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Lithuania: Foreign trade in goods in September 2019
Over the month (September, against August), exports
increased by 1.1%, imports decreased by 1.3%. The increase in exports was
influenced by an increase in exports of ground vehicles (29.6%), rape
(2.9 times), pharmaceuticals (38.2%). The decrease in imports was
determined by a decrease in imports of crude petroleum (22.3%), machinery and
mechanical appliances, parts thereof (5%). Mineral products excluded, exports
increased by 3.5%, imports – by 0.1%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian
origin decreased by 0.6%, mineral products excluded – increased by 2.9%.
Over the year (September 2019, against September 2018),
exports increased by 10.6%, imports – 1.2%. The increase in exports was
determined by an increase in exports of ground vehicles (57.2%),
pharmaceuticals (74.1%), rape (7.4 times). The increase in imports was
determined by an increase in imports of ground vehicles (12.4%), machinery and mechanical
appliances, parts thereof (9%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by
14.6%, imports – by 4.7%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased
by 3.8 %, mineral products excluded – 8 %.
In January–September 2019, against the same period of
2018, exports and imports increased by 6.3 and 5% respectively. An increase
in exports was determined by an increase in exports of ground vehicles (24.2%),
cereal (67.5%), furniture (7.9%). An increase in imports was determined by
an increase in imports of crude petroleum (7%), ground vehicles (6.3%),
pharmaceuticals (14.2%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by
7.4, imports – 5.1%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by
4.8%, mineral products excluded – 6.6%.
In January–September 2019, the most important Lithuania’s
partners in exports were Russia (13.4%), Latvia (9.6%), Poland (8.2%) and Germany
(7.7%), while in imports – Russia (16.5%), Poland (11.8%), Germany (11.5%),
Latvia (7%). Most of the goods of Lithuanian origin were exported to Germany
(9.6%), Poland (8.9%), Latvia (7.9%), Sweden (6.6%), the United States (5.4%).
In January–September 2019, the largest share in Lithuania’s
exports and imports fell within mineral products (13.8 and 20.4% respectively),
machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (14.6 and 16.6%
respectively) and products of the chemical and allied industries (11.2 and 12.2%
respectively). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in
exports fell within petroleum products (18.5%), miscellaneous manufactured
articles (11.8%), prepared foodstuffs, beverages and spirits, tobacco and
manufactured tobacco substitutes (9%), products of the chemical and allied
industries (8.3%).
Table 1. Foreign trade balance
EUR million
|
Exports |
Imports |
Balance |
|
Total |
Exports
of goods of Lithuanian origin |
|||
January–August
2018 |
20 655.1 |
12 680.4 |
22 685.5 |
–2 030.3 |
I
quarter |
6 528.0 |
4 005.9 |
7 228.6 |
–700.6 |
April |
2 065.0 |
1 197.8 |
2 340.9 |
–275.9 |
May |
2 344.7 |
1 440.6 |
2 701.4 |
–356.8 |
June |
2 473.7 |
1 536.1 |
2 609.6 |
–135.9 |
II
quarter |
6 883.3 |
4 174.6 |
7 652.0 |
–768.6 |
September |
2 293.8 |
1 456.2 |
2 557.5 |
–263.7 |
III
quarter |
7 243.8 |
4 499.9 |
7 804.9 |
–561.0 |
IV
quarter |
7 615.9 |
4 604.9 |
8 257.2 |
–641.3 |
2018 |
28 271.0 |
17 285.3 |
30 942.6 |
–2 671.6 |
January–September
2019 |
21 947.4 |
13 285.6 |
23 808.5 |
–1 861.1 |
January |
2 287.7 |
1 463.8 |
2 382.2 |
–94.5 |
February |
2 260.6 |
1 357.9 |
2 520.1 |
–259.5 |
March |
2 550.6 |
1 500.3 |
2 695.1 |
–144.4 |
I
quarter |
7 098.9 |
4 322.0 |
7 597.4 |
–498.5 |
April |
2 426.2 |
1 483.9 |
2 669.8 |
–243.5 |
May |
2 496.4 |
1 537.8 |
2 968.7 |
–472.3 |
June |
2 409.2 |
1 463.9 |
2 499.7 |
–90.5 |
II
quarter |
7 331.9 |
4 485.7 |
8 138.1 |
–806.3 |
July1 |
2 470.8 |
1 446.3 |
2 861.2 |
–390.4 |
August1 |
2 509.5 |
1 520.1 |
2 623.4 |
–113.9 |
September |
2 536.3 |
1 511.6 |
2 588.3 |
–52.0 |
III
quarter |
7 516.6 |
4 478.0 |
8 072.9 |
–556.4 |
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1 Revised data.
