In August 2011 the total foreign trade turnover at current prices reached 1187.4 mln lats – 4.9% or 55.8 mln lats more than in the previous month and 23.0% or 222.2 mln lats more than in August 2010, according to provisional data of the Central Statistical Bureau. In January – August 2011 foreign trade turnover value reached 8610.1 mln lats – 33.1% or 2140.4 mln lats more than in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Of which export volume comprised 3837.2 mln lats – an increase of 33.3% or 958.0 mln lats, whereas import volume constituted 4772.9 mln lats – 32.9% or 1182.4 mln lats more than a year ago.

1) Data on January and May 2011 have been revised.





Main commodities in Latvia’s foreign trade in August 2011, at current prices

Export Import Foreign trade balance, thousand LVL (+,-) thousand LVL % of total % (+, –) over August 2010 thousand LVL % of total % (+, –) over August 2010 Total 534 587 100 +27.0 652 750 100 +19.9 -118 163 Agricultural and food products (I-IV) 86 258 16.1 +10.9 85 090 13.0 +2.8 +1 168 Live animals and animal products (I) 21 703 4.1 +27.3 19 433 3.0 +5.1 +2 270 meat and offal (02) 2 837 0.5 +44.6 7 887 1.2 +17.6 -5 050 fish (fresh, frozen, smoked) (03) 3 225 0.6 -7.1 5 636 0.9 +10.4 -2 411 dairy produce, eggs (04) 13 059 2.4 +34.2 5 150 0.8 -11.4 +7 909 Vegetation products (II) 27 995 5.2 +2.9 20 387 3.1 -9.3 +7 608 cereals (10) 11 528 2.2 +8.0 5 384 0.8 +13.3 +6 144 oilseeds (12) 9 295 1.7 -7.5 1 944 0.3 -36.9 +7 351 Prepared foodstuffs (IV) 35 596 6.7 +10.9 40 234 6.2 +8.7 -4 638 preparations of meat, or fish (16) 4 473 0.8 +20.2 2 511 0.4 +9.8 +1 962 miscellaneous edible preparations (incl. coffee, tea, etc.) (21) 1 420 0.3 -12.5 5 038 0.8 -10.0 -3 618 beverages, spirits and vinegar (22) 17 976 3.4 +6.5 10 984 1.7 +13.5 +6 992 tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (24) 1 942 0.4 +54.7 3 331 0.5 +46.3 -1 389 Mineral products (V) 1) 55 074 10.3 +2.7 times 141 453 21.7 +65.4 -86 379 mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (27) 50 835 9.5 +2.9 times 137 718 21.1 +66.0 -86 883 Products of the chemical and allied industries (VI) 43 025 8.0 +24.2 59 717 9.1 +5.7 -16 692 pharmaceutical products (30) 19 495 3.6 -2.3 26 074 4.0 -0.3 -6 579 Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof (VII) 17 396 3.3 +14.3 37 161 5.7 +19.2 -19 765 plastics and articles thereof (39) 13 395 2.5 +11.2 26 402 4.0 +16.1 -13 007 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials (IX) 88 628 16.6 +4.4 9 401 1.4 +13.2 +79 227 wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (44) 88 554 16.6 +4.4 9 306 1.4 +14.1 +79 248 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; paper and paperboard and articles thereof (X) 13 013 2.4 +43.9 16 270 2.5 +7.2 -3 257 paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (48) 8 143 1.5 +61.7 14 782 2.3 +10.0 -6 639 products of the printing industry; manuscripts (49) 4 437 0.8 +20.3 1 325 0.2 -20.0 +3 112 Textiles and textile articles (XI) 22 710 4.2 +25.0 28 457 4.4 +7.3 -5 747 knitted or crocheted fabrics (60) 1 374 0.3 +84.2 1 344 0.2 +13.4 +30 articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (61) 7 728 1.4 +37.0 7 754 1.2 -3.1 -26 articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (62) 7 982 1.5 +41.0 10 113 1.5 +32.1 -2 131 Base metals and articles of base metals (XV) 82 657 15.5 +35.9 74 259 11.4 +12.8 +8 398 iron and steel (72) 45 075 8.4 +18.9 43 159 6.6 +3.6 +1 916 articles of iron or steel (73) 19 052 3.6 +52.4 17 527 2.7 +32.6 +1 525 Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment (XVI) 61 489 11.5 +19.0 107 882 16.5 +23.1 -46 393 machinery and mechanical appliances (84) 25 443 4.8 +1.5 59 143 9.1 +41.8 -33 700 electrical machinery and equipment (85) 36 045 6.7 +35.4 48 739 7.5 +6.2 -12 694 Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (XVII) 31 113 5.8 +52.8 47 791 7.3 +3.0 -16 678 vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (87) 29 219 5.5 +55.4 43 012 6.6 +43.1 -13 793 Miscellaneous manufactured articles (XX) 12 503 2.3 +2.8 12 307 1.9 +1.7 +196 furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings (94) 10 931 2.0 +16.6 7 728 1.2 +7.4 +3 203 Other goods 20 721 3.9 +32.1 32 962 5.0 +25.7 -12 241

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1) This group includes useful minerals, oil and oil products, natural gas and electricity.





In August 2011 the most significant share (70.3%) in Latvia’s export had export to the countries of the European Union, followed by export to the CIS countries – 15.3%.The main export partners were Lithuania (17.8% of total export), Estonia (14.2%), Russia (11.1%), Germany (7.7%) and Poland (5.6%).

In August 2011 the most significant share in Latvia’s import had import from the countries of the European Union (75.7%), followed by import from the CIS countries – 15.1%.The main import partners were Lithuania (20.1% of total import), Germany (11.9%), Poland (8.2%), Russia (7.7%) and Estonia (7.4%).

More information on Latvia’s foreign trade by month and quarter, by country group and commodity group is available in the CSB data base section Foreign trade Monthly, quarterly statistical data.