Foreign trade of Latvia in November 2009
In November 2009 the total foreign trade turnover at current prices reached 714.2 mln lats – less by 5.0% or 37.2 mln lats than a month before and less by 16.5% or 141.4 mln lats than in November last year, according to provisional data of Central Statistical Bureau.
In January – November 2009 foreign trade turnover value reached 7,462.1 mln lats – less by 32.9% or 3,664.3 mln lats than in the same period of 2008. Of which exports value comprised 3,235.7 mln lats – less by 21.6% or 890.8 mln lats, but imports value comprised 4,226.4 mln lats – less by 39.6% or 2,773.5 mln lats than in January – November 2008.
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Latvia’s foreign trade, mln lats1 |
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1) Data on June and August 2009 have been revised.
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Exports |
Imports |
Foreign trade balance, thsd lats (+,-) |
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thsd lats |
% of total |
% (+, -) over November 2008 |
thsd lats |
% of total |
% (+, -) over November 2008 | |||
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Total |
323 298 |
100 |
-0.0 |
390 921 |
100 |
-26.5 |
-67 623 | |
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Agricultural and food products (I-IV) |
64 317 |
19.9 |
-0.4 |
70 199 |
18.0 |
-19.0 |
-5 882 | |
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Live animals and animal products (I) |
14 879 |
4.6 |
+19.9 |
15 038 |
3.8 |
-9.8 |
-159 | |
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Fish (fresh, frozen, smoked) (03) |
4 344 |
1.3 |
+13.9 |
4 229 |
1.1 |
-19.4 |
+115 | |
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dairy produce (04) |
6 965 |
2.2 |
+5.1 |
3 796 |
1.0 |
-3.9 |
+3 169 | |
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Vegetation products (II) |
18 955 |
5.9 |
-11.3 |
15 720 |
4.0 |
-20.3 |
+3 235 | |
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cereals (10) |
9 709 |
3.0 |
-22.3 |
2 736 |
0.7 |
-21.0 |
+6 973 | |
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Prepared foodstuffs (IV) |
29 917 |
9.3 |
-0.2 |
35 001 |
9.0 |
-25.6 |
-5 084 | |
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preparations of meat, or fish (16) |
5 287 |
1.6 |
-15.9 |
1 918 |
0.5 |
-10.9 |
+3 369 | |
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miscellaneous edible preparations (incl. coffee, tea, etc.) (21) |
1 366 |
0.4 |
+18.0 |
4 269 |
1.1 |
-25.0 |
-2 903 | |
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beverages, spirits and vinegar (22) |
12 565 |
3.9 |
+0.1 |
8 855 |
2.3 |
-30.0 |
+3 710 | |
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tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (24) |
1 938 |
0.6 |
-17.7 |
2 434 |
0.6 |
-48.9 |
-496 | |
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Mineral products (V) 1) |
20 445 |
6.3 |
+21.8 |
67 797 |
17.3 |
-33.0 |
-47 352 | |
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mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation (27) |
19 651 |
6.1 |
+30.0 |
66 429 |
17.0 |
-32.4 |
-46 778 | |
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Products of the chemical and allied industries (VI) |
26 866 |
8.3 |
-1.6 |
49 608 |
12.7 |
-4.7 |
-22 742 | |
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pharmaceutical products (30) |
15 617 |
4.8 |
+32.9 |
29 406 |
7.5 |
+23.8 |
-13 789 | |
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Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof (VII) |
9 718 |
3.0 |
+6.0 |
20 760 |
5.3 |
-11.1 |
-11 042 | |
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plastics and articles thereof (39) |
7 712 |
2.4 |
+14.4 |
16 274 |
4.2 |
-12.8 |
-8 562 | |
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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) |
61 603 |
19.1 |
+24.5 |
5 732 |
1.5 |
-22.3 |
+55 871 | |
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wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (44) |
61 516 |
19.0 |
+24.5 |
5 582 |
1.4 |
-22.8 |
+55 934 | |
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Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; paper and paperboard and articles thereof (X) |
6 716 |
2.1 |
+13.5 |
11 904 |
3.0 |
-20.4 |
-5 188 | |
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paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (48) |
4 335 |
1.3 |
+1.6 |
9 849 |
2.5 |
-20.7 |
-5 514 | |
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products of the printing industry; manuscripts (49) |
2 205 |
0.7 |
+47.5 |
2 019 |
0.5 |
-18.6 |
+186 | |
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Textiles and textile articles (XI) |
13 686 |
4.2 |
-24.0 |
16 430 |
4.2 |
-19.7 |
-2 744 | |
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articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (61) |
3 114 |
1.0 |
-45.5 |
3 299 |
0.8 |
-22.9 |
-185 | |
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articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (62) |
4 859 |
1.5 |
-16.0 |
3 637 |
0.9 |
-30.5 |
+1 222 | |
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Base metals and articles of base metals (XV) |
33 115 |
10.2 |
-7.4 |
30 392 |
7.8 |
-23.9 |
+2 723 | |
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iron and steel (72) |
14 021 |
4.3 |
-17.1 |
14 922 |
3.8 |
-3.2 |
-901 | |
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articles of iron or steel (73) |
9 448 |
2.9 |
-23.2 |
8 167 |
2.1 |
-44.0 |
+1 281 | |
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Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment (XVI) |
35 050 |
10.8 |
-22.5 |
66 751 |
17.1 |
-31.4 |
-31 701 | |
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machinery and mechanical appliances (84) |
19 166 |
5.9 |
-16.7 |
27 765 |
7.1 |
-41.9 |
-8 599 | |
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electrical machinery and equipment (85) |
15 883 |
4.9 |
-28.5 |
38 986 |
10.0 |
-21.2 |
-23 103 | |
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Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (XVII) |
19 361 |
6.0 |
-25.5 |
20 611 |
5.3 |
-54.2 |
-1 250 | |
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vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (87) |
18 428 |
5.7 |
-17.0 |
18 304 |
4.7 |
-56.6 |
+124 | |
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Miscellaneous manufactured articles (XX) |
18 430 |
5.7 |
+50.4 |
9 398 |
2.4 |
-45.5 |
+9 032 | |
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furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings (94) |
8 700 |
2.7 |
-12.4 |
5 889 |
1.5 |
-44.4 |
+2 811 | |
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toys, games and sporting inventory (95) |
9 074 |
2.8 |
+4.5 times |
2 542 |
0.7 |
-52.1 |
+6 532 | |
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Other goods |
13 991 |
4.3 |
+7.8 |
21 339 |
5.5 |
-20.2 |
-7 348 | |
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¹) This group includes useful minerals, oil and oil products, natural gas and electricity.
In November 2009 the most significant share (70.3%) in Latvia’s export had export to the countries of European Union, followed by the export to CIS countries – 15.0%. Main export partners were Estonia (14.6% of total export), Lithuania (14.4%), Russia (9.8%), Germany (8.3%) and Sweden (6.7%).
In November 2009 the most significant share in Latvia’s import had import from the countries of European Union (76.3%), followed by the import from CIS countries – 16.2%. Main import partners were Lithuania (16.2% of total import), Germany (13.2%), Russia (10.8%), Poland (10.1%) 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