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Economic and Financial Data
for Latvia
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Last update: 11 March 2010
Updated: on the day that
data are released |
The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's
Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB).
For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Latvia has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.
SDDS Data Category and Component
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Unit Description |
Data Observations |
More info |
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Period of latest data |
Latest data |
Data for previous period |
|
REAL SECTOR |
|
National Accounts |
Preliminary data |
|
|
|
|
|
* GDP at current prices |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
3 287.38 |
3 247.86 |
|
|
** Value added |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
2 986.90 |
2 910.73 |
|
|
*** Agriculture, hunting and forestry |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
91.59 |
115.10 |
|
|
**** Agriculture, hunting and related service activities |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
36.52 |
77.98 |
|
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**** Forestry, logging and related services activities |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
55.07 |
37.12 |
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*** Fishing |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
3.48 |
2.32 |
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*** Mining and quarrying |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
12.21 |
15.66 |
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*** Manufacturing |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
316.38 |
298.11 |
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*** Electricity, gas and water supply |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
124.31 |
75.32 |
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*** Construction |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
181.74 |
217.10 |
|
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*** Services |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
2 257.19 |
2 187.12 |
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**** Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
419.66 |
453.43 |
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**** Hotels and restaurants |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
36.15 |
45.17 |
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**** Transport, storage and communications |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
329.98 |
362.65 |
|
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**** Financial intermediation |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
190.42 |
199.83 |
|
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**** Real estate, renting and business activities |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
608.72 |
577.63 |
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**** Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
273.88 |
166.39 |
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**** Education |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
163.06 |
144.21 |
|
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**** Health and social work |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
101.95 |
84.97 |
|
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**** Other community, social and personal service activities |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
133.37 |
152.83 |
|
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** Taxes on products (minus subsidies) |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
300.48 |
337.13 |
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|
* GDP at constant prices |
At 2000 prices,
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
1 804.52 |
1 746.05 |
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** Value added |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
1 659.51 |
1 597.80 |
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*** Agriculture, hunting and forestry |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
56.44 |
79.14 |
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**** Agriculture, hunting and related service activities |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
33.07 |
56.96 |
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**** Forestry, logging and related services activities |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
23.37 |
22.18 |
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*** Fishing |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
2.75 |
1.73 |
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*** Mining and quarrying |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
6.28 |
8.79 |
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*** Manufacturing |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
183.98 |
176.86 |
|
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*** Electricity, gas and water supply |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
58.71 |
30.85 |
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*** Construction |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
102.93 |
117.23 |
|
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*** Services |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
1 248.43 |
1 183.21 |
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**** Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
267.95 |
300.98 |
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**** Hotels and restaurants |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
15.99 |
20.04 |
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**** Transport, storage and communications |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
235.65 |
230.78 |
|
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**** Financial intermediation |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
93.36 |
72.85 |
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**** Real estate, renting and business activities |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
334.94 |
312.58 |
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**** Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
130.94 |
96.52 |
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**** Education |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
71.48 |
48.16 |
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**** Health and social work |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
42.27 |
37.79 |
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**** Other community, social and personal service activities |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
55.85 |
63.51 |
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** Taxes on products (minus subsidies) |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
145.01 |
148.25 |
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Production Index |
Volume of industrial production 2005=100
Preliminary data |
Jan/10 |
88.5 |
89.9 |
From January 2003 the data are seasonally adjusted. |
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Employment |
Thousand persons, quarterly;
Preliminary data |
Q4/09 |
932.6 |
953.9 |
Labour Force Survey data |
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Number of unemployed persons (according ILO definition) |
Thousand persons; Preliminary data |
Q4/09 |
229.4 |
214.9 |
Labour Force Survey data |
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Share of unemployed persons in economically active population (unemployment rate) |
% of economically active population; Preliminary data |
Q4/09 |
19.7 |
18.4 |
Labour Force Survey data |
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Wages/Earnings |
LVL, average monthly gross earnings;
Finaldata |
Q3/09 |
456 |
473 |
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Consumer Prices |
Consumer Price index 2005=100 Final data |
Feb/10 |
136.8 |
136.8 |
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Producer Prices |
Producer Price index 2005=100 4/Preliminary data |
Jan/10 |
134.4 |
133.2 |
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* - Data revised
SDDS Data Category and Component
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Unit Description |
Data Observations |
More info |
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Period of latest data |
Latest data |
Data for previous period |
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FISCAL SECTOR |
|
General Government or Public
Sector Operations |
Preliminary data |
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* Revenue (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
411878 |
357352 |
