Energy
Lithuania’s electricity consumption up 2 percent in 2014
At 9.84 billion kilowatt hours (kWh), or 2.1 percent more than in 2013, electricity consumption in 2014 has been the highest since 2009. […]
Statistics
Society
Lithuanians do not buy more weapons due to geopolitical tensions
The war on Ukraine and the increasingly frequent reports about the possibility of Russian aggression in the Baltic states has not led to mass purchase of firearms by Lithuanians, the growth remains stable and in accordance to the tendencies of the past years, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]
Society
More couples tied the knot last year in Lithuania
The number of marriages registered in Lithuania in 2014 went up by 1,500 from the year before, with more couples deciding to wed outside civil registry offices, shows statistics published by the Justice Ministry on the eve of Valentine’s Day. […]
Economy
Bankruptcies increase in Lithuania in January
Compared to December 2014, the number of bankruptcies in January increased by a third, while the number of distraints decreased by a third. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s 2014 grain harvest hits all-time record
In 2014, Lithuania harvested a record amount of grain, over 5 million tonnes. […]
Economy
0.3 percent annual deflation recorded in Lithuania
In 2014, annual deflation was running at 0.3 percent in Lithuania. […]
Economy
Rise in services prices in Lithuania not due to euro, finance minister insists
An increase in services prices in Lithuania last year was due to growing wages rather than to euro adoption, Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius said on Thursday. […]
Economy
Ten times fewer millionaires in Lithuania after euro adoption
After Lithuania adopted the euro, the number of millionaires – i.e., people with assets of over one million – in the country has gone down ten times. […]
Society
Economy
Record number of foreign companies established in Lithuania in 2014
2014 proved to be a record year for Invest Lithuania, the nation’s foreign investment development agency, with 29 foreign companies deciding to establish or develop their businesses in Lithuania. Altogether almost 2,000 new jobs are planned over the next three years. […]
Economy
Profit of Lithuania’s manufacturing industry grows in 2014
The aggregate profit of Lithuania’s manufacturing industry has grown from LTL 1.9 billion (EUR 0.55 billion) in the third quarter of 2013 to LTL 2.3 billion (EUR 0.67 billion) in the third quarter of 2014. […]
Global LT
Over 600,000 Lithuanians live abroad
More than 619,000 Lithuanians live abroad, show statistical data published by the Lithuanian Statistics Department on Friday. One in five of the expatriates live in the United Kingdom. […]
Economy
Lithuania visited by 10.2 percent more tourists
According to the latest report from the European Travel Commission (ETC), despite geopolitical tensions in Crimea, volcanos in Iceland, and a shaky economic recovery in the eurozone, international tourism to Europe is thriving; it has grown 4 percent in the first three quarters of this year. […]
Society
Lithuania’s population decrease most intensive among EU countries
The decrease in Lithuania’s population in 2000-2013 was the most pronounced across the European Union (EU), says director of the Institute of Human Geography and Demography Vlada Stankūnienė. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian expatriates send record-breaking sum of money home this year
Lithuanians who live outside the country will have transferred a record sum of money to their relatives back home this year, shows preliminary data obtained by DELFI. […]
Economy
Volume of retail trade grows in Lithuania
In September 2014, compared with August 2014, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade fell 1.3 percent in the euro area and 1.2 percent in the European Union (EU), according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. […]
Economy
Lithuania’s domestic credit up EUR 53.2m in August
Over August, the M3 broad monetary aggregate in Lithuania increased by LTL 244.6 million (EUR 70.9 million) and its annual growth rate was 3.6 percent at the end of the month, the Statistics Department of the Bank of Lithuania reports. […]
Economy
Turnover of retail trade companies in Lithuania down 1.1 percent in August
Based on provisional data, in August 2014, the turnover (VAT excluded) of retail trade enterprises (except of motor vehicles and motorcycles) amounted to LTL 2.6984 billion (EUR 782 million); against July, it decreased by 1.1 percent at constant prices (seasonally adjusted – by 0.1 percent), Statistics Lithuania said. […]
Society
Membership in political parties going up, trade unions down in Lithuania
The number of members of political parties in Lithuania has increased in 2013, while membership in trade unions has gone down, shows statistical data published on Friday. […]
Economy
Number of passengers grows in Lithuanian airports, but carried goods decrease
Based on preliminary data, in August 2014 year-on-year, 7.6 percent more passengers, both inbound and outbound, were serviced in Lithuanian airports. Meanwhile Lithuanian airlines carried 4.7 percent less passengers. […]