Foreign trade of Latvia in September 2006
The value of exports in September 2006 decreased by 0.2% or 0.7 mln lats compared to the previous month but compared to September 2005 it increased by 10.7% or 27.5 mln lats reaching 283.6 mln lats.
The value of imports in September 2006 was by 2.6% or 14.6 mln lats higher than a month ago but compared to September 2005 it was by 31.0% or 134.4 mln lats higher and reached 567.5 mln lats.
The total foreign trade turnover in January-September 2006 was by 24.0% or 1324.1 mln lats higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year and its value reached 6831.7 mln lats.
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Latvia’s foreign trade, in millions of lats |
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Data adjusted for June 2006.
Compared to January-September 2005, the highest increases in exports in January-September 2006 were 43.7% for the products of the chemical and allied industries, 36.1% for plastics and plastic products and 32.5% for base metals and articles of base metals. The decreases in exports, in turn, were 30.7% for mineral products, 11.0% for pulp of wood; paper and paperboard and 8.1% for optical instruments and apparatus, clocks and watches, musical instruments.
Compared to January-September 2005, the steepest increases in imports in January-September 2006 were 62.0% for transport vehicles, 54.7% for miscellaneous manufactured articles (including furniture), 36.5% for the articles of stone, plaster, cement, glassware and ceramic products and
34.9% for optical instruments and apparatus, clocks and watches, musical instruments.
Principal exports and imports of Latvia in January-September 2006
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Exports |
Imports |
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Main partners of Latvia’s foreign trade
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Groups of countries, |
August 2006 |
September 2006 |
September 2006 | |||
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thsd lats |
ratio, % |
thsd lats |
ratio, % |
August 2006 |
September 2005 | |
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Exports total |
284 328 |
100 |
283 622 |
100 |
-0,2 |
+11,0 |
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EU – 25 |
208 138 |
73,2 |
211 442 |
74,6 |
+1,6 |
+7,1 |
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EU – 15 |
121 841 |
42,9 |
123 271 |
43,5 |
+1,2 |
+3,4 |
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Other countries: |
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CIS |
42 204 |
14,8 |
44 807 |
15,8 |
+6,2 |
+20,0 |
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other |
33 986 |
12,0 |
27 373 |
9,6 |
-19,5 |
+27,7 |
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Main export partners: |
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Lithuania |
41 648 |
14,6 |
42 070 |
14,8 |
+1,0 |
+28,2 |
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Germany |
29 605 |
10,4 |
33 472 |
11,8 |
+1,5 |
+14,1 |
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Estonia |
32 966 |
11,6 |
32 557 |
11,5 |
+10,0 |
+2,0 |
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Russia |
24 741 |
8,7 |
29 188 |
10,3 |
+18,0 |
+15,2 |
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Great Britain |
23 863 |
8,4 |
22 725 |
8,0 |
-4,8 |
+14,6 |
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Sweden |
16 469 |
5,8 |
16 507 |
5,8 |
+0,2 |
+1,1 |
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Denmark |
12 599 |
4,4 |
15 371 |
5,4 |
+22,0 |
-6,7 |
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Netherlands |
6 638 |
2,3 |
8 686 |
3,1 |
+30,9 |
-6,2 |
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Imports - total |
552 895 |
100 |
567 539 |
100 |
+2,6 |
+27,6 |
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EU – 25 |
430 128 |
77,8 |
442 920 |
78,0 |
+3,0 |
+27,3 |
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EU – 15 |
244 297 |
44,2 |
254 999 |
44,9 |
+4,4 |
+29,6 |
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Other countries: |
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CIS |
78 923 |
14,3 |
72 806 |
12,8 |
-7,8 |
+33,0 |
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other |
43 844 |
7,9 |
51 813 |
9,2 |
+18,2 |
+22,1 |
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Main import partners: |
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Germany |
91 859 |
16,6 |
80 330 |
14,2 |
-12,6 |
+42,0 |
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Lithuania |
82 554 |
14,9 |
78 336 |
13,8 |
-5,1 |
+34,0 |
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Estonia |
47 843 |
8,7 |
44 978 |
7,9 |
-6,0 |
+48,6 |
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Poland |
38 109 |
6,9 |
41 643 |
7,3 |
+5,7 |
-7,0 |
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Finland |
30 198 |
5,5 |
36 811 |
6,5 |
-3,4 |
+57,1 |
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Russia |
39 381 |
7,1 |
35 026 |
6,2 |
+6,4 |
+31,0 |
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Sweden |
24 758 |
4,5 |
32 587 |
5,7 |
+7,9 |
+11,5 |
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Belarus |
32 927 |
6,0 |
28 349 |
5,0 |
+14,5 |
+4,4 |
Exports and imports by main commodity group
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January-September 2006 |
September 2006 | |||||||
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Total |
EU - 25 |
Total |
EU - 25 | |||||
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thsd lats |
% of total |
thsd lats |
