Industrial production in the Baltic States increased the most in Latvia in August 2025, compared to a year earlier. In Estonia, the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 1%, compared to August 2024, according to Statistics Estonia’s data, ERR reported. Output rose by 2.5% in manufacturing and 0.7% in mining but dropped by 20.7%…
Estonia’s Climate Ministry has proposed amendments to exempt electricity storage facilities from double fees as of the beginning of 2026, BNS reports. Under the amendments, renewable energy and grid transmission fees for storage equipment would only be charged on net consumption for the calendar month. Owners of storage devices would thus only pay for the…
The Lithuanian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with US defence contractor Northrop Grumman on strengthening Lithuania’s defence industry, BNS reports. The memorandum focuses on the development, production, and supply of medium-calibre ammunition. Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said that the aim was to start producing ammunition in Lithuania within 18 months. Northrop Grumman plans…
Producer prices in Latvian industry declined by 2.6% in August 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. Prices declined by 12.7% in energy supply, 1.4% in mining and quarrying, and 0.6% in manufacturing, but increased by 5.3% in water supply and waste management….
Estonia’s producer price index of industrial output (PPI) rose by 1.7% in August 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, according to data from Statistics Estonia, ERR reports. Producer prices rose by on year 1.4% in manufacturing but fell by 1.9% in the production of food products. Compared to July 2024, the PPI rose…
The Lithuanian fish processing company, Port Lite, has invested EUR 80mn in a new salmon processing plant in the Latvian port city of Liepaja, Baltic News Network reports. Sigitas Ambrazevicius, founder and owner of Port Lite, said that the 15,000 m2 plant would process around 25,000 tonnes of salmon per year. The company will sell…
Estonian power plants produced 5,686 GWh of electricity in 2023, which was 37% less than in 2022, according to data from Statistics Estonia, ERR reports. Power plants produced 4,323 GWh of heat energy (district heating), which was down 15% on year. The amount of electricity generated from oil shale fell by nearly 40% over a…
Estonia’s industrial production declined by 5.8% at constant prices on year in July 2024, according to Statistics Estonia, ERR reports. Output rose by 16.9% in mining and 16.3% in electricity production, but fell by 7.8% in manufacturing. The volume of industrial production declined in more than two thirds of manufacturing sectors. Meanwhile, sales of manufacturing…
Latvia’s industrial production rose by 1.4% on year in July 2024, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s (CSP) calendar-adjusted data at constant prices, LSM reports. Output in manufacturing declined by 6.4%, while output in mining and quarrying increased by 6.1% and in electricity and gas supply by 66.0% over a year. Compared to June 2024,…