The consolidated sales of the company Vilkyskiu Pienine for December 2013 amounted to LTL 31.6 million (EUR 9.2 million) – 29% increase comparing to December 2012.

Statistics Lithuania informs that in December 2013, average annual inflation (2013, against 2012) calculated based on the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which is methodologically harmonised with those of other EU member states, stood at 1.2%.

According to Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius, Lithuania was to have the euro in 2015.

Statistics Lithuania informs that in December 2013, compared to November, prices for the total industrial production sold decreased by 0.3%, refined petroleum products excluded – by 0.5%.

The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate3 was 12.1% in November 2013, stable since April4. The EU281 unemployment rate was 10.9%, stable since May4. In both zones, the rates increased compared with November 2012, when they were 11.8% and 10.8% respectively. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced that it carried 13.5 million passengers in 2013, representing growth of 12% year on year, with an average load factor of 86%, the official website of Wizz Air informs.

A company ASHBURN International owned by a group of companies Penki Kontinentai has offered the Lithuanian market prepayment checks Paysafecard, which can be used to pay for goods and services purchased online, says the company in a statement.

Salaries for the Members of the Seimas in Lithuania will become larger since the amendment adopted in December 2013 assured that from January salaries for MPs will increase averagely by LTL 2,000 (EUR 579).

Statistics Lithuania and the Bank of Lithuania inform that at the end of III quarter 2013, compared to the end of II quarter 2013, cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) in Lithuania decreased by LTL 479.2 million (EUR 136 million), while compared to 30 September 2012, it increased by LTL 1.1 billion (EUR 314 million).

The company Invest Lithuania and the company Enterprise Lithuania will not be merged together. This was confirmed by Minister of Economy Evaldas Gustas during his press conference on Friday.