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* Expenditure (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
341208 |
661370 |
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* Balance, Financial Deficit/Surplus |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
70671 |
-304018 |
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* Financing |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-70671 |
304018 |
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** Currency and deposits |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-146950 |
151084 |
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** Securities other than shares, excluding financial derivatives, purchased |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
0 |
0 |
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** Securities other than shares, issued |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
78727 |
14706 |
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** Loans (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-1045 |
151855 |
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** Loans granted (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-154 |
-14168 |
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** Shares and other equity, excluding mutual funds shares |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
47 |
-411 |
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** Mutual funds shares |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-1296 |
952 |
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Central Government Operations |
Preliminary data |
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* Revenue (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
360358 |
284024 |
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* Expenditure (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
296642 |
578504 |
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* Balance, Financial Deficit/Surplus |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
63716 |
-294480 |
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*Financing |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-63716 |
294480 |
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** Currency and deposits |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-141516 |
147918 |
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** Securities other than shares, excluding financial derivatives, purchased |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
0 |
0 |
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** Securities other than shares, issued |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
78727 |
14706 |
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** Loans (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-890 |
139870 |
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** Loans granted(net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
-93 |
-8054 |
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** Shares and other equity, excluding mutual funds shares |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
57 |
41 |
|
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** Mutual funds shares |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Central government debt |
Final data |
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|
|
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* Total central government debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
4265413 |
4169234 |
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*Central government domestic debt
by original maturity |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
990197 |
907946 |
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**Central government domestic debt
by original maturity in national currency |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
905859 |
823608 |
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*** Short - term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
534781 |
452530 |
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**** Government Treasury bills 1/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
534722 |
452394 |
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****Short - term loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
59 |
136 |
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*** Medium – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
124554 |
124554 |
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**** Government Treasury
medium – term bonds 1/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
124554 |
124554 |
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*** Long – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
246524 |
246524 |
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**** Government Treasury long – term bonds 1/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
246285 |
246285 |
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**** Long – term loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
239 |
239 |
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** Central government domestic debt
in foreign currency |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
84338 |
84338 |
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*** Short – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
84338 |
84338 |
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**** Government Treasurybills 1/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
0 |
0 |
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****Short - term loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
84338 |
84338 |
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*** Medium – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
0 |
0 |
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*** Long – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
0 |
0 |
|
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*Central government foreign debt
by original maturity |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
3275216 |
3261288 |
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** Central government foreign debt
in national currency |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
0 |
0 |
|
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** Central government foreign debt
in foreign currency |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
3275216 |
3261288 |
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*** Short – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
0 |
0 |
|
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*** Medium - term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
2105068 |
2092933 |
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**** Loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
2105068 |
2092933 |
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*** Long- term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
1170148 |
1168355 |
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**** Loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
607905 |
606112 |
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**** Eurobonds 2/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jan/10 |
562243 |
562243 |
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Debt guaranteed by central government |
LVL, thousands;
Final data |
Jan/10 |
714223 |
713801 |
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SDDS Data Category and Component
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Unit Description |
Data Observations |
More info |
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Period of latest data |
Latest data |
Data for previous period |
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FINANCIAL SECTOR |
|
Analytical Accounts of the
Banking Sector |
Final data |
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|
The Bank of Latvia |
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* M1 |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
2921.4 |
2979.3 |
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* M2 |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
5713.8 |
5796.2 |
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* M3 |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
5806.1 |
5873.1 |
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* Net external assets |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
-2827.8 |
-3021.6 |
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* Loans to resident financial institutions, non-financial corporations and households |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
13444.6 |
13514.9 |
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* Credit to general government |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
642.0 |
590.8 |
