Over the month (October 2017, against September), exports increased by 2.6, imports – 4.6%. The increase in exports was influenced by an increase in exports of petroleum products (10.2%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (14.4%), ground vehicles (23.1%). The increase in imports was determined by an increase in imports of electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (22.7%), ground vehicles (4.9%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (4.6%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 1.6, imports – 8.4%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin decreased by 3.3%, mineral products excluded – 6.1%.
Over the year (October 2017, against October 2016), exports increased by 16.4, imports – 14.8%. The increase in exports was influenced by an increase in exports of petroleum products (20.5%) (amount in tonnes increased by 9.5%), ground vehicles (46.2%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (24.1%). The increase in imports was determined by an increase in imports of crude petroleum (11.7%) (amount in tonnes decreased by 12.2%), ground vehicles (28.4%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (15.1%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 15.2, imports – 15.2%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 12.3%, mineral products excluded – 8.5%.
In January–October 2017, against the same period of 2016, exports and imports increased by 16.7 and 16.4% respectively. The increase in exports was determined by an increase in exports of petroleum products (23.5%) (amount in tonnes decreased by 3%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (24.7%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (27.5%). The increase in imports was influenced by an increase in imports of crude petroleum (50.6%) (amount in tonnes increased by 5.9%), ground vehicles (21.5%), machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof (13.7%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 15.3, imports – 13.7%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 14.6%, mineral products excluded – 10.5%.
In January–October 2017, the most important Lithuania’s partners in exports were Russia (14.5%), Latvia (10.2%), Poland (8.3%) and Germany (7.4%), while in imports – Russia (13.2%), Germany (12.4%), Poland (10.7%) and Latvia (7.1%). Most of the goods of Lithuanian origin were exported to Germany (9.7%), Poland (9%), the United States (7.8%), Latvia (7.7%) and Sweden (7.5%).
In January–October 2017, the largest share in Lithuania’s exports and imports fell within mineral products (14.5 and 19.5 respectively), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (15.6 and 18% respectively) and products of the chemical and allied industries (10.1 and 11.6% respectively). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in exports fell within petroleum products (19.5%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (11.7%), prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and tobacco (8.7%), live animals, animal products (7.8%).
