Foreign trade of Latvia in September 2011
In September 2011 the total foreign trade turnover at current prices reached 1222.0 mln lats – 2.9% or 34.6 mln lats more than a month before and 17.0% or 177.3 mln lats more than in September 2010, according to provisional data of the Central Statistical Bureau.
In January – September 2011 foreign trade turnover value reached 9899.9 mln lats – 31.7% or 2385.5 mln lats more than in the corresponding period of the previous year. Of which export value comprised 4407.2 mln lats – an increase of 31.4% or 1052.6 mln lats, whereas import value constituted 5492.7 mln lats – 32.0% or 1332.9 mln lats more than a year ago.
| Foreign trade of Latvia, million LVL1 |
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1) Data on February, March and June 2011 have been revised.
Main commodities in Latvia’s foreign trade in September 2011, at current prices
| Export | Import | Foreign trade balance, thousand LVL (+,-) | |||||
thousand LVL | % of total | % (+, -) over September 2010
| thousand | % of total | % (+, -) over September 2010
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Total | 551 980 | 100 | +16.1 | 670 015 | 100 | +17.7 | -118 035 | |
Agricultural and food products (I-IV) | 107 992 | 19.6 | +11.5 | 107 311 | 16.0 | +13.1 | +681 | |
Live animals and animal products (I) | 25 424 | 4.6 | +34.4 | 23 548 | 3.5 | +27.5 | +1 876 | |
| meat and offal (02) | 3 313 | 0.6 | +55.3 | 9 374 | 1.4 | +37.3 | -6 061 |
| fish (fresh, frozen, smoked) (03) | 4 345 | 0.8 | +18.0 | 6 535 | 1.0 | +19.9 | -2 190 |
| dairy produce, eggs (04) | 14 403 | 2.6 | +30.3 | 6 980 | 1.0 | +23.3 | +7 423 |
Vegetation products (II) | 35 422 | 6.4 | -19.2 | 27 311 | 4.1 | -10.1 | +8 111 | |
| edible fruit and nuts (08) | 4 312 | 0.8 | +3.1 times | 6 102 | 0.9 | +11.5 | -1 790 |
| cereals (10) | 12 956 | 2.3 | -55.8 | 6 187 | 0.9 | -56.8 | +6 769 |
| oilseeds (12) | 13 480 | 2.4 | +37.1 | 7 245 | 1.1 | +3.1 times | +6 235 |
Prepared foodstuffs (IV) | 44 725 | 8.1 | +42.4 | 47 836 | 7.1 | +20.0 | -3 111 | |
| preparations of meat, or fish (16) | 5 854 | 1.1 | +37.9 | 3 036 | 0.5 | +31.3 | +2 818 |
| miscellaneous edible preparations (incl. coffee, tea, etc.) (21) | 1 235 | 0.2 | -14.2 | 6 399 | 1.0 | +9.9 | -5 164 |
| beverages, spirits and vinegar (22) | 24 275 | 4.4 | +57.0 | 10 936 | 1.6 | +5.4 | +13 339 |
| tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (24) | 1 731 | 0.3 | +55.9 | 3 149 | 0.5 | +53.0 | -1 418 |
Mineral products (V) 1) | 46 670 | 8.5 | +52.1 | 126 766 | 18.9 | +69.6 | -80 096 | |
| mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (27) | 43 739 | 7.9 | +62.4 | 122 326 | 18.3 | +69.8 | -78 587 |
Products of the chemical and allied industries (VI) | 47 274 | 8.6 | +63.9 | 56 576 | 8.4 | -2.1 | -9 302 | |
| pharmaceutical products (30) | 23 995 | 4.3 | +66.8 | 24 624 | 3.7 | -16.6 | -629 |
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof (VII) | 16 561 | 3.0 | +8.7 | 35 858 | 5.4 | +6.5 | -19 297 | |
| plastics and articles thereof (39) | 12 759 | 2.3 | +8.3 | 25 720 | 3.8 | +5.9 | -12 961 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials (IX) | 91 236 | 16.5 | +13.4 | 9 139 | 1.4 | +9.1 | +82 097 | |
| wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (44) | 91 180 | 16.5 | +13.5 | 8 996 | 1.3 | +9.1 | +82 184 |
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; paper and paperboard and articles thereof (X) | 12 567 | 2.3 | +40.5 | 18 135 | 2.7 | +17.5 | -5 568 | |
| paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (48) | 7 712 | 1.4 | +54.8 | 16 506 | 2.5 | +19.1 | -8 794 |
| products of the printing industry; manuscripts (49) | 4 237 | 0.8 | +19.1 | 1 477 | 0.2 | -1.1 | +2 760 |
Textiles and textile articles (XI) | 24 109 | 4.4 | +15.1 | 30 276 | 4.5 | -2.5 | -6 167 | |
| knitted or crocheted fabrics (60) | 1 667 | 0.3 | +28.2 | 1 719 | 0.3 | +9.3 | -52 |
| articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (61) | 8 009 | 1.5 | +33.3 | 6 987 | 1.0 | -17.9 | +1 022 |
| articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (62) | 7 471 | 1.4 | +15.0 | 10 222 | 1.5 | +11.8 | -2 751 |
Base metals and articles of base metals (XV) | 67 666 | 12.3 | -10.6 | 72 441 | 10.8 | +19.9 | -4 775 | |
| iron and steel (72) | 32 027 | 5.8 | -35.9 | 39 725 | 5.9 | +7.5 | -7 698 |
| articles of iron or steel (73) | 19 563 | 3.5 | +44.9 | 18 356 | 2.7 | +34.9 | +1 207 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment (XVI) | 61 917 | 11.2 | +9.0 | 106 671 | 15.9 | +7.2 | -44 754 | |
| machinery and mechanical appliances (84) | 29 967 | 5.4 | +17.7 | 54 463 | 8.1 | +13.5 | -24 496 |
| electrical machinery and equipment (85) | 31 951 | 5.8 | +2.0 | 52 208 | 7.8 | +1.3 | -20 257 |
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (XVII) | 37 302 | 6.8 | +37.1 | 59 136 | 8.8 | +11.5 | -21 834 | |
| vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (87) | 33 733 | 6.1 | +41.9 | 55 094 | 8.2 | +64.9 | -21 361 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles (XX) | 14 123 | 2.6 | +19.9 | 13 012 | 1.9 | +8.9 | +1 111 | |
| furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings (94) | 11 641 | 2.1 | +23.3 | 7 231 | 1.1 | +15.1 | +4 410 |
Other goods | 24 563 | 4.4 | +11.4 | 34 694 | 5.2 | +21.8 | -10 131 | |
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1) This group includes useful minerals, oil and oil products, natural gas and electricity.
In September 2011 the most significant share in Latvia’s export had export to the countries of the European Union (72.2%), followed by export to the CIS countries – 14.8%. The main export partners were Lithuania (16.6% of total export), Estonia (14.3%), Russia (11.0%), Germany (8.4%) and Poland (6.3%).
In September 2011 the most significant share in Latvia’s import had import from the countries of the European Union (78.5%), followed by import from the CIS countries – 12.6%. The main import partners were Lithuania (22.2% of total import), Germany (12.3%), Poland (8.0%), Estonia (7.2%) and Russia (6.8%).
More information on Latvia’s foreign trade by month and quarter, by country group and commodity group is available in the CSB data base section Foreign trade monthly/quarterly data.
Prepared by Foreign Trade Statistics Methodology, Analysis and Dissemination Section
Lilita Laganovska
tel. 67366604