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* Deposits of central government |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
2089.1 |
1932.2 |
|
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Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank |
Final data |
|
|
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The Bank of Latvia |
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*Monetary base |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
1746.3 |
1645.8 |
|
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*Net lending to the central government (net) |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
-1448.3 |
-1291.9 |
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*Credits to MFIs |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
131.7 |
140.4 |
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*Net foreign position |
LVL, millions |
Jan/10 |
3412.9 |
3313.1 |
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Interest Rates |
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|
|
The Bank of Latvia |
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* Refinancing rate |
% per annum |
May/24/09 5 |
4.0 |
5.06 |
|
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* Treasury bill discount rates |
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3 - month bills |
% per annum |
Jan/06/10 |
3.0 |
|
|
|
12 - month bills |
% per annum |
Mar/10/10 |
3.8 |
|
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* Treasury bond fixed income rates |
. |
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2 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Mar/10/10 |
6.0 |
|
|
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3 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Nov/19/03 |
3.9 |
|
|
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5 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Sept/03/08 |
6.8 |
|
|
|
10 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Sep/13/06 |
3.5 |
|
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| 11 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Sept/03/08 |
6.8 |
|
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Stock Market: Share price index |
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Daily |
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OMXR Stock Index |
SDDS Data Category and Component
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Unit Description |
Data Observations |
More info |
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Period of latest data |
Latest data |
Data for previous period |
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EXTERNAL SECTOR |
|
Balance of Payments |
Final data |
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* Current account |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
401049 |
327907 |
The Bank of Latvia |
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* Imports of goods and services |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
-1438206 |
-1393574 |
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*Exports of goods and services |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
1518190 |
1404734 |
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*Net income receipts |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
201547 |
220804 |
|
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*Net receipts from current
transfers |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
119517 |
95941 |
|
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* International reserves (reserve assets) |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
-128548 |
-1168477 |
|
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* Financial transactions (without reserve assets) |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
-327199 |
717278 |
|
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International Reserves |
Final data 7/ |
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International Reserves (Total Official Reserves) |
USD, millions |
Feb/10 |
6820.93 |
6874.36 |
The Bank of Latvia |
|
International Reserves (Total Official Reserves) |
LVL, millions |
Feb/10 |
3560.52 |
3450.92 |
|
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International Reserves / Foreign Currency Liquidity |
Final data |
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International Reserves / Foreign Currency Liquidity |
USD, millions |
Jan/10 |
6874.36 |
6905.20 |
The Bank of Latvia |
|
Merchandise Trade |
Preliminary data |
|
|
|
|
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* Total exports |
LVL, thousands
(valued on a f.o.b. basis) |
Dec/09 |
315 796 |
323 298 |
|
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* Total imports |
LVL, thousands
(valued on c.i.f. basis) |
Dec/09 |
385 477 |
390 921 |
|
|
Net International Investment Position |
LVL, thousands
Final data |
Q4/09 |
-10764689 |
-11327676 |
The Bank of Latvia |
|
* Assets |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
13464161 |
13009753 |
|
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** Direct investment abroad |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
492039 |
471854 |
|
|
** Portfolio investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
1320007 |
1372876 |
|
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*** Equity |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
251755 |
256228 |
|
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*** Debt |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
1068252 |
1116648 |
|
|
** Financial derivatives |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
65709 |
86023 |
|
|
** Other investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
8209771 |
7862145 |
|
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** Reserve assets |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
3376637 |
3216854 |
|
|
* Liabilities |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
24228850 |
24337429 |
|
|
** Direct investment in Latvia |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
5733849 |
5780200 |
|
|
** Portfolio investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
852613 |
822668 |
|
|
*** Equity |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
100157 |
85520 |
|
|
*** Debt |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
752457 |
737148 |
|
|
** Financial derivatives |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
75884 |
80566 |
|
|
** Other investments |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
17566504 |
17653995 |
|
|
Net position |
Final data |
|
|
|
|
|
* Direct investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
-5241810 |
-5308346 |
|
|
* Portfolio investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
467394 |
550208 |
|
|
** Equity |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
151598 |
170708 |
|
|
** Debt |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
315795 |
379500 |
|
|
* Financial derivatives |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
-10175 |
5457 |
|
|
* Other investments |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
-9356733 |
-9791850 |
|
|
* Reserve assets |
LVL, thousands |
Q4/09 |
3376637 |
3216854 |
|
|
External Debt |
Final data |
|
|
|
|
|
External Debt |
LVL, millions |
Q4/09 |
20493.34 |
20620.63 |
The Bank of Latvia |
|
External Debt |
USD, millions |
Q4/09 |
41908.67 |
42959.65 |
|
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Exchange Rate 3/ |
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Daily |
|
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The Bank of Latvia |
SDDS Data Category and Component
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Unit Description |
Data Observations |
More info |
|
Period of latest data |
Latest data |
Data for previous period |
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POPULATION |
Thousand persons;
Preliminary data |
Jan/10 |
2247.2 |
2248.4 |
Population |
Footnotes:
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1/ The data are at nominal value. (Back) |
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2/ The data are at nominal value. (Back) |
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3/ Only official exchange rates and spot rates are disseminated since forward market transactions are insignificant. (Back) |
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4/ Annual average (Back) |
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5/The date indicate the point of time for the latest change in policy rate (Back) |
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6/ The column "Data for previous period" shows the prior rate (Back) |
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7/ The data are final except for the end of year data (as of December) (Back) |
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