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Economic and Financial Data
for Latvia
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Last update: 18 August 2008
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.
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
Unit Description |
Data Observations |
More info |
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Period of latest data |
Latest data |
Data for previous period |
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REAL SECTOR |
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National Accounts |
Preliminary data |
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* GDP at current prices |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
3433.42 |
3999.42 |
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** Value added |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
3030.65 |
3528.03 |
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*** Agriculture, hunting and forestry |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
67.08 |
83.61 |
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**** Agriculture, hunting and related service activities |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
34.62 |
53.88 |
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**** Forestry, logging and related services activities |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
32.46 |
29.73 |
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*** Fishing |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
3.58 |
3.57 |
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*** Mining and quarrying |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
11.24 |
9.63 |
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*** Manufacturing |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
313.61 |
357.15 |
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*** Electricity, gas and water supply |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
103.55 |
96.61 |
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*** Construction |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
202.77 |
312.88 |
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*** Services |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
2328.81 |
2664.59 |
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**** Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
648.82 |
673.57 |
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**** Hotels and restaurants |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
52.03 |
61.02 |
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**** Transport, storage and communications |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
314.88 |
353.71 |
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**** Financial intermediation |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
237.73 |
288.46 |
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**** Real estate, renting and business activities |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
516.68 |
564.57 |
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**** Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
191.91 |
312.44 |
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**** Education |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
143.98 |
163.17 |
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**** Health and social work |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
70.96 |
106.60 |
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**** Other community, social and personal service activities |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
151.84 |
141.06 |
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** Taxes on products (minus subsidies) |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
402.77 |
471.40 |
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* GDP at constant prices |
At 2000 prices,
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
2126.87 |
2226.16 |
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** Value added |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
1952.04 |
1972.88 |
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*** Agriculture, hunting and forestry |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
41.63 |
47.13 |
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**** Agriculture, hunting and related service activities |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
21.61 |
26.56 |
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**** Forestry, logging and related services activities |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
20.02 |
20.57 |
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*** Fishing |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
2.47 |
1.79 |
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*** Mining and quarrying |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
6.05 |
6.09 |
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*** Manufacturing |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
213.14 |
230.58 |
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*** Electricity, gas and water supply |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
53.75 |
72.35 |
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*** Construction |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
137.46 |
166.35 |
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*** Services |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
1497.55 |
1448.60 |
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**** Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
451.49 |
415.01 |
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**** Hotels and restaurants |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
27.83 |
30.38 |
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**** Transport, storage and communications |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
249.72 |
260.70 |
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**** Financial intermediation |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
113.02 |
131.71 |
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**** Real estate, renting and business activities |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
338.48 |
306.41 |
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**** Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
107.36 |
123.23 |
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**** Education |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
68.33 |
74.76 |
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**** Health and social work |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
50.00 |
38.44 |
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**** Other community, social and personal service activities |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
91.33 |
67.94 |
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** Taxes on products (minus subsidies) |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
174.82 |
253.28 |
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Production Index |
Volume of industrial production 2000=100
Preliminary data |
Jun/08 |
136.3 |
134.7 |
From January 2003 the data are seasonally adjusted. |
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Employment |
Thousand persons, quarterly;
Preliminary data |
Q1/08 |
1137.8 |
1148.8 |
Labour Force Survey data
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Number of unemployed persons (according ILO definition) |
Thousand persons; Preliminary data |
Q1/08 |
79.7 |
64.3 |
Labour Force Survey data |
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Share of unemployed persons in economically active population (unemployment rate) |
% of economically active population; Preliminary data |
Q1/08 |
6.5 |
5.3 |
Labour Force Survey data |
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Wages/Earnings |
LVL, average monthly gross earnings;
Final data |
Q1/08 |
453 |
446 |
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Consumer Prices |
Consumer Price index 2000=100 4/Final data |
Jul/08 |
166.8 |
166.3 |
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Producer Prices |
Producer Price index 2000=100 4/Preliminary data |
Jun/08 |
180.2 |
177.8 |
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* - Data revised
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
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 |
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General Government or Public
Sector Operations |
Preliminary data |
