Analytics, Lithuania

The diagram presents monthly price changes of the industrial production sold – total and excluding refined petroleum products.

Refined petroleum products excluded, prices for the total industrial production sold grew by 0.8%. 

In March 2008 against February, the general price change was mostly influenced by a 5.0% price rise for refined petroleum products, 7.9% – chemicals and chemical products, 11.3% – base metals, as well as by a 2.4% price drop for rubber and plastic products, 1.6% – wood and wood products, 0.9% – furniture. 

Prices for products sold on the domestic market over a month increased by 1.1%. It was mostly influenced by a 5.2% price growth for refined petroleum products, 1.5% – food products and beverages, 2.8% – chemicals and chemical products, as well as by a 1.5% price drop for rubber and plastic products, 0.9% – non-metal mineral products, 0.8% – publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media. Among food products and beverages, the most noticeable price growth was recorded for animal feeding stuff – 4.9%, bread and fresh confectionery – 3.8%, mineral water and soft drinks – 2.0%, meat – 1.1%; milk and milk products (excluding ice-cream) went down in price by 2.8%, fish and fish products – 0.1%. In the electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply group, gas went up in price by 0.8%. Refined petroleum products industry excluded, prices for products sold on the domestic market increased by 0.5%.

Prices for exported products in March 2008 against February increased by 2.6%. It was mostly influenced by a 5.0% price rise for refined petroleum products, 9.5% – chemicals and chemical products, 18.2% – base metals, as well as by a 2.5% price drop for food products and beverages, 2.8% – wood and wood products, 3.5% – rubber and plastic products. Refined petroleum products industry excluded, prices for exported products increased by 1.3%.

Changes in prices for industrial production sold March 2008, %