Rise in Industrial Output and Increase in Cargo Flows in Lithuania in 2000

In 2000, compared to 1999, Lithuanian industrial output increased by 7%. In December 2000, compared to the previous month, production output increased by 6% in Lithuania while it dropped by 9% in Estonia. In the same period, producers’ prices dropped by 2% in Lithuania and increased by 1% in Latvia and 0.6% in Estonia. Last year there was a considerable increase in cargo flows in Lithuania. In 2000, the port of Klaipeda handled 23 million tons of cargo or 46% more than in 1999. 31 million tons of cargo or 8.4% more than in 1999 were transported by railway, international cargo flows increasedby 10%. 28% more cargo was carried by air. In 2000, 342,000 passengers and 3,250 tons of cargo were transported by plane.