Zita Kuzmickaitė, Statistics Lithuania, 11.05.2016.



Statistics Lithuania informs that, based on non-final data obtained from customs declarations, Intrastat reporting and VAT returns data, exports in March 2016 amounted to EUR 1 865.4 million, imports – EUR 2 094.2 million. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin amounted to EUR 1 063.1 million. The foreign trade deficit of Lithuania amounted to EUR 228.8 million.

Over the month (March 2016, against February), exports increased by 4.9, imports – 11.3%. The increase in exports was influenced by an increase in exports of ferrous waste and scrap (16.2 times) and machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof (8.6%), ground vehicles (12%). The increase in imports was determined by an increase in imports of various chemical products (3 times), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (21.6%), machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof (14.5%). Mineral products excluded, exports of products increased by 5.1, imports – 13%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 2.9%, mineral products excluded – 3%. Over the year (March 2016, against March 2015), exports decreased by 0.6, imports – 1.6%. The decrease in exports was influenced by a decrease in exports of fertilisers (40.6%) and petroleum products (17.6%). Due to a decrease in prices, exports of petroleum products decreased, although in terms of exported amount in tonnes, exports increased by 51.2%. The decrease in imports was determined by a decrease in imports and price of natural gas (85.9%), as well as by a decrease in imports of edible fruit and nuts (45.9%). Mineral products excluded, exports of goods increased by 2.2, imports – 3.5%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin decreased by 2%, mineral products excluded – 0.4%.



Table 1. Foreign trade balance, EUR million Exports Imports Balance January–March 20151 5 144.9 5 737.6 –592.7 January 1 538.4 1 694.3 –155.9 February 1 730.3 1 915.9 –185.6 March 1 876.2 2 127.4 –251.2 I quarter 5 144.9 5 737.6 –592.7 II quarter 5 828.1 6 697.1 –869.0 III quarter 5 891.3 6 484.3 –593.0 IV quarter 6 119.3 6 477.7 –358.4 2015 1 22 983.6 25 396.7 –2 413.1 January–March 2016 5 219.1 5 567.5 –348.4 January2 1 575.0 1 591.1 –16.1 February2 1 778.6 1 882.3 –103.7 March 1 865.4 2 094.2 –228.8 ____________________

1 Non-final data.

2 Revised data.

In January–March 2016, against the same period of 2015, exports increased by 1.4%, while imports decreased by 3%. The increase in exports was determined by an increase in exports of cereals (94.8%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (17.4%). The decrease in imports was influenced by a decrease in imports of natural gas (61.1%), crude petroleum (18.4%), edible fruit and nuts (37.1%), machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof (6.6%). Due to a decrease in price, imports of crude petroleum decreased, although in terms of imported amount in tonnes, imports increased by 21.6%; the decrease in imports of natural gas was also determined by a decrease in price. Mineral products excluded, exports of goods increased by 4.4, imports – 3.6%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 1.7%, mineral products excluded – by 4.3%. Exports to Russia decreased by 6.7%, of goods of Lithuanian origin – 5.3%, which was conditioned by a decrease in exports of machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof (41.3%), furniture (45.4%); meat and milk products were not exported. Exports of food and agricultural products (CN sections I–IV) to Russia decreased by 12.9%, of food and agricultural products of Lithuanian origin – increased by 30.8% (in January–March 2015, exports of such products amounted to EUR 11 930.9 thousand, in January–March 2016 – EUR 15 600.1 thousand). In January–March 2016, the most important Lithuania's partners in exports were Russia (12.3%), Poland (9.4%), Latvia (9.2%) and Germany (8.1%), while in imports – Russia (12.5%), Germany (12.3%), Poland (11.3%) and Latvia (7.5%). Most of the goods of Lithuanian origin were exported to Germany (10.5%), the United States (9.8%), Poland (7.3%), Sweden (6.7%), and the United Kingdom (6.5%). In January–March 2016, the largest share in Lithuania's exports and imports fell within machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (14.4 and 18.3% respectively), mineral products (12.5 and 15.7% respectively), and products of the chemical and allied industries (12 and 13.4% respectively). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in exports fell within mineral products (17.1%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (12.3%), and products of the chemical or allied industries (8.9%).





