Over the month (October, against September), exports increased by 18.7%, imports – 19%. The increase in exports was influenced by an increase in exports of petroleum products (26.9%), machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof (25.3%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (18.2%). The increase in imports was determined by an increase in imports of crude petroleum (28.7%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (26%), machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof (21.3%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 17.8, imports increased by 17%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 15.7 per cent, mineral products excluded – 12.6%.
Over the year (October 2018, against October 2017), exports increased by 15.1, imports – 21.6%. The increase in exports was influenced by an increase in exports of petroleum products (26.4%) (amount in tonnes increased by 1.3%), plastics and articles thereof (23.6%), tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (59.2%). The increase in imports was determined by an increase in imports of crude petroleum (97.4%) (amount in tonnes increased by 24.6%), ground vehicles (14.1%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof (10.1%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 13.1, imports – 11.5%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 18.9%, mineral products excluded – 14.7%.
In January–October 2018, against the same period of 2017, exports and imports increased by 8.5 and 10.1% respectively. The increase in exports was determined by an increase in exports of petroleum products (12.1%) (amount in tonnes decreased by 9.7%), tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (45%), miscellaneous chemical products (57.4%). The increase in imports was determined by an increase in imports of crude petroleum (42.1%) (amount in tonnes increased by 0.2%), ground vehicles (14.7%), organic chemical products (20.4%). Mineral products excluded, exports increased by 7.8, imports – 6%. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin increased by 11.3%, mineral products excluded – 9.5%.
In January–October 2018, the most important Lithuania’s partners in exports were Russia (13.8%), Latvia (9.9%), Poland (8.2%) and Germany (7.4%), while in imports – Russia (15%), Germany (12%), Poland (11.3%) and Latvia (6.8%). Most of the goods of Lithuanian origin were exported to Germany (9.2%), Poland (9.1%), the United States (8.3%), Latvia (7.8%) and Sweden (7%).
In January–October 2018, the largest share in Lithuania’s exports and imports fell within mineral products (15 and 21.7% respectively), machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment (15.1 and 17% respectively) and products of the chemical and allied industries (10.6 and 11.5% respectively). As for the goods of Lithuanian origin, the largest share in exports fell within petroleum products (20.5%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (11.3%), prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and tobacco (9.2%), plastics and articles thereof (8.1%).
