End of the week – numbers and facts about Lithuanian and Swiss trade, which also grew impressively last year. Switzerland – our export market has been added to the list of priorities, so this spurt that started last year gives a lot of hope.

According to the State Data Agency, 2022 months of january – november Lithuanian exports to Switzerland have grown by 48 percent. and has reached 289.2 million. euros. Imports of goods from Switzerland to Lithuania amounted to 89.1 million. (growth – 16.2 percent) ). Bilateral trade turnover increased by 39 percent. and amounted to 378.3 million. euros. Trade surplus for Lithuania – as much as 200 million. euros.

What is behind this spectacular growth? You can be happy that 81.3 percent. all our exports to switzerland (235 mln. euros) consists of goods OF LITHUANIAN ORIGIN. 41% of them have been sold in 11 months. more than in all of 2021! Of them, petroleum products are the most exported (22.6 percent. ), organic chemical products (10.7 percent. ), furniture, bedding, mattresses (10,3 percent. ), wood and its works (9.5 percent. ), plastic and its works (7.4 percent. ), lasers (7.1 percent ). It must be acknowledged that exports to Switzerland put a particularly fatty plus to the growth of export of petroleum products (growth – as much as 81 times: from 658 thousand). it’s 53.3 million Euro). However, the export of other goods of LITHUANIAN ORIGIN also increased significantly (here we mention only statistically significant categories): products from flour or milk (growth 3.7 times), electric cars and their parts (2.5 times), cars and their parts (1.9 kar) of that), plastic and its works (1.7 times), lasers (1.6 times).