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In June 2024, against the same period in 2023, the amount of organic raw milk (actual fat content) purchased decreased by 15.96 per cent, while the price increased by 8.99 per cent. In June 2024, the amount of organic raw milk (actual fat content) purchased by Lithuanian certified organic milk purchasing and processing enterprises totalled 3,798 tonnes, while the average purchase price for such milk totalled EUR 418.72 per tonne (excluding VAT).
In June 2024, purchase price for organic raw milk (actual fat content) was by 12.92 per cent higher than for regular milk.
Organic raw milk (actual fat content) accounted for 3.08 per cent of the total raw milk purchased in Lithuania.

In June 2024, there were 325 road accidents in which people were injured or killed, which is by 3.8 per cent less than in the same period of 2023. The number of persons injured in the road accidents decreased by 4.1 per cent, that of persons killed – by 33.3 per cent.

In June 2024, against the same period of 2023, the proportion of economic entities with at least one employed person grew by 6.4 per cent.

In II quarter 2024, against the same period in 2023, the share of cargo transported by rail decreased by 10.5 per cent, cargo turnover dropped by 12.4 per cent.
In May 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, the share of passenger transport by rail increased by 12.7, the turnover of passenger transport – 23.7 per cent.

In 2023, the number of recipients of state social insurance anticipatory old-age pension amounted to 7.5 thousand (of them 4.3 thousand women), which is by 6.6 per cent more than in 2022.

In June 2024, the number of passengers who arrived at and departed from Lithuanian airports amounted to 650.6 thousand, which is by 14.7 per cent more than in the same period last year.

In June 2024, the amount of goods handled in Klaipėda State Seaport and Būtingė Terminal totalled 3.5 million tonnes, and, compared to the respective period of 2023, increased by 4.7 per cent.

In 2023, there were 7.2 live births per 1,000 population (in 2022, 7.8). The total fertility rate decreased from 1.27 (in 2022) to 1.18 (in 2023). In 2023, the mean age of women at the birth of the first child was 28.4 years (in 2022, 28.2 years).
In 2023, the crude death rate (the number of deaths per 1,000 population) stood at 12.9 (in 2022, 15.1). In 2023, the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births was 2.8 (in 2022, 3).
In 2023, there were 4.9 marriages and 2.5 divorces per 1,000 population. In 2022, the number of divorces per 100 marriages stood at 51.7 (in 2022, 46.2). The ratio of marriages to divorces is more precisely reflected by the total divorce rate, which is calculated taking into account the duration of the previous marriage. If the previous year’s ratio does not change, it is probable that, out of 100 couples, 34 will get divorced.