Table 2. Structure of and changes in foreign trade by BEC in
January–September 2019
BEC |
Exports |
Imports |
||||
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
Total |
21 947.4 |
100.0 |
6.3 |
23 808.5 |
100.0 |
5.0 |
Capital
goods |
2586.1 |
11.8 |
–0.5 |
3609.0 |
15.2 |
–3.4 |
Intermediate
goods |
11 711.7 |
53.4 |
9.5 |
13 638.3 |
57.3 |
5.5 |
Consumption
goods |
6 203.9 |
28.3 |
3.2 |
5 398.0 |
22.7 |
5.4 |
Motor
spirit |
899.1 |
4.1 |
–8.0 |
45.0 |
0.2 |
–23.1 |
Passenger
motor cars |
432.4 |
2.0 |
73.3 |
1 062.2 |
4.5 |
30.0 |
Other |
114.2 |
0.5 |
–8.5 |
55.9 |
0.2 |
2.4 t. |
Table 3. Structure of and changes in trade with key
foreign partners2 in January–September 2019
|
Exports |
|
Imports |
|||||
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Share
of goods of Lithuanian origin, % |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
||
Total |
21 947.4 |
100.0 |
60.5 |
6.3 |
Total |
23 808.5 |
100.0 |
5.0 |
EU
28 |
13 074.4 |
59.6 |
69.1 |
6.5 |
EU 28 |
16 094.8 |
67.6 |
2.6 |
Euro
area |
8 278.0 |
37.7 |
66.1 |
7.4 |
Euro area |
10 709.0 |
45.0 |
2.4 |
Russia |
2 950.6 |
13.4 |
7.9 |
4.5 |
Russia |
3 935.0 |
16.5 |
25.8 |
Latvia |
2 104.2 |
9.6 |
49.7 |
1.0 |
Poland |
2 800.8 |
11.8 |
5.5 |
Poland |
1 790.2 |
8.2 |
66.1 |
5.8 |
Germany |
2 749.7 |
11.5 |
–1.2 |
Germany |
1 693.2 |
7.7 |
75.2 |
9.4 |
Latvia |
1 675.0 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
Estonia |
1 084.6 |
4.9 |
51.6 |
5.7 |
Netherlands |
1 212.1 |
5.1 |
9.4 |
Sweden |
1 013.0 |
4.6 |
86.8 |
2.3 |
Italy |
1 087.4 |
4.6 |
–1.4 |
United
Kingdom |
848.7 |
3.9 |
82.2 |
7.0 |
Sweden |
902.3 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
Netherlands |
836.8 |
3.8 |
76.6 |
18.6 |
Estonia |
804.7 |
3.4 |
14.1 |
Belarus |
823.6 |
3.8 |
14.1 |
7.1 |
France |
735.2 |
3.1 |
–2.9 |
United
States |
769.1 |
3.5 |
92.8 |
–30.5 |
China |
704.6 |
3.0 |
11.6 |
Ukraine |
762.8 |
3.5 |
71.2 |
26.4 |
Belgium |
637.6 |
2.7 |
–13.2 |
Norway |
607.5 |
2.8 |
88.2 |
3.4 |
Finland |
610.4 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
France |
552.1 |
2.5 |
76.4 |
7.1 |
Belarus |
592.1 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
Denmark |
541.9 |
2.5 |
78.7 |
3.2 |
United Kingdom |
587.1 |
2.5 |
–6.5 |
Italy |
491.9 |
2.2 |
80.7 |
7.8 |
Czech Republic |
431.9 |
1.8 |
10.1 |
Other |
5 077.2 |
23.1 |
71.3 |
– |
Other |
4 342.6 |
18.1 |
– |
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2 Partner country: in case of exports – country of
destination; in case of imports in trade with the EU countries – country
of consignment, in trade with the non-EU countries – country of origin of
the good.
