Over the month, seasonally and calendar adjusted, a decrease in production was observed for repair and installation of machinery and equipment – 16.5% (unadjusted – 13.3%), manufacture of refined petroleum products – 14.7% (unadjusted – 10.4%), basic metals – 10% (unadjusted – 11.2%), motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers – 9.5% (unadjusted – 9.9%), beverages – 7.6% (unadjusted – 4.6%).
The proportion of sales of industrial production on the non-Lithuanian market decreased by 1.1 percentage points and stood at 65.6%, on the Lithuanian market – increased by 1.1 percentage points and stood at 34.4%. The value of sales to non-euro area countries accounted for more than half (55.5%) of the total value of sales on the non-Lithuanian market.
In January–February 2018, against the same period of 2017, the value of sales of the production of industrial enterprises on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 6.7% at current prices. The increase was determined by an increase in the sales of the production of the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (13.1%), furniture (11.9%), rubber and plastic products (17.8%), fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (19.2%). Refined petroleum products excluded, the value of sales on the non-Lithuanian market increased by 11.3% at current prices. The value of sales to euro area countries increased by 10.1, to non-euro area countries – 4.2% at current prices. The value of sales of industrial production on the Lithuanian market increased by 12, refined petroleum products excluded – 12.2% at current prices.
