Currency
The national currency was reintroduced on June 25^th 1993. EUR 1 is equal to LTL 3,4528.

Basic indicators of economical and social development in 2004-2009

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population, end of period, thous.	3425,3	3403,3	3384,9	3366,4	3349,9	3329,0*
Unemployment rate, Labour force survey data, thous.	11,4	8,3	5,6	4,3	5,8	13,7
Average gross monthly earnings of employees in the whole economy, LTL	1149,3	1276,2	1495,7	1802,4	2151,7	2052,4*
Real earnings of employees in the whole economy as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	104,9	106,8	114,9	117,0	110,1	92,7*
Infliation, %	2,9	3,0	4,5	8,1	8,5	1,3
Consumer price index compared to corresponding period of previous year	101,2	102,7	103,7	105,7	110,9	104,5
Index of agricultural production as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	99,6	102,9	87,1	116,7	105,2	101,8**
Industrial production VAT and excise excluded at current prices, LTL mill.	34463	40883	46442	50907	62859	46554**
as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	111,3	107,0	106,5	102,4	105,5	85,4
Manufacturing production VAT and excise excluded at current prices, LTL mill.	28474	34718	39754	43231	53660	37763
as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	112,7	108,6	107,6	102,4	106,6	84,4
Manufacturing production, excluding refined petroleum products, VAT and excise excluded, at current prices, LTL mill.	21044	23771	28010	34584	36634	27221
as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	108,0	110,7	115,2	113,2	94,9	82,7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, VAT and excise excluded, at current prices, LTL mill.	5354	5481	5946	6878	8351	8235
as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	106,8	99,9	100,1	102,3	99,6	94,3**
Own-account work carried out at current prices, LTL mill.	5088,1	5989,3	7990,6	11136,6	12643,3	5942,1
as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	107,3	109,4	121,6	122,7	103,7	52,1
Turnover (VAT excluded) of retail trade enterprises, except those trading in motor vehicles and motorcycles at current prices, LTL mill.	15562	17994	20060	23929	27588	22118
as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	109,6	111,3	107,1	113,7	104,1	78,4
Turnover (VAT excluded) of enterprises engaging in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, LTL mill.	4051	4930	5956	7645	8200	4248
as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	106,4	126,6	123,5	125,6	103,5	54,7
Turnover (VAT excluded) of food and beverage service enterprises, LTL mill.	587	758	823	886	1055	898
as compared to corresponding period of previous year, %	113,9	124,7	104,2	98,8	102,3	79,5
Exports of goods, LTL mill.	25819	32767	38888	43192	55511	40725
Imports of goods, LTL mill.	34384	43152	53275	61504	73006	45138
Balance, LTL mill.	-8565	-10385	-14387	-18312	-17495	-4413
Gross domestic product at current prices, LTL mill.	62698	72060	82793	98669	111190	92353