Table 4. Commodity structure of and changes in exports in January–September
2019
CN sections, chapters |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Share
of goods of Lithuanian origin, % |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018, % |
|
|
Total |
21 947.4 |
100.0 |
60.5 |
6.3 |
XVI |
Machinery
and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound
recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and
reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
3 197.9 |
14.6 |
29.5 |
2.3 |
84 |
Machinery
and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
1 784.5 |
8.1 |
19.2 |
3.8 |
V |
Mineral
products |
3 021.9 |
13.8 |
88.6 |
–0.6 |
27 |
Mineral
fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous
substances; mineral waxes |
2 984.9 |
13.6 |
88.7 |
–0.8 |
2710 |
Petroleum
products |
2 608.1 |
11.9 |
94.1 |
–2.9 |
VI |
Products
of the chemical or allied industries |
2 451.9 |
11.2 |
44.8 |
12.6 |
31 |
Fertilisers |
653.7 |
3.0 |
80.7 |
21.4 |
XX |
Miscellaneous
manufactured articles |
1 826.2 |
8.3 |
86.1 |
6.6 |
94 |
Furniture
and related articles, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings |
1 700.4 |
7.7 |
89.9 |
7.9 |
IV |
Prepared
foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes |
1 639.8 |
7.5 |
72.6 |
2.4 |
24 |
Tobacco
and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
489.5 |
2.2 |
99.3 |
–8.7 |
VII |
Plastics
and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
1 489.3 |
6.8 |
71.5 |
6.4 |
39 |
Plastics
and articles thereof |
1 391.8 |
6.3 |
75.4 |
6.2 |
XV |
Base
metals and articles of base metal |
1 293.7 |
5.9 |
49.8 |
1.4 |
73 |
Articles
of iron or steel |
566.3 |
2.6 |
64.8 |
8.2 |
|
Other |
7 026.7 |
31.9 |
58.2 |
– |
Table 5. Commodity structure of and changes in exports of
goods of Lithuanian origin in January–September 2019
CN sections, chapters |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018 % |
|
|
Total |
13 285.6 |
100.0 |
4.8 |
V |
Mineral
products |
2 676.7 |
20.1 |
–1.8 |
27 |
Mineral
fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous
substances; mineral waxes |
2 648.0 |
19.9 |
–1.9 |
2710 |
Petroleum
products |
2 455.5 |
18.5 |
–3.0 |
XX |
Miscellaneous
manufactured articles |
1 572.1 |
11.8 |
9.3 |
94 |
Furniture
and related articles, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings |
1 527.9 |
11.5 |
9.4 |
IV |
Prepared
foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes |
1 190.9 |
9.0 |
2.4 |
24 |
Tobacco
and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
486.1 |
3.7 |
–7.5 |
VI |
Products
of the chemical or allied industries |
1 098.9 |
8.3 |
13.4 |
31 |
Fertilisers |
527.6 |
4.0 |
18.9 |
VII |
Plastics
and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
1 064.7 |
8.0 |
3.9 |
39 |
Plastics
and articles thereof |
1 049.7 |
7.9 |
3.7 |
XVI |
Machinery
and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound
recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and
reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
944.9 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
85 |
Electrical
machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers |
