-

-

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and
remediation activities

0.8

1.8

−4.0

−15.0

Total industrial production sold on the non-Lithuanian market, refined petroleum products excluded

61.1

−0.9

−1.8

−3.8

    Manufacturing production, refined petroleum
products excluded

59.8

−0.9

−1.8

−3.7

-  such a phenomenon (indicator) was not observed during the respective period.


Table 2. The greatest influence on the monthly (June 2014, against May) change in prices for industrial production sold by economic activity, percentage points

EVRK
Rev.
21
code

Economic activities

Influence

EVRK
Rev.
2 code

Economic activities

Influence

Total industrial production sold

19

Manufacture of refined petroleum
products

+0.808

35

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

−0.201

33

Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

+0.021

20

Manufacture of chemicals and
chemical products

−0.198

38

Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery

+0.015

10

Manufacture of food products

−0.121

22

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

+0.013

11

Manufacture of beverages

−0.040

06

Extraction of crude petroleum

+0.012

18

Printing and reproduction of
recorded media

−0.030

Industrial production sold on the Lithuanian market

33

Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

+0.036

35

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

−0.486

31

Manufacture of furniture

+0.026

19

Manufacture of refined petroleum
products

−0.199

38

Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery

+0.018

10

Manufacture of food products

−0.123

14

Manufacture of wearing apparel

+0.014

11

Manufacture of beverages

−0.098

22

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

+0.014

16

Manufacture of wood and wood
products, except furniture

−0.039

Industrial production sold on the non-Lithuanian market

19

Manufacture of refined petroleum
products

+1.517

20

Manufacture of chemicals and
chemical products

−0.337

16

Manufacture of wood and wood
products, except furniture

+0.021

10

Manufacture of food products

−0.120

38

Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery

+0.014

26

Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

−0.046

22

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

+0.012

14

Manufacture of wearing apparel

−0.037

06

Extraction of crude petroleum

+0.011

18

Printing and reproduction of
recorded media

−0.024

 1National version of NACE Rev. 2.

 

The overall change in prices for industrial production sold is influenced not only by the rate of change in the price of a certain product but also by the relative share (weight) of the industrial production sold within certain economic activity in the total industrial production.

 

For more information, see the Database of Indicators.






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