Trade and Jobs: Latvia
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Trade and Jobs: Latvia

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  • Latvia

Latvian companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €7.4 billion in 2022. And this keeps 133,000 workers busy in the EU.

  • Latvian extra-EU exports support 120,000 jobs in Latvia.
  • Another 36,000 workers in Latvia are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world. 
  • This means 18% of jobs in Latvia depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Latvian extra-EU exports also support over 13,000 jobs in EU countries.
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The EU is the biggest exporter and importer of goods and services worldwide.

PERUZA is an engineering and manufacturing company that produces equipment, primarily for the food processing industry, and especially for fish processing. PERUZA delivers its production lines worldwide under its own brand name.

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  • Press release

This is one of the many figures in a new report released today by the European Commission, showing just how important an open trade policy is for European employment.

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