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In Latvia, forest industry exports grew by 11.3% in 8 months

BC, Riga, 28.10.2014.Print version
During the first eight months of 2014, Latvian forest industry's export increased by 11.3%, reaching EUR 1.359 billion, compared to EUR 1.221 billion in the same period in 2013, according to data provided by the Forest Department of the Ministry of Agriculture.

The value of wood and wood articles exported in the first eight months of 2014 was EUR 1.18 billion, which is 12.5% more than in 2013, writes LETA/Nozare.lv.

 

The largest export markets were Great Britain, Sweden and Germany. A total of 15.8% of forest industry's exports went to Great Britain, 11.3% to Sweden and 10.6% to Germany.

 

Meanwhile, forest industry imports the first eight months of 2014, reached EUR 453 million, which is 18.3% more than in the respective period of 2013.

 

The largest part of imports came from Lithuania – 20%, Estonia – 19%, and Poland – 11.4%.






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