Over the month (April 2017, against March), exports decreased by 12.3, imports – 6.6%. The decrease in exports was influenced by a decrease in exports of petroleum products (11.6%), furniture (18.3%) and fertilisers (34.8%). The decrease in imports was influenced by a decrease in imports of ground vehicles (24%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (10. %) and pharmaceuticals (15%). Mineral products excluded, exports decreased by 12.4, imports – 11.3%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin decreased by 14.2 %, mineral products excluded – 16%.
Over the year (April 2017, against April 2016), exports increased by 9.4, imports – 10.7%. The increase in exports was influenced by an increase in exports of petroleum products (46.2%) (amount in tons increased by 3.7%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (19.2%) and ground vehicles (35%). The increase in imports was determined by an increase in imports of crude petroleum (72.1%) (amount in tons increased by 16%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (21.4%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (13.1%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 6.1, imports – 5.5%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 12.3%, mineral products excluded – 3.3%.
In January–April 2017, against the same period of 2016, exports and imports increased by 15.4 and 17.4% respectively. The increase in exports was determined by an increase in exports of petroleum products (47.9%) (amount in tons decreased by 4.8 %), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (21.2%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (15.9%). The increase in imports was influenced by an increase in imports of crude petroleum (90.9%) (amount in tons increased by 6.9%), ground vehicles (13%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (15%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 11.4, imports – 10.9%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 16.5%, mineral products excluded – 9%.
In January–April 2017, the most important Lithuania’s partners in exports were Russia (13.5%), Latvia (9.7%), Poland (8.7%) and Germany (7.5%), while in imports – Russia (13.4%), Germany (11.7%), Poland (10.5%) and Latvia (7.3%). Most of the goods of Lithuanian origin were exported to Germany (9.6%), Poland (9%), the United States (8.5%), Sweden (7.6%) and Latvia (7.1%).
In January–April 2017, the largest share in Lithuania’s exports and imports fell within mineral products (14.6 and 20.8% respectively), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (15.2 and 17.5% respectively) and products of the chemical and allied industries (10.6 and 12.2% respectively). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in exports fell within petroleum products (19.2%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (11.9%), prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and tobacco (8.9%), products of the chemical and allied industries (7.9%).
