Statistics
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 25.9% (1998)
Industries: synthetic fibers, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, radios, electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, textiles, timber; note – dependent on imports for energy and raw materials
Industrial production growth rate: 8.5% (2004 est.)
Electricity – production: 4,547 GWh (2002)
Electricity – production by source:
fossil fuel: 29.1%
hydro: 70.9%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)
Electricity – consumption: 5,829 GWh (2002)
Electricity – exports: 1,100 GWh (2002)
Electricity – imports: 2,700 GWh (2002)
Agriculture – products: grain, potatoes, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish
Foreign direct investments in Latvia: Lursoft statistics on remaining amount of investments at the end of each year.
Exchange rates: lati per US dollar – 0.56 (2012), 0.44 (2008), 0.5402 (2004), 0.57 (2003), 0.62 (2002), 0.63 (2001), 0.61 (2000), 0.59 (1999), 0.590 (1998), 0.581 (1997), 0.551 (1996), 0.528 (1995)
Packet of 20 cigarettes: 1.20 – 2.45 LVL. Most Western brands (Marlboro, etc.) are about 2.00 LVL.
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