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At the end of September 2024, there were 11,229 newly registered passenger motor cars, which is by 788 (or by 7 per cent) more than in the same period of 2023. Of them, the number of new cars amounted to 2,682, i.e. by 423 (or by 15.8 per cent) more.

In September 2024, against the same period 2023:

• the number of newly registered diesel passenger motor cars amounted to 5,817, i.e. by 129 (or by 2.2 per cent) more;
• the number of newly registered electric passenger cars amounted to 448, i.e. by 64 (or by 14.3 per cent) more;
• the number of registered new diesel passenger motor cars amounted to 371, i.e. by 154 (or by 41.5 per cent) more;
• the number of registered new electric passenger cars amounted to 199, i.e. by 10 (or by 5 per cent) more.

In August 2024, the volume of construction work carried out in the country amounted to EUR 571.6 million at current prices, and against July, seasonally and calendar adjusted, increased by 3.7 per cent, calendar adjusted, by 5.8 per cent more than a year ago.

Construction input materials and articles price index forecast for September – 120.1.
In September 2024, against August, construction input materials and articles price index decreased by 0.05 per cent. Over a year (September 2024, against September 2023), it dropped by 2.8 per cent.

In 2023, 67.6 per cent of all types of fuel and energy used in households was consumed for heating of dwellings, 11.5 per cent – for water heating, 7.6 per cent – for cooking. In 2023, electricity consumption for lighting and all other electrical equipment and appliances used in dwellings accounted for 13.3 per cent of all types of fuel and energy used in households.

In 2023, cereal harvest amounted to 5,997.1 thousand tonnes and, compared to 2022, decreased by 0.3 per cent.

Based on provisional data, in II quarter 2024, general government surplus amounted to EUR 263 million.

In October 2024, the minimum monthly wage – EUR 924, the minimum hourly pay – EUR 5.65.

In September 2024, against August, the economic sentiment indicator, i.e. confidence of economic actors – producers, consumers and investors – in Lithuania’s economy, decreased from -1.4 to -2.2 per cent. The construction confidence indicator decreased from -7.5 to -12.7, services – from 1.9 to 1, retail trade – from 5.1 to 4.3, consumer – from 5.3 to 4.6 per cent. The industry confidence indicator remained almost unchanged (decreased from -7.3 to -7.5 per cent).
Compared to September 2023, economic sentiment indicator increased by 4 percentage points. The industry confidence indicator increased by 6.7, consumer – 3.6, construction – 2.5, services – 1.4, retail trade – 0.8 percentage point.