Consumer opinion survey results in March 2021

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In March 2021, consumer confidence indicator increased by 2 percentage points

Statistics Lithuania informs that in March 2021, the consumer confidence indicator stood at 0 and, compared to February, increased by 2 percentage points.

Compared to February, the assessment of population opinion about the household’s financial situation in the last 12 months, expectations for the household’s financial situation and the country’s economic situation were slightly better, but they intended to spend less on larger purchases. More

Earnings in the whole economy in IV guarter 2020

In IV quarter 2020, gross earnings in the whole economy increased by 4.8 per cent.

In IV quarter 2020, average gross (before employee taxes) monthly earnings in the whole economy (individual enterprises excluded) totalled EUR 1,524.2 and, compared to III quarter 2020, grew by 4.8 per cent: in the public sector, average gross monthly earnings totalled EUR 1,686.8 (increased by 9.1 per cent), in the private sector – EUR 1,450.7 (increased by 2.6 per cent). More

Consumer opinion survey results in February 2021

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In February 2021, consumer confidence indicator decreased by 1 percentage point

Statistics Lithuania informs that in February 2021, the consumer confidence indicator stood at minus 2 and, compared to January, decreased by 1 percentage point.

Compared to January, the assessment of population opinion about the household’s financial situation in the last 12 months and expectations for the household’s financial situation were slightly worse, but they intended to spend more on larger purchases. More

Employment and unemployment in IV quarter 2020

In IV quarter 2020, the unemployment rate stood at 9 per cent

In IV quarter 2020, the unemployment rate stood at 9 per cent. The male unemployment rate stood at 9.7, female – 8.4 per cent. In IV quarter 2020, the youth (persons aged 15–24) unemployment rate stood at 19.2 per cent and over a quarter decreased by 3.9 percentage points.

In IV quarter 2020, there were 134.5 thousand unemployed persons, which is by 2.7 thousand less than in III quarter. The number of the long-term unemployed over a quarter decreased by 1.9 thousand and totalled 36.8 thousand. In IV quarter 2020, the number of the unemployed aged 15–24 amounted to 20.1 thousand. More

Consumer opinion survey results in January 2021

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In January 2021, consumer confidence indicator increased by 2 percentage points

Statistics Lithuania informs that in January 2021, the consumer confidence indicator stood at minus 1 and, compared to December, increased by 2 percentage points. The increase in the consumer confidence indicator was determined by more positive expectations for all its components. More

Consumer opinion survey results in December 2020

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In December 2020, consumer confidence indicator increased by 1 percentage point

Statistics Lithuania informs that in December 2020, the consumer confidence indicator stood at minus 3 and, compared to November, increased by 1 percentage point, but remained by 4 percentage points lower than in October. Against November, consumers’ expectations for the household’s financial situation and for the country’s economic situation were more optimistic, but they intended to spend less on larger purchases. More

Earnings in the whole economy in III guarter 2020

In III quarter 2020, gross earnings in the whole economy increased by 4 per cent.

In III quarter 2020, average gross (before employee taxes) monthly earnings in the whole economy (individual enterprises excluded) totalled EUR 1,454.8 and, compared to II quarter 2020, grew by 4 per cent: in the public sector, average gross monthly earnings totalled EUR 1,546 (increased by 2.1 per cent), in the private sector – EUR 1,414.1 (increased by 5.2 per cent). More

Consumer opinion survey results in November 2020

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In November 2020, consumer confidence indicator decreased by 5 percentage points

Statistics Lithuania informs that in November 2020, the consumer confidence indicator stood at minus 4 and, compared to October, decreased by 5 percentage points. Against October, the decrease in the consumer confidence indicator was determined by negative changes of its all components, while more pessimistic expectations for the country’s economic situation due to the Covid-19 had a major influence. More

Employment and unemployment in III quarter 2020

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In III quarter 2020, the unemployment rate stood at 9.3 per cent

In III quarter 2020, the unemployment rate stood at 9.3 per cent and, against II quarter 2020, it increased by 0.8 percentage points, against the respective period of 2019 – by 3.2 percentage points.

The male unemployment rate stood at 9.7, female – 8.8 per cent. In III quarter 2020, the youth (persons aged 15–24) unemployment rate stood at 23.1 per cent; over a quarter, it increased by 2 percentage points, over a year – by 12.6 percentage points. More