602.5 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
|
Other |
4 737.4 |
35.7 |
– |
Table 6. Commodity structure of and changes in imports in
January–September 2019
CN sections, chapters |
Value,
EUR million |
Share,
% |
Change,
against the respective period of 2018 % |
|
|
Total |
23 808.5 |
100.0 |
5.0 |
V |
Mineral
products |
4 849.6 |
20.4 |
4.4 |
27 |
Mineral
fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous
substances; mineral waxes |
4 645.3 |
19.5 |
4.3 |
2709 |
Crude
petroleum |
3 271.1 |
13.7 |
7.0 |
XVI |
Machinery
and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound
recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and
reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
3 950.8 |
16.6 |
0.7 |
84 |
Machinery
and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
2 283.3 |
9.6 |
0.1 |
VI |
Products
of the chemical or allied industries |
2 897.1 |
12.2 |
9.6 |
30 |
Pharmaceutical
products |
859.5 |
3.6 |
14.2 |
XVII |
Vehicles,
aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment |
2 521.3 |
10.6 |
9.5 |
87 |
Vehicles
other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories
thereof |
2 373.9 |
10.0 |
6.3 |
XV |
Base
metals and articles of base metal |
1 607.9 |
6.8 |
3.0 |
72 |
Iron
and steel |
540.9 |
2.3 |
–3.0 |
VII |
Plastics
and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof |
1 273.2 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
39 |
Plastics
and articles thereof |
1 058.5 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
IV |
Prepared
foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes |
1 228.2 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
22 |
Beverages,
spirits and vinegar |
335.7 |
1.4 |
6.0 |
|
Other |
5 480.4 |
22.9 |
– |
Table 7. Volume of and changes in imports and exports
Periods |
Exports |
Exports
of goods of Lithuanian origin |
Imports |
Balance |
||||
value,
EUR million |
change,
compared to the previous month, % |
value,
EUR million |
change,
compared to the previous month, % |
share
in total exports, % |
value,
EUR million |
change,
compared to the previous month, % |
EUR million |
|
2018-09 |
2 293.8 |
−9.8 |
1 456.2 |
−7.9 |
63.5 |
2 557.5 |
−5.2 |
−263.7 |
2018-10 |
2 716.0 |
18.4 |
1 688.9 |
16.0 |
62.2 |
3 005.5 |
17.5 |
−289.4 |
2018-11 |
2 627.6 |
−3.3 |
1 589.2 |
−5.9 |
60.5 |
2 780.1 |
−7.5 |
−152.5 |
2018-12 |
2 272.2 |
−13.5 |
1 326.8 |
−16.5 |
58.4 |
2 471.5 |
−11.1 |
−199.3 |
2019-01 |
2 287.7 |
0.7 |
1 463.8 |
10.3 |
64.0 |
2 382.2 |
−3.6 |
−94.5 |
2019-02 |
2 260.6 |
−1.2 |
1 357.9 |
−7.2 |
60.1 |
2 520.1 |
5.8 |
−259.5 |
2019-03 |
2 550.6 |
12.8 |
1 500.3 |
10.5 |
58.8 |
2 695.1 |
6.9 |
−144.4 |
2019-04 |
2 426.2 |
−4.9 |
1 483.9 |
−1.1 |
61.2 |
2 669.8 |
−0.9 |
−243.5 |
2019-05 |
2 496.4 |
2.9 |
1 537.8 |
3.6 |
61.6 |
2 968.7 |
11.2 |
−472.3 |
2019-06 |
2 409.2 |
−3.5 |
1 463.9 |
−4.8 |
60.8 |
2 499.7 |
−15.8 |
−90.5 |
2019-07 |
2 470.8 |
2.6 |
1 446.3 |
−1.2 |
58.5 |
2 861.2 |
14.5 |
−390.4 |
2019-08 |
2 509.5 |
1.6 |
1 520.1 |
5.1 |
60.6 |
2 623.4 |
−8.3 |
−113.9 |
2019-09 |
2 536.3 |
1.1 |
1 511.6 |
−0.6 |
59.6 |
2 588.3 |
−1.3 |
−52.0 |