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Construction input materials and articles price index forecast for February – 119.4.
In February 2025, against January, construction input materials and articles price index decreased by 0.01 per cent. Over a year (February 2025, against February 2024), it decreased by 1.9 per cent.

In IV quarter 2024, against the same quarter of 2023, labour costs per hour worked in industrial, construction and service enterprises (individual enterprises included), calendar adjusted, increased by 10.6 per cent, of which in business enterprises – 9 per cent.

In IV quarter 2024, average gross monthly earnings in the whole economy (individual enterprises included) totalled EUR 2,322.2 and, against III quarter 2024, increased by 4.4 per cent.

In IV quarter 2024, average net monthly earnings in the whole economy (individual enterprises included) amounted to EUR 1,424.4 and, compared to III quarter 2024, increased by 4 per cent.

In IV quarter 2024, against III quarter 2024, real earnings in the whole economy (individual enterprises included) increased by 3.3 per cent.

Based on provisional data, at the beginning of March 2025, 2 million 890 thousand residents were living in Lithuania, which is by 0.3 thousand less than at the beginning of the 2025.

In February 2025, compared to February 2024*:

• the number of live births decreased by 214 babies (14.5 per cent) and stood at 1,263;
• the number of deaths decreased by 29 (0.9 per cent) and stood at 3,164;
• the number of marriages decreased by 18 couple (3.8 per cent) and stood at 452;
• the number of divorces decreased by 3 couple (0.5 per cent) and stood at 545;
• the number of residents who emigrated from Lithuania increased by 0.3 thousand persons (21.6 per cent) and stood at 1.7 thousand;
• the number of persons who immigrated to Lithuania decreased by 22 persons (0.6 per cent) and stood at 3.9 thousand**.

In February 2025, 40.1 per cent of immigrants were the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who came back to Lithuania.

* 2025 preliminary and 2024 preliminary data are compared.

** War refugees from Ukraine are included in the 2025 monthly statistics.

In IV quarter 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, cargo transport by all modes of transport increased by 9.5 per cent, the turnover of cargo transport increased by 6.9 per cent.

In 2024, against 2023, cargo transport by all modes of transport increased by 10.3 per cent, the turnover of cargo transport increased by 3.9 per cent.

In IV quarter 2024, against III quarter 2024, the average number of employees in the whole economy (individual enterprises excluded) decreased by 4.3 thousand (0.3 per cent): in the public sector increased by 6.9 thousand (1.9 per cent), in the private sector decreased by 11.2 thousand (1.1 per cent).

In 2024, against 2023, the amount of organic raw milk (actual fat content) purchased decreased, while the price increased. Last year, the amount of organic raw milk (actual fat content) purchased by Lithuanian certified organic milk purchasing and processing enterprises totalled 44.292 thousand tonnes (by 6.83 per cent less than in 2023), while the average purchase price for such milk totalled EUR 477.45 (VAT excluded), i.e. increased by 13.12 per cent. In 2024, purchase price for organic raw milk (actual fat content) was by 9.39 per cent higher than for regular milk.
Last year, organic raw milk (actual fat content) accounted for 3.2 per cent of the total raw milk purchased in Lithuania.

In IV quarter 2024, average gross hourly earnings in the whole economy (individual enterprises excluded) totalled EUR 14.17 and, against III quarter 2024, increased by 9.7 per cent: in the public sector, amounted to EUR 15.88 and increased by 16.4 per cent, in the private sector – EUR 13.45 and increased by 6.6 per cent.