Latvia’s foreign trade turnover totalled EUR 42.73bn in 2025, which was up EUR 2,198.7mn (5.4%) from 2024 at current prices, according to provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The total value of exported goods amounted to EUR 19.54bn, which was up EUR 698.1mn (3.7%) from 2024. The value of goods imported…
Latvia’s construction output rose by 9% over a year in 2025, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s (CSP) calendar-adjusted data at constant prices, LSM reports. Construction of buildings increased by 1.2%, civil engineering structures by 25.7%, and specialised construction activities by 2.9%. In the fourth quarter of 2025, construction output increased by 9.9% from a…
Latvia’s industrial production output increased by 4.0% over a year in 2025, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s (CSP) calendar-adjusted data at constant prices, LSM reports. Output in manufacturing rose by 5.5% on year, but fell by 3.0% in electricity and gas supply and by 15.4% in mining and quarrying. The country’s manufacturing turnover increased…
Latvia’s population totalled 1.826 million people as of 1 November 2025, according to provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LETA reports. The number of live births totalled 9,887 in the first ten months of 2025, which was 1,108 (10.1%) fewer than in the same period of 2024. Boys accounted for 5,162 (down 3.8%)…
Average housing prices in Latvia rose by 8.4% in the third quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, according to provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. Prices of new dwellings increased by 3.8% and old dwellings by 9.4% over a year. Compared to the second quarter of 2025,…
Latvia’s foreign trade turnover totalled EUR 35.82bn at current prices in the first ten months of 2025, which was up 5.9% from the same period of 2024, according to provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. Latvia’s exports of goods amounted to EUR 16.4bn (up 4.3%) and imports to EUR 19.41bn (up…
The number of job vacancies in Latvia totalled 19,200 in the third quarter of 2025, which was 3,700 (16.1%) less than in the same period of 2024, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The number of vacancies amounted to 10,800 in the private sector and to 8,400 in the public…
The average level of consumer prices in Latvia rose by 3.8% in November 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The inflation rate was mainly influenced by the rise in food and non-alcoholic beverage prices (up 5.2%) and an increase in the price…
The volume of freight carried by road and air increased in Latvia in the first three quarters of 2025, while the volume of freight carried by rail and sea decreased, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The volume of road freight totalled 59.2 million tonnes, which was 2% more than…