Projections of Lithuanian Economic Indicators (March 2016)
Table 1. Key macroeconomic indicators
Indicators | ESA 2010 code | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
1. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 1,6 | 2,5 | 3,2 | 3,1 | 3,1 |
2. Real GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 33449,7 | 34274,2 | 35361,9 | 36457,7 | 37597,1 |
3. Nominal GDP, rate of change, per cent | B1*g | 2,0 | 3,6 | 5,2 | 5,5 | 5,5 |
4. Nominal GDP, million Eur | B1*g | 37189,7 | 38528,3 | 40531,0 | 42757,1 | 45113,7 |
5. Labour productivity (real GDP per one employed person), rate of change, per cent | 0,4 | 1,9 | 2,9 | 3,0 | 3,1 | |
Real GDP components, rate of change, per cent | ||||||
6. Household consumption expenditure | P.3 | 4,9 | 4,3 | 4,1 | 4,0 | 3,9 |
7. Government consumption expenditure | P.3 | 2,0 | 0,9 | 0,6 | 0,6 | 0,6 |
8. Gross fixed capital formation | P.51 | 10,3 | 2,1 | 5,2 | 5,3 | 5,5 |
9. Exports of goods and services | P.6 | 1,2 | 3,6 | 4,4 | 4,5 | 4,8 |
10. Imports of goods and services | P.7 | 7,0 | 4,7 | 5,3 | 5,5 | 5,6 |
ESA – The European System of National and Regional Accounts
Table 2. Price developments
Indicators | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
rate of change, per cent | |||||
1. GDP deflator | 0,4 | 1,1 | 2,0 | 2,3 | 2,3 |
2. Household consumption expenditure deflator | -0,9 | 0,7 | 2,2 | 2,5 | 2,5 |
3. Government consumption expenditure deflator | 3,4 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 3,4 |
4. Gross fixed capital formation deflator | 1,3 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
5. Exports of goods and services deflator | -4,0 | -2,1 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
6. Imports of goods and services deflator | -6,9 | -3,0 | 2,5 | 2,3 | 2,3 |
7. Harmonised index of consumer prices (average annual) | -0,7 | 0,7 | 2,2 | 2,5 | 2,5 |
Table 3. Labour market developments
Indicators | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
1. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), thou. persons | 1334,9 | 1342,2 | 1345,7 | 1346,5 | 1347,2 |
2. Number of employed persons (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), rate of change, per cent | 1,2 | 0,6 | 0,3 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
3. Unemployment rate (acc. to Labour Force Survey methodology), percentage | 9,1 | 8,0 | 7,1 | 6,3 | 5,4 |
4. Average monthly gross earnings, EUR | 712,1 | 753,4 | 798,2 | 847,2 | 899,9 |
5. Average monthly gross earnings, rate of change, per cent | 5,1 | 5,8 | 6,0 | 6,1 | 6,2 |
6. Annual fund for wages and salaries, million EUR | 9075,0 | 9695,5 | 10325,4 | 10991,4 | 11711,8 |
7. Annual fund for wages and salaries, rate of change, per cent | 6,7 | 6,8 | 6,5 | 6,5 | 6,6 |
Table 4. Basic assumptions
Indicators | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
1. USD / EUR exchange rate | 1,110 | 1,085 | 1,085 | 1,085 | 1,085 |
2. World GDP, rate of change, per cent | 3,0 | 3,3 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 3,5 |
3. EU GDP, rate of change, per cent | 1,9 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
4. Main export markets, rate of change, per cent | 0,5 | 1,3 | 1,8 | 1,8 | 1,8 |
5. Oil prices (Brent, USD / barrel) | 53,4 | 35,8 | 42,5 | 42,5 | 42,5 |
Main export markets rate of change is estimated as a weighted average of EU and CIS GDP rates of change. Weight corresponds as a share of Lithuania's exports to these regions.