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* Revenue (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
463696 |
473298 |
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* Expenditure (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
528447 |
580485 |
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* Balance, Financial Deficit/Surplus |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
-64751 |
-107187 |
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* Financing |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
64751 |
107187 |
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| ** Currency and deposits |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
46568 |
81286 |
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| ** Securities other than shares, excluding financial derivatives, purchased |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
49 |
10542 |
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| ** Securities other than shares, issued |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
18426 |
17334 |
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| ** Loans (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
228 |
-343 |
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| ** Loans granted (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
1179 |
33 |
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| ** Shares and other equity, excluding mutual funds shares |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
-679 |
-1759 |
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| ** Mutual funds shares |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
-1079 |
95 |
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Central Government Operations |
Preliminary data |
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* Revenue (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
384027 |
386304 |
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* Expenditure (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
430069 |
421436 |
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* Balance, Financial Deficit/Surplus |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
-46042 |
-35132 |
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*Financing |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
46042 |
35132 |
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| ** Currency and deposits |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
35625 |
19450 |
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| ** Securities other than shares, excluding financial derivatives, purchased |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
0 |
10542 |
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| ** Securities other than shares, issued |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
18426 |
17334 |
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| ** Loans (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
647 |
7 |
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| ** Loans granted (net) |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
-8656 |
-12201 |
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| ** Shares and other equity, excluding mutual funds shares |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
47 |
0 |
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| ** Mutual funds shares |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
0 |
0 |
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Central government debt |
Final data |
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* Total central government debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
1368787 |
1350449 |
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*Central government domestic debt
by original maturity |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
477986 |
458819 |
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**Central government domestic debt
by original maturity in national currency |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
477985 |
458818 |
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*** Short - term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
109246 |
92479 |
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**** Government Treasury bills 1/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
109109 |
92311 |
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****Short - term loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
137 |
168 |
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*** Medium – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
123955 |
123955 |
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**** Government Treasury
medium – term bonds 1/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
125155 |
123955 |
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*** Long – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
243584 |
242384 |
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**** Government Treasury long – term bonds 1/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
243328 |
242128 |
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| **** Long – term loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
256 |
256 |
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** Central government domestic debt
in foreign currency |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
1 |
1 |
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*** Short – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
1 |
1 |
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****Short - term loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
1 |
1 |
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*** Medium – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
0 |
0 |
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*** Long – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
0 |
0 |
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*Central government foreign debt
by original maturity |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
890801 |
891630 |
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** Central government foreign debt
in national currency |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
0 |
0 |
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** Central government foreign debt
in foreign currency |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
890801 |
891630 |
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*** Short – term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
0 |
0 |
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*** Medium - term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
0 |
0 |
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*** Long- term debt |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
890801 |
891630 |
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**** Loans |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
187997 |
188826 |
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**** Eurobonds 2/ |
LVL, thousands |
Jul/08 |
702804 |
702804 |
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Debt guaranteed by central government |
LVL, thousands;
Final data |
Jul/08 |
202802 |
201103 |
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
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 |
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Analytical Accounts of the
Banking Sector |
Final data |
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The Bank of Latvia |
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* M1 |
LVL, millions |
Jun/08 |
3788.5 |
3731.2 |
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* M2 |
LVL, millions |
Jun/08 |
6401.9 |
6324.5 |
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* M3 |
LVL, millions |
Jun/08 |
6507.6 |
6432.6 |
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* Netexternal assets |
LVL, millions |
Jun/08 |
-5158.8 |
-4933.0 |
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* Loans to resident financial institutions, non-financial corporations and households |
LVL, millions |
Jun/08 |
14108.5 |
13916.6 |
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* Credit to general government |
LVL, millions |
Jun/08 |
388.7 |
369.9 |
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* Deposits of central government |
LVL, millions |
Jun/08 |
500.5 |
549.9 |
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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 |
Jul/08 |
2429.7 |
2441.1 |
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*Net lending to the central government (net) |
