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Forest industry export increases by 12% in Q1

Nina Kolyako, BC, Riga, 30.05.2012.Print version
In the first quarter of 2012, Latvia's forest industry exports increased by 12.5% on the first three months of 2011, according to data from the Agriculture Ministry's Forest Department.

In January-March 2012, Latvia's forest industry exports totaled LVL 302.53 million, compared to LVL 270.3 million in the respective period in 2011, writes LETA.

 

Latvia's forest industry imports increased 8% and amounted to LVL 76.13 million.

 

Latvia's main export partners were Sweden with 13% (LVL 39.35 million worth of forest industry production) of total forest industry export, Great Britain with 11.5% (LVL 34.81 million), and Germany with 10.9% (LVL 32.89 million).

 

As reported, in 2011, Latvia's forest industry exports reached LVL 1.175 billion, a 15.7% increase on 2010.






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