Table 2. Structure of and changes in foreign trade by BEC in January–March 2016 BEC Exports Imports Value, EUR million Share, % Change, against the respective period of 2015, % Value, EUR million Share, % Change, against the respective period of 2015, % Total 5 219.1 100.0 1.4 5 567.5 100.0 –3.0 Capital goods 586.5 11.2 0.7 872.7 15.7 2.8 Intermediate goods 2 652.8 50.8 –1.4 2 995.7 53.8 –9.2 Consumption goods 1 678.7 32.2 5.0 1 507.0 27.1 6.6 Motor spirit 232.2 4.4 12.8 5.8 0.1 –9.5 Passenger motor cars 54.7 1.0 0.6 182.6 3.3 11.8 Other 14.2 0.3 8.3 3.6 0.1 –34.2



Table 3. Structure of and changes in trade with key foreign partners in January–March 2016 Exports Imports Value, EUR million Share, % Share of goods of Lithuanian origin, % Change, against the respective period of 2015, % Value, EUR million Share, % Change, against the respective period of 2015, % Total 5 219.1 100.0 59.8 1.4 Total 5 567.5 100.0 –3.0 EU28 3 235.3 62.0 65.0 –2.3 EU28 3 891.2 69.9 2.3 Euro area 1 961.8 37.6 64.0 –6.5 Euro area 2 603.0 46.8 2.5 CIS3 1 055.1 20.2 15.8 –8.2 CIS 1 039.5 18.7 –17.7 EFTA 4 200.8 3.8 90.4 16.0 EFTA 119.9 2.2 12.8 Russia 643.1 12.3 9.3 –6.7 Russia 696.1 12.5 –19.6 Poland 492.3 9.4 46.1 0.3 Germany 682.8 12.3 3.4 Latvia 479.0 9.2 42.5 –5.2 Poland 626.6 11.3 6.6 Germany 424.6 8.1 77.4 –8.5 Latvia 418.9 7.5 –0.2 United States 315.0 6.0 96.9 35.8 Netherlands 283.0 5.1 0.9 Estonia 262.5 5.0 44.0 –3.8 Italy 272.6 4.9 8.4 United Kingdom 249.0 4.8 81.8 12.9 Sweden 215.9 3.9 –6.5 Sweden 240.5 4.6 87.0 12.1 France 190.6 3.4 28.7 Netherlands 182.0 3.5 70.3 –25.1 Estonia 186.2 3.3 15.3 Belarus 172.5 3.3 15.2 –18.2 China 183.8 3.3 –5.4 Norway 168.4 3.2 90.5 16.7 Belgium 177.8 3.2 1.2 France 166.3 3.2 82.6 11.5 Belarus 161.5 2.9 –17.5 Denmark 164.4 3.2 78.4 –2.5 United Kingdom 159.2 2.9 –2.2 Italy 114.6 2.2 81.8 3.2 Finland 132.7 2.4 2.7 Ukraine 114.6 2.2 55.6 9.8 Kazakhstan 126.9 2.3 –13.0 Other 1 030.3 19.8 71.8 11.5 Other 1 052.9 18.8 –6.6 ____________________

3 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

4 Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland.



Table 4. Commodity structure of and changes in exports in January–March 2016 CN sections, chapters Value, EUR million Share, % Share of goods of Lithuanian origin, % Change, against the respective period of 2015, % Total 5 219.1 100.0 59.8 1.4 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 752.1 14.4 27.6 3.7 84 Machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 411.0 7.9 18.5 –5.4 V Mineral products 652.7 12.5 81.6 –15.3 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 644.5 12.3 81.9 –15.7 VI Products of the chemical or allied industries 625.5 12.0 44.6 –0.3 31 Fertilisers 218.1 4.2 84.6 –27.1 XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles 437.2 8.4 87.6 5.1 94 Furniture and related articles, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings 404.8 7.8 90.6 4.5 IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 393.1 7.5 70.5 14.3 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 90.5 1.7 99.5 12.0 II Vegetable products 373.9 7.2 63.2 15.0 10 Cereals 178.7 3.4 93.9 94.8 VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof 340.3 6.5 69.1 6.2 39 Plastics and articles thereof 316.7 6.1 73.4 6.3 XI Textiles and textile articles 314.8 6.0 56.5 6.3 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 101.9 2.0 57.4 –2.6 Other 1329.5 25.5 59.7 0.7



Table 5. Commodity structure of and changes in exports of goods of Lithuanian origin in January–March 2016 CN sections, chapters Value, EUR million Share, % Change, against the respective period of 2015, % Total 3 122.7 100.0 1.7 V Mineral products 532.5 17.1 –9.1 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 527.8 16.9 –9.3 XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles 382.8 12.3 7.9 94 Furniture and related articles, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings 366.7 11.7 7.0 VI Products of the chemical or allied industries 279.2 8.9 –19.5 31 Fertilisers 184.5 5.9 –28.6 IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 277.1 8.9 15.1 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 90.0 2.9 12.8 II Vegetable products 236.5 7.6 68.6 10 Cereals 167.7 5.4 86.9 VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof 235.2 7.5 1.8 39 Plastics and articles thereof 232.4 7.4 1.6 I Live animals; animal products 211.0 6.8 –6.6 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 76.4 2.4 15.8 Other 968.4 30.9 2.6

