1. Jonas Guzavičius, vice-president Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists LITHUANIAN MACROECONOMIC REVIEW 2013-05-09, Riga

2. BALTIC ECONOMIES GROW AT A FASTEST PACE IN THE EU Source: Eurostat * - European Commission Autumn forecast for 2012

3. HOWEVER, GDP IN THE BALTIC REGION IS BELOW PRE-CRISIS LEVELS Source: Eurostat * - European Commission Autumn forecast for 2012

4. SO FAR ONLY EXPORT HAS EXCEEDED PRE-CRISIS LEVEL IN LITHUANIA Source: Lithuanian Statistics Department

5. FOREIGN TRADE IS THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TO GDP GROWTH. STATE OF INVESTMENT IS WORSENING Source: Lithuanian Statistics Department

6. CIS AND BALTIC REGIONS ARE MAIN CONTRIBUTORS TO EXPORT GROWTH Source: Lithuanian Statistics Department

7. EU REMAINS THE MAIN TRADING PARTNER OF LITHUANIA. HOWEVER, THE CIS MARKET IS RAPIDLY GAINING WEIGHT

8. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN LITHUANIA IS HIGHER THAN EU AVERAGE Source: Eurostat * - Unemployment rate for 2012 Q3

9. HOWEVER UNEMPLOYMENT IS DECLINING GRADUALLY Source: Eurostat * - Change in unemployment rate in 2012 Q3, compared to 2011 Q3

10. DROP IN JOBLESSNESS IS OBSERVED IN ALL LABOUR MARKET SEGMENTS Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics

11. WAGES ARE RISING SLOWLY, BUT ARE BELOW PRE-CRISIS LEVEL Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics

12. WAGES WILL GROW FASTER THAN PRICES IN 2013 Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics

13. Thank you for your attention!