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February 2026 trade data from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia point to a broader regional shift rather than a one-month fluctuation. Goods trade remained in deficit across all three economies, while pressure was concentrated in mineral products, wood, agricultural…
PhotoFuel became one of the key inflation drivers across the Baltics in March, but it entered the data in different ways. In Latvia, the shock appeared most clearly through a separate jump in retail fuel prices. In Estonia,…
PhotoFebruary widened the industrial gap inside the Baltics rather than narrowing it. Lithuania posted the strongest result, combining annual growth with positive monthly momentum. Latvia kept total industry in positive territory, but mostly because of a sharp rise…
PhotoLithuania currently has the strongest published GDP growth forecast in the Baltics for 2026, while Estonia expects a slower recovery under tighter fiscal pressure. In Latvia, the central bank’s latest Saeima material focuses less on headline growth and…
PhotoLithuania’s at-risk-of-poverty rate increased to 22.6% in 2025, up 1.1 percentage points from a year earlier, with around 653,000 people living below the poverty-risk threshold. The strongest deterioration was recorded in rural areas, where the rate rose to…
PhotoRetail performance across the Baltic states in February 2026 remained positive in annual terms, but underlying consumption patterns continued to diverge. 🇱🇻 Latvia Latvia reported a 4.3% year-on-year increase in retail turnover. Growth was driven primarily by non-food…
PhotoA weekly snapshot of key statistical signals across the Baltic states — focusing on shifts, changes, and emerging patterns without over-interpretation.
Photo🇱🇹Who lives well in Lithuania: who benefits — and who remains on minimum wage
PhotoBaltic inflation snapshot: February 2026
Photo🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪Baltic inflation snapshot: February 2026
🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪Baltic Industry Snapshot