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In January exports and imports increased by 59.6% and 60.2% in Lithuania

Vilija Lapėnienė, Statistics Lithuania, 10.03.2011.Print version
Statistics Lithuania informs that, based on provisional data obtained from customs declarations and Intrastat reporting data, exports in January 2011 amounted to LTL 5 billion, imports – LTL 5.7 billion. Foreign trade deficit of Lithuania amounted to LTL 0.7 billion, which is by 64.8% more than in the same period in 2010. Data on trade with EU countries were adjusted after VAT returns data had been received. In January 2011, against January 2010, exports and imports increased by 59.6 and 60.2%, respectively.

Mineral products excluded, exports and imports grew by 51 and 56.7%, respectively. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin grew by 53.2%, mineral products excluded – 37.4%. An increase in exports was influenced by a 92.5% increase in exports of petroleum products, 2.5 times – ground vehicles, 75.2% – fertilisers. An increase imports was influenced by a 76.3% increase in imports of crude petroleum, 2.9 times – ground vehicles, 2.1 times – boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances.  

 

In January 2011, the most important partners in exports were Russia (12.6%), Germany (9%), Latvia (8.7%) and France (7.8%), in imports – Russia (38.2%), Germany (8.4%), Poland (7.5%) and Latvia (5.7%). 

 

In January 2011, the largest share in exports fell within mineral products (28.6%), products of the chemical or allied industries (9.7%), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (7.8%), in imports – mineral products (39.5%), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (11%), products of the chemical or allied industries (10%). 

 

In January 2011, against December 2010, exports and imports dropped by 8.5 and 4.3%, respectively. Mineral products excluded, exports and imports decreased by 14.3 and 11.6%, respectively. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 3.1%, yet mineral products excluded it dropped by 2%. A decrease in exports was influenced by a 39.5% decrease in exports of boilers, machinery, mechanical appliances and parts thereof, 41.1% – electrical equipment and machinery and parts thereof. A decrease in imports was conditioned by a 26.1% decrease in imports of electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, 16.6% – boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof. 


Table 1. Foreign trade balance, LTL million

 

Exports

Imports

Balance

2011

 

 

 

January

4961.2

5692.1

-730.9

2010◘

54264.3

60942.7

-6678.4

January

3108.5

3552.1

-443.6

February

3583.1

3938.6

-355.5

March

3856.2

4531.1

-674.9

I quarter

10547.8

12021.8

-1474.0

April

4164.8

4969.6

-804.8

May

4320.1

4634.2

-314.1

June

4655.0

5068.2

-413.2

II quarter

13139.9

14672.0

-1532.1

July

4530.5

5522.3

-991.8

August

4934.6

5268.1

-333.5

September

4970.3

5724.5

-754.2

III quarter

14435.4

16514.9

-2079.5

October

5367.5

5748.3

-380.8

November

5353.6

6037.5

-683.9

December

5420.1

5948.2

-528.1

IV quarter

16141.2

17734.0

-1592.8

◘ Non-final data. 


Table 2. Structure of and changes in foreign trade by BEC

BEC

January 2011

exports

imports

change, against the corresponding period of 2010,%

value, LTL million

share,%

value, LTL million

share,%

exports

imports

Total

4961.2

100.0

5692.1

100.0

59.6

60.2

Capital goods

311.1

6.3

453.5

8.0

35.4

68.6

Intermediate goods

2749.2

55.4

3942.8

69.3

64.5

62.3

Consumption goods

1259.6

25.4

1065.3

18.7

45.4

41.1

Motor spirit

466.6

9.4

18.1

0.3

63.7

36.5

Passenger motor cars

161.8

3.3

208.7

3.7

3.0 t.

2.5 t.

Other

12.8

0.3

3.7

0.1

-

-


Table 3. Structure of and changes in trade with key foreign partners

Exports

January 2011

Imports

January 2011

value, LTL million

share of goods of Lithuanian origin,%

share,%

change, against the corresponding period of 2010,%

value, LTL million

share,%

change, against the corresponding period of 2010,%

Total

4961.2

71.3

100.0

59.6

Total

5692.1

100.0

60.2

EU

3264.1

82.2

65.8

50.3

EU

2859.4

50.2

60.0

CIS1

1095.1

26.2

22.1

94.0

CIS1

2353.3

41.3

62.1

EFTA2

116.3

92.5

2.3

31.3

EFTA2

29.9

0.5

30.2

Russia

625.3

21.7

12.6

92.0

Russia

2173.9

38.2

60.6

Germany

448.9

85.2

9.0

44.0

Germany

479.8

8.4

59.4

Latvia

433.8

54.9

8.7

50.7

Poland

426.3

7.5

46.4

France

387.7

96.3

7.8

3.0 t.

