Over the month, seasonally and calendar adjusted, an increase in production was observed for manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations – 4.6 times (unadjusted – 3.6 times), motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers – 27.9% (unadjusted – 90.9%), chemicals and chemical products – 9.7% (unadjusted – 3.5%), electrical equipment – 4.5% (unadjusted – 14.7%), refined petroleum products – 4% (unadjusted – 3.6%).
The proportion of sales of industrial production on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 0.3 percentage points and stood at 64.5%, on the Lithuanian market – decreased by 0.3 percentage points and stood 35.5%. The value of sales to non-euro area countries accounted for more than half (53.5%) of the total value of sales on the non-Lithuanian market.
In January–August 2017, against the same period of 2016, the value of sales of the production of industrial enterprises on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 14.1% at current prices. The increase was determined by an increase in the sales of the production of the manufacture of refined petroleum products (31.7%), food products (10.6%), fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (36.5%). Refined petroleum products excluded, the value of sales on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 9.7% at current prices. The value of sales to euro area countries increased by 12.5, to non-euro area countries – 15.5% at current prices.
The value of sales of industrial production on the Lithuanian market increased by 12.8, refined petroleum products excluded – 10.3% at current prices.
Concepts
Sales and services of industrial enterprises refers to income (VAT and excise excluded) received during a reference period through selling goods and (or) providing services by enterprises engaged in mining and quarrying, manufacturing.
Industrial production refers to the value (VAT and excise excluded) of the sales of goods manufactured or manufacturing work carried out by an enterprise. For the calculation of changes in industrial production, a producer price index is used.