% of total of the group |
thsd lats |
% of total |
thsd lats |
% of total of the group | |
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Exports – total |
2 381 613 |
100 |
1 787 032 |
75,0 |
283 622 |
100 |
211 442 |
74,6 |
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Agricultural and food products (I-IV) |
306 049 |
12,9 |
206 456 |
67,5 |
38 383 |
13,5 |
27 054 |
70,5 |
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prepared foodstuffs; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (IV) |
172 083 |
7,2 |
95 103 |
55,3 |
20 678 |
7,3 |
11 382 |
55,0 |
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Mineral products (V) |
140 311 |
5,9 |
89 357 |
63,7 |
14 304 |
5,0 |
9 114 |
63,7 |
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Products of the chemical and allied industries (VI) |
159 841 |
6,7 |
104 938 |
65,7 |
18 264 |
6,4 |
11 274 |
61,7 |
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Plastics and articles thereof (VII) |
71 011 |
3,0 |
51 513 |
72,5 |
9 010 |
3,2 |
6 455 |
71,6 |
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Wood and articles of wood (IX) |
537 966 |
22,6 |
475 769 |
88,4 |
58 659 |
20,7 |
52 555 |
89,6 |
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Pulp of wood; paper, paperboard (X) |
39 197 |
1,6 |
29 124 |
74,3 |
5 543 |
2,0 |
4 179 |
75,4 |
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Textiles and textile articles (XI) |
200 036 |
8,4 |
147 444 |
73,7 |
26 937 |
9,5 |
19 671 |
73,0 |
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Articles of stone, plaster, cement, glassware and ceramic products (XIII) |
48 654 |
2,0 |
35 925 |
73,8 |
6 312 |
2,2 |
4 562 |
72,3 |
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Base metals and articles of base metals (XV) |
364 740 |
15,3 |
297 623 |
81,6 |
45 050 |
15,9 |
37 766 |
83,8 |
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Machinery and mechanical appliances: electrical equipment (XVI) |
220 966 |
9,3 |
132 084 |
59,8 |
28 531 |
10,1 |
14 698 |
51,5 |
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Transport vehicles (XVII) |
139 110 |
5,8 |
105 809 |
76,1 |
15 634 |
5,5 |
11 974 |
76,6 |
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Optical instruments and apparatus, clocks and watches, musical instruments (XVIII) |
21 137 |
0,9 |
8 741 |
41,4 |
1 920 |
0,7 |
1 009 |
52,6 |
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Miscellaneous manufactured articles including furniture (XX) |
111 254 |
4,7 |
85 918 |
77,2 |
12 621 |
4,4 |
9 220 |
73,1 |
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Other goods |
21 343 |
0,9 |
16 332 |
76,5 |
2 455 |
0,9 |
1 908 |
77,7 |
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Imports - total |
4450052 |
100 |
3372079 |
75,8 |
567539 |
100 |
442920 |
78,0 |
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Agricultural and food products (I-IV) |
489 893 |
11,0 |
426 895 |
87,1 |
58 456 |
10,3 |
50 981 |
87,2 |
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prepared foodstuffs; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; tobacco (IV) |
250 606 |
5,6 |
211 487 |
84,4 |
33 610 |
5,9 |
28 910 |
86,0 |
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Mineral products (V) |
631 210 |
14,2 |
251 788 |
39,9 |
77 482 |
13,6 |
34 254 |
44,2 |
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Products of the chemical and allied industries (VI) |
384 623 |
8,6 |
301 931 |
78,5 |
41 013 |
7,2 |
31 977 |
78,0 |
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Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof (VII) |
230 720 |
5,2 |
205 291 |
89,0 |
33 547 |
5,9 |
30 599 |
91,2 |
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Wood and articles of wood (IX) |
115 585 |
2,6 |
49 675 |
43,0 |
13 507 |
2,4 |
7 065 |
52,3 |
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Pulp of wood; paper, cardboard (X) |
117 511 |
2,7 |
99 757 |
84,9 |
15 321 |
2,7 |
13 409 |
87,5 |
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Textiles and textile articles (XI) |
212 991 |
4,8 |
180 369 |
84,7 |
27 696 |
4,9 |
23 308 |
84,2 |
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Articles of stone, plaster, cement, glassware and ceramic products (XIII) |
123 977 |
2,8 |
104 028 |
83,9 |
16 099 |
2,8 |
13 695 |
85,1 |
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Base metals and articles of base metals (XV) |
420 206 |
9,4 |
245 755 |
58,5 |
54 200 |
9,6 |
32 278 |
59,6 |
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Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment (XVI) |
847 210 |
19,0 |
734 020 |
86,6 |
116 287 |
20,5 |
102 874 |
88,5 |
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Transport vehicles (XVII) |
586 906 |
13,2 |
539 803 |
92,0 |
76 703 |
13,5 |
71 638 |
93,4 |
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Optical instruments and apparatus (including medical); clocks and watches; musical instruments (XVIII) |
75 762 |
1,7 |
60 359 |
79,7 |
8 845 |
1,6 |
7 464 |
84,4 |
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Miscellaneous manufactured articles, including furniture (XX) |
142 225 |
3,2 |
121 106 |
85,2 |
17 746 |
3,1 |
15 129 |
85,3 |
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Other goods |
71 231 |
1,6 |
51 303 |
72,0 |
10 638 |
1,9 |
8 249 |
77,5 |
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1) This group includes useful minerals, oil and oil products, natural gas and electricity.
Prepared by the Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Lilita Laganovska
Tel. 7366604