LVL, millions |
Jul/08 |
-336.3 |
-390.6 |
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*Credits to MFIs |
LVL, millions |
Jul/08 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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*Net foreign position |
LVL, millions |
Ju/08 |
2891.0 |
2946.1 |
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Interest Rates |
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The Bank of Latvia |
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* Refinancing rate |
% per annum |
May/18/07 5 |
6.0 |
5.5 6 |
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* Treasury bill discount rates |
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3 - month bills |
% per annum |
Aug/15/01 |
5.8 |
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12 - month bills |
% per annum |
Aug/06/08 |
6.5 |
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* Treasury bond fixed income rates |
. |
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2 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Mar/28/07 |
5.9 |
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3 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Nov/19/03 |
3.9 |
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5 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Aug/06/08 |
6.8 |
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10 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Sep/13/06 |
3.5 |
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| 11 - year bonds |
% per annum |
Augl/06/08 |
6.8 |
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Stock Market: Share price index |
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Daily |
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OMXR Stock Index |
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
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 |
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Balance of Payments |
Final data |
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* Current account |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
-666188 |
-708821 |
The Bank of Latvia |
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* Imports of goods and services |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
-2204334 |
-2293293 |
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*Exports of goods and services |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
1587605 |
1630996 |
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*Net income receipts |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
-111868 |
-138007 |
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*Net receipts from current
transfers |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
62409 |
91484 |
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* International reserves (reserve assets) |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
-201393 |
-110752 |
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* Financial transactions (without reserve assets) |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
895580 |
681325 |
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International Reserves |
Final data 7/ |
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International Reserves (Total Official Reserves) |
USD, millions |
Jul/08 |
6386.81 |
6529.12 |
The Bank of Latvia |
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International Reserves (Total Official Reserves) |
LVL, millions |
Jul/08 |
2880.45 |
2918.51 |
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International Reserves / Foreign Currency Liquidity |
Final data |
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International Reserves / Foreign Currency Liquidity |
USD, millions |
Jun/08 |
6529.12 |
6566.27 |
The Bank of Latvia |
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Merchandise Trade |
Preliminary data |
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* Total exports |
LVL, thousands
(valued on a f.o.b. basis) |
Jun/08 |
356535.9 |
369701.2 |
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* Total imports |
LVL, thousands
(valued on c.i.f. basis) |
Jun/08 |
609611.1 |
599041.8 |
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Net International Investment Position |
LVL, thousands
Final data |
Q1/08 |
-11715843 |
-11053642 |
The Bank of Latvia |
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* Assets |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
11117875 |
11675966 |
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** Direct investment abroad |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
432401 |
375591 |
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** Portfolio investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
1112825 |
1213335 |
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*** Equity |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
161647 |
186032 |
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*** Debt |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
951178 |
1027303 |
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** Financial derivatives |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
109016 |
48685 |
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** Other investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
6555579 |
7251392 |
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** Reserve assets |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
2908053 |
2786962 |
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* Liabilities |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
22833718 |
22729608 |
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** Direct investment in Latvia |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
5297844 |
5078471 |
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** Portfolio investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
1106557 |
845299 |
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*** Equity |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
168361 |
182009 |
|
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*** Debt |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
938196 |
663290 |
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** Financial derivatives |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
49372 |
53215 |
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** Other investments |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
16379945 |
16752623 |
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Net position |
Final data |
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* Direct investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
-4865443 |
-4702880 |
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* Portfolio investment |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
6268 |
368036 |
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** Equity |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
-6714 |
4023 |
|
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** Debt |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
12982 |
364013 |
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* Financial derivatives |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
59644 |
-4530 |
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* Other investments |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
-9824366 |
-9501231 |
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* Reserve assets |
LVL, thousands |
Q1/08 |
2908053 |
2786962 |
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External Debt |
Final data |
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External Debt |
LVL, millions |
Q1/08 |
18838.65 |
18725.83 |
The Bank of Latvia |
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External Debt |
USD, millions |
Q1/08 |
42334.05 |
38689.73 |
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Exchange Rate 3/ |
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Daily |
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The Bank of Latvia |
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SDDS Data Category and Component |
Unit Description |
Data Observations |
More info |
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Period of latest data |
Latest data |
Data for previous period |
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POPULATION |
Thousand persons;
Preliminary data |
Jun/08 |
2267 |
2268.6 |
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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