Statistics Lithuania informs that in December 2016 industrial production totalled EUR 1.69 bln at current prices and, compared to November, seasonally and calendar adjusted, grew by 1.1 % at constant prices (unadjusted – decreased by 0.2%).

As Poland trims the projected Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania ( GIPL ) and postpones of the overall project implementation for two years, Lithuania will receive additional 3 mln euros in support from European Union (EU), which will put the total support at 58 mln euros.

Lithuania should secure permits to export beef and poultry products to Japan by the beginning of March, which would enable Lithuanian producers to seek direct opportunities to export their products to the market.

The spending of Lithuanian households on essential goods remains the lowest in the Baltic states, however, is rapidly catching up with Latvia, shows an index of household spending published by the research company Baltic Market Insights (Baltmi). According to the survey, Lithuanians spend an average of nearly 2 euros more than Latvians during a single visit to the store, however, are still behind Estonia.

Startup DealLink.biz, a Lithuanian-built B2B open procurement platform, has successfully expanded into the Finnish and Polish markets, it announced. The company also confirmed it will start operations in Sweden in January 2017, in Denmark in March, and in Norway in May.

Rimi Baltic retail company is set to announce next week a new project providing for construction of a logistics center for EUR 75 mln, the company's representatives said.

Vilkyskiu Pienine, one of Lithuania's largest dairy companies, has sent the first shipment of its products to China, becoming the first Lithuanian dairy to export to China – the cargo of 20 t of mozzarella should reach the Chinese market within about a month.

The year 2016 was the record year for the Lithuanian Airports: 4.8 million passengers were served and the number of flights reached 52 thousand. The greatest increase was demonstrated by Palanga Airport where the number of passengers has surged even by 60 per cent and reached 233 thousand.

Estonia plans for the prime ministers of the Baltic states to sign the deal on the European-gauge railway Rail Baltica project, however, Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is not sure about the signing.

Statistics Lithuania informs that based on provisional data, on 1 January 2017, the resident population of Lithuania totalled 2 mln 849 th.