Society
Official emigration rate slows a bit, but remains higher than last year
Statistics show that Lithuania’s official emigration rate slowed somewhat in March compared with February, bet remained higher than a year earlier. […]
Statistics Lithuania
Economy
Finmin says surplus budget possible in future too
Lithuania’s general government budget balance last year moved into positive territory for the first time in 26 years and Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka says that a budget surplus is possible in the future too. […]
Global LT
Emigration from Lithuania no longer impacted by economic growth
Lithuania’s economic indicators are no longer having an impact on emigration flows, a new trend that has been observed in recent years, the head of the Vilnius office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. […]
Global LT
Farmers want public groups, parties to sign agreement to curb emigration
The largest parliamentary Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union will seek that the agreement to curb emigration is signed by both political parties and public organizations and associated structures. […]
Politics
Party membership up to 5% of adults
The number of members of political parties in Lithuania has risen by 3,400 to 118,800 over the past year, which accounts for 5 percent of the country’s adult population, shows data published by Statistics Lithuania on Monday. […]
Politics
Nearly 8% of Lithuanian employees part of trade unions in 2015
The number of members of trade unions was on the decline over the past six years, uniting 92,000 members or 7.7 percent of all employees last year, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday. […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania remains the most popular foreign investment destination in the region
Statistics Lithuania data suggests that the number of foreign-capital firms and their employees increased by a quarter over the past six years in Lithuania. While three global companies moved their production out of the country, […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s brain drain: ‘Some professions are trained for export’
Emigration has been a perennial headache for the Lithuanian government and businesses for more than a decade now. Departures of young and educated people are a particular drain on the country’s resources. […]
Economy
Lithuanian shoppers prefer locally grown vegetables
Lithuanian shoppers prefer locally-grown vegetables and pick fresher products over lower-priced ones, a survey has shown.
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CORPORATE
Lithuanian exports contract 7.5%
In June, Lithuania exported goods worth €1.83 billion and imported for €2.06 billion, according to preliminary data from Statistics Lithuania. Compared to June last year, exports contracted 7.5%, while imports went down 8.1%. Some of […]
CORPORATE
Number of at-risk families down 38% in Lithuania
The number of at-risk families in Lithuania has gone down significantly over the last decade, data from Statistics Lithuania suggests. In 2005, there were estimated 16,000 at-risk families in the country, while in late 2015 […]
CORPORATE
Lithuanians worried about growing cost of living
Lithuanians are concerned about the growing cost of living more than any other nation in Europe, a survey shows. Every fifth respondent has indicated rising food prices as the main reason for growing cost of […]
CORPORATE
Economists say statistics do not show the real poverty situation in Lithuania
Statistics Lithuania has announced data showing that 22.2% of Lithuania‘s population risked falling into poverty last year. Economists were quick to note that this trend repeats year after year, but that statistics do not show […]
Economy
Over one fifth of Lithuanians face poverty
Some 640,000 of Lithuania‘s population, or 22.2%, were below the poverty risk line in 2015, up by 3.1 points year-on-year, according to a survey of incomes and living conditions carried out by the country’s statistics office.
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Global LT
Emigration from Lithuania continues to rise
New data released by Statistics Lithuania show that even more people emigrated from the country over the first half of this year than in January-June 2015. Demographers say the figures are alarming, but may be inflated due to Brexit.
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CORPORATE
Price deflation expected in Lithuania in July
Statisticians expect an overall drop in prices in Lithuania in July, with monthly deflation of 0.5%. Statistics Lithuania says that annual inflation of consumer prices in July may stand at 0.3%, while average annual inflation […]
Economy
Impacts of Brexit on Lithuanian economy outlined by Finance Minister
The United Kingdom‘s decision to leave the European Union will directly and indirectly affect Lithuania’s economy, the country’s new minister of finance said on Wednesday.
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CORPORATE
Lithuania’s industrial production falls in May
Lithuania’s industrial production fell slightly in May, by 0.2% year on year to €1.5 billion according to Statistics Lithuania. Between January and May, industrial production totalled €7.36 billion, up 3.1% on the same period of […]
Economy
Lithuania produces most meat in Baltics
Lithuania produces more meat per capita than any of the other Baltic States according to new data from Statistics Lithuania.
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Economy
Apartment rents in Vilnius have jumped by a third in three years
Over the last three years, apartment rent prices in Vilnius have gone up by almost a third. Real estate experts confirm that the constant formation and expansion of new service centres has contributed to the changes.
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