Foreign trade of Latvia in June 2009
In June 2009 the total foreign trade turnover at current prices reached 637.8 mln lats – more by 3.2% or 19.5 mln lats than a month before and less by 35.5% or 351.0 mln lats than in June last year, according to provisional data of Central Statistical Bureau.
In January – June 2009 foreign trade turnover value reached 3897.5 mln lats – less by 35.3% or 2126.6 mln lats than in the same period of the last year. Of which exports value comprised 1629.1 mln lats – less by 26.4% or 584.0 mln lats, but imports value comprised 2268.4 mln lats – less by 40.5% or 1542.6 mln lats than a year ago.
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Latvia’s foreign trade, mln lats1 |
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1) Data on March 2009 have been revised.
Main commodities in Latvia’s foreign trade in June 2009, at current prices
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Exports |
Imports |
Foreign trade balance, thsd lats (+,-) | |||||
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thsd lats |
% of |
% (+, -) |
thsd lats |
% of |
% (+, -) | |||
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Total |
285 331 |
100 |
-20.6 |
352 477 |
100 |
-44.0 |
-67 146 | |
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Agricultural and food products (I-IV) |
55 569 |
19.5 |
+3.1 |
66 442 |
18.9 |
-20.6 |
-10 873 | |
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Live animals and animal products (I) |
12 895 |
4.5 |
-19.0 |
14 779 |
4.2 |
-17.5 |
-1 884 | |
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meat and offal (02) |
1 028 |
0.4 |
-28.3 |
6 412 |
1.8 |
-19.0 |
-5 384 |
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Fish (fresh, frozen, smoked) (03) |
4 520 |
1.6 |
+19.8 |
4 415 |
1.3 |
-2.2 |
+105 |
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dairy produce (04) |
6 138 |
2.2 |
-37.9 |
3 365 |
1.0 |
-26.4 |
+2 773 |
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Vegetation products (II) |
17 510 |
6.1 |
+51.3 |
13 147 |
3.7 |
-36.5 |
+4 363 | |
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edible fruit and nuts (08) |
1 665 |
0.6 |
+29.7 |
4 371 |
1.2 |
-34.3 |
-2 706 |
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cereals (10) |
9 371 |
3.3 |
+62.9 |
511 |
0.1 |
-67.5 |
+8 860 |
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Prepared foodstuffs (IV) |
24 229 |
8.5 |
-6.7 |
35 253 |
10.0 |
-16.1 |
-11 024 | |
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preparations of meat, or fish (16) |
3 049 |
1.1 |
-29.9 |
1 596 |
0.5 |
-26.4 |
+1 453 |
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miscellaneous edible preparations (incl. coffee, tea, etc.) (21) |
1 383 |
0.5 |
+3.8 |
5 035 |
1.4 |
-20.8 |
-3 652 |
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beverages, spirits and vinegar (22) |
9 999 |
3.5 |
-9.6 |
9 002 |
2.6 |
-25.9 |
+997 |
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tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (24) |
2 029 |
0.7 |
-11.3 |
2 773 |
0.8 |
-39.6 |
-744 |
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Mineral products (V) 1) |
19 126 |
6.7 |
+37.8 |
59 407 |
16.9 |
-40.1 |
-40 281 | |
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mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (27) |
17 593 |
6.2 |
+54.5 |
56 966 |
16.2 |
-39.2 |
-39 373 |
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Products of the chemical and allied industries (VI) |
27 225 |
9.5 |
-0.1 |
44 580 |
12.6 |
-14.1 |
-17 355 | |
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pharmaceutical products (30) |
15 340 |
5.4 |
+12.4 |
23 171 |
6.6 |
+8.8 |
-7 831 |
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Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof (VII) |
8 644 |
3.0 |
-19.5 |
19 878 |
5.6 |
-35.5 |
-11 234 | |
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plastics and articles thereof (39) |
6 891 |
2.4 |
-17.7 |
16 941 |
4.8 |
-29.3 |
-10 050 |
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Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials (IX) |
45 151 |
15.8 |
-24.2 |
4 829 |
1.4 |
-59.0 |
+40 322 | |
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wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (44) |
45 081 |
15.8 |
-24.0 |
4 743 |
1.3 |
-58.8 |
+40 338 |
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Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; paper and paperboard and articles thereof (X) |
4 590 |
1.6 |
-8.2 |
11 241 |
3.2 |
-17.3 |
-6 651 | |
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paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (48) |
3 491 |
1.2 |
-3.7 |
9 800 |
2.8 |
-14.4 |
-6 309 |
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Textiles and textile articles (XI) |
13 951 |
4.9 |
-23.2 |
13 967 |
4.0 |
-32.4 |
-16 | |
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articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (61) |
4 556 |
1.6 |
+0.7 |
2 649 |
0.8 |
-16.1 |
+1 907 |
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articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (62) |
4 613 |
1.6 |
-25.5 |
3 428 |
1.0 |
-15.2 |
+1 185 |
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Base metals and articles of base metals (XV) |
38 529 |
13.5 |
-50.2 |
25 433 |
7.2 |
-71.4 |
+13 096 | |
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iron and steel (72) |
23 432 |
8.2 |
-57.6 |
9 630 |
2.7 |
-82.8 |
+13 802 |
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articles of iron or steel (73) |
8 672 |
3.0 |
-37.7 |
8 419 |
2.4 |
-58.3 |
+253 |
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Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment (XVI) |
36 375 |
12.7 |
-13.9 |
55 928 |
15.9 |
-47.2 |
-19 553 | |
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machinery and mechanical appliances (84) |
18 177 |
6.4 |
-17.1 |
27 077 |
7.7 |
-56.3 |
-8 900 |
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electrical machinery and equipment (85) |
18 198 |
6.4 |
-10.6 |
28 851 |
8.2 |
-34.4 |
-10 653 |
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Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (XVII) |
17 925 |
6.3 |
-28.0 |
24 972 |
7.1 |
-64.3 |
-7 047 | |
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vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (87) |
15 808 |
5.5 |
-25.0 |
23 889 |
6.8 |
-62.8 |
-8 081 |
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Miscellaneous manufactured articles (XX) |
7 788 |
2.7 |
-31.6 |
7 203 |
2.0 |
-60.9 |
+585 | |
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furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings (94) |
6 482 |
2.3 |
-27.6 |
4 649 |
1.3 |
-57.4 |
+1 833 |
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Other goods |
10 458 |
3.7 |
-30.7 |
18 597 |
5.3 |
-45.8 |
-8 139 | |
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¹) This group includes useful minerals, oil and oil products, natural gas and electricity.
In June 2009 the most significant share in Latvia’s export had export to the countries of European Union (69.8%), followed by the export to CIS countries – 14.6%. Main export partners were Lithuania (17.4% of total export), Estonia (13.3%), Russia (9.5%), Germany (8.8%) and Sweden (5.5%).
In June 2009 the most significant share in Latvia’s import had import from the countries of European Union (76.6%), followed by the import from CIS countries – 12.9%. Main import partners were Lithuania (17.2% of total import), Germany (11.9%), Russia (8.2%), Poland (8.1%) and Estonia (7.0%).
More information on Latvia’s foreign trade by months and quarters by country groups and commodity groups can be obtained in the CSB data base section „Foreign trade” monthly/quarterly, annual data.
Prepared by the Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Lilita Laganovska
Tel. 67366604