In the first four months of this year, compared to the corresponding period last year, Latvia had an average rapid increase in exports between the European Union (EU) countries, according to the data published by the EU Statistical Bureau on Tuesday, June 15. Eurostat data.
In January-April of this year, in comparison with the first four months of 2020, the volume of exports in Latvia has increased by 14%.
The largest increases in exports during this period were recorded in Slovakia (+ 27%), Estonia (+ 22%), Poland and the Czech Republic (both countries + 21%), Italy (+ 20%), Croatia, Portugal and Romania (all countries + 19%). , as well as in Greece and Hungary (+ 18% in both countries).
In Lithuania, as in Luxembourg, an increase of 13% was recorded.
Exports have increased in all EU countries except Ireland (-5%) and Cyprus (-22%).
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The volume of imports in January-April has increased compared to the corresponding period of 2020 in all EU Member States, except Malta, where it has decreased by 5%.
The largest year-on-year increase in imports in January-April was in Estonia (+ 22%) and Romania (+ 19%). The volume of imports in Latvia has increased by 12%, but in Lithuania – by 14%.
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