Statistics Lithuania informs that in July 2017, against June, construction input prices increased by 1.1%. The largest impact on the overall price change was made by a 3.8% increase in wages and salaries.

Statistics Lithuania informs that, based on non-final data, in August 2017, against August 2016, the annual inflation provisional estimate calculated based on the HICP stands at 4.5%.

A new shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived in Klaipeda on August 31st.

New Zealand's dairy giant Fonterra plans to buy a 10% stake in Rokiskio Suris, a leading Lithuanian dairy group.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lithuania's long-term rating at A-, with a stable outlook. The rating has been unchanged since 2014.

The Lithuanian Interior Ministry said on August 25th that it had abandoned plans to merge the Financial Crimes Investigation Service, or FNTT, with other bodies.

Polish company Gornicze Biuro Projektow PANGAZ sp. z o. o., who won the public procurement of the transmission system operator Elering with a 2.7 million euro offer, is to advise the procurement of the portion of the Balticconnector gas pipeline to be built on land.

Average gross monthly wages in Lithuania's economy, excluding sole proprietorships, rose by 8.7% in the second quarter of 2017 compared with a year ago to reach 838.7 euros, Statistics Lithuania said on August 25th.

According to Statistics Lithuania, in II quarter 2017, the country’s accommodation establishments received 784.7 thousand tourists, or by 7.2% more than in the same quarter of 2016. Compared to the same period of 2016, the number of overnight stays grew by 7.6%. One guest stayed in an accommodation establishment for, on average, 2.3 nights.

The Gardenia Seaways, a large ro-ro freight vessel of Klaipeda-registered DFDS Seaways, entered service between the Dutch port of Rotterdam and the British port of Imminghan in 2017, and as its sister ship, the Tulipa Seaways, is to be added to the route shortly, the daily Lietuvos Zinios reported on August 22nd.