Latvia

325.1

5.7

71.3

Netherlands

325.5

95.2

6.6

70.3

Netherlands

281.7

4.9

2.2 t.

Poland

294.2

71.3

5.9

16.0

Belgium

177.0

3.1

79.3

United Kingdom

289.7

94.8

5.8

51.6

Sweden

173.3

3.0

49.9

Estonia

283.9

71.1

5.7

25.6

Estonia

157.9

2.8

72.0

Belarus

239.4

14.5

4.8

2.4 t.

Italy

144.2

2.5

54.3

United States

210.4

99.7

4.2

49.1

China

135.9

2.4

43.0

Sweden

179.2

90.4

3.6

49.1

France

134.2

2.4

2.2 t.

Other

1243.2

81.0

25.3

-

Other

1082.8

19.1

-

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

CN sections

January 2011

value, LTL million

share of goods of Lithuanian origin,%

share,%

change, against the corresponding period of 2010,%

 

Total

4961.2

71.3

100.0

59.6

27

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

1415.8

97.1

28.5

85.9

87

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

305.5

14.3

6.2

2.5 t.

39

Plastics and articles thereof

289.3

84.7

5.8

30.8

31

Fertilisers

286.2

95.5

5.8

75.2

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

226.9

87.1

4.6

17.3

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

206.7

28.1

4.2

45.8

44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

182.5

84.6

3.7

55.6

85

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

179.4

44.7

3.6

33.8

04

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

109.2

96.3

2.2

67.7

 

Other

1759.7

57.2

35.4

-

 

Table 5. Commodity structure of and changes in exports of goods of Lithuanian origin 

CN sections

January 2011

value, LTL million

share,%

change, against the corresponding period of 2010,%

 

Total

3539.6

100.0

53.2

27

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

1375.4

38.9

86.8

31

Fertilisers

273.4

7.7

80.1

39

Plastics and articles thereof

245.2

6.9

26.2

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

197.7

5.6

9.2

44

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

154.5

4.4

54.3

04

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

105.1

3.0

67.9

85

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

80.1

2.3

30.0

10

Cereals

79.0

2.2

5.9

62

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

67.5

1.9

13.4

 

Other

961.7

27.1

-

 

Table 6. Commodity structure of and changes in imports 

CN sections

January 2011

value, LTL million

share,%

change, against the corresponding period of 2010,%

 

Total

5692.1

100.0

60.2

27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation;

bituminous substances; mineral waxes

2197.9

38.6

67.9

87

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

422.1

7.4

2.9 t.

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

345.6

6.1

2.1 t.

85

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

282.9

5.0

40.2

29

Organic chemicals

185.7

3.3

27.3

30

Pharmaceutical products

169.3

3.0

36.4

39

Plastics and articles thereof

164.7

2.9

39.2

72

Iron and steel

132.7

2.3

2.4 t.

08

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

105.1

1.8

48.6

 

Other

1686.1

29.6

-

 

Table 7. 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

2010-01

3108.5

-16.6

2310.1

-9.2

3552.1

-7.5

-443.6

2010-02

3583.1

15.3

2550.6

10.4

3938.6

10.9

-355.5

2010-03

3856.2

7.6

2540.3

-0.4

4531.1

15.0

-674.9

2010-04

4164.8

8.0

2858.9

12.5

4969.6

9.7

-804.8

2010-05

4320.1

3.7

2951.7

3.2

4634.2

-6.7

-314.1

2010-06

4655.0

7.8

3243.7

9.9

5068.2

9.4

-413.2

2010-07

4530.5

-2.7

3071.7

-5.3

5522.3

9.0

-991.8

2010-08

4934.6

8.9

3334.6

8.6

5268.1

-4.6

-333.5

2010-09

4970.3

0.7

3351.7

0.5

5724.5

8.7

-754.2

2010-10

5367.5

8.0

3522.2

5.1

5748.3

0.4

-380.8

2010-11

5353.6

-0.3

3485.6

-1.0

6037.5

5.0

-683.9

2010-12

5420.1

1.2

3433.7

-1.5

5948.2

-1.5

-528.1

2011-01

4961.2

-8.5

3539.6

3.1

5692.1

-4.3

-730.9

 

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





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