Exports and imports of goods, April 2025, in current prices and in constant prices
Weaker trade in goods in April
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-06-26 8.00
In April, exports of goods decreased by 7 percent in value and by 1 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. At the same time, imports of goods decreased by 7 percent in value and by 2 percent in volume.
- Exports of pharmaceutical products decreased in both value and volume compared with last year and last month, says Josefine Regard, statistician at Statistics Sweden
Compared with the previous month, Swedish exports of goods decreased by 9 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume. Swedish imports of goods decreased by 7 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume compared with the previous month. The number of weekdays in April 2025 was one less than in March 2025.
Detailed information about April 2025 (in current prices and in constant prices)
| Value index (2015=100) | Value (current prices) | Value (current prices) | Volume index (2015=100) | Volume (value in constant prices) | Volume (value in constant prices) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | |||
| Commodity group according to SITC | April 2025 | April 2025/April 2024 | April 2025/March 2024 | April 2025 | April 2025/April 2024 | April 2025/March 2024 |
| Total | 173 | ‑7 | ‑9 | 130 | ‑1 | ‑8 |
| Wood and paper products | 146 | ‑7 | ‑12 | 105 | ‑10 | ‑12 |
| Minerals | 202 | 3 | ‑7 | 121 | 9 | ‑5 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 199 | ‑6 | ‑12 | 175 | ‑1 | ‑12 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 171 | ‑29 | ‑9 | 123 | ‑4 | ‑3 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 166 | ‑8 | ‑10 | 132 | ‑3 | ‑9 |
| Other products | 172 | 4 | ‑2 | 115 | 9 | ‑1 |
Exports of wood and paper products decreased by 7 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, export of wood increased by 3 percent in value while they decreased by 7 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of wood decreased by 17 percent in value and by 19 percent in volume.
Exports of chemicals/rubber products decreased by 6 percent in value and by 1 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, export of pharmaceutical products decreased by 12 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of pharmaceutical products decreased by 18 percent in value and by 20 percent in volume.
Exports of machinery and transport equipment decreased by 8 percent in value and by 3 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, exports of passenger cars decreased by 18 percent in value and by 14 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of passenger cars decreased by 14 percent in value and by 12 percent in volume.
| Value index (2015=100) | Value (current prices) | Value (current prices) | Volume index (2015=100) | Volume (value in constant prices) | Volume (value in constant prices) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | |||
| Commodity group according to SITC | April 2025 | April 2025/April 2024 | April 2025/March 2024 | April 2025 | April 2025/April 2024 | April 2025/March 2024 |
| Total | 168 | ‑7 | ‑7 | 124 | ‑2 | ‑6 |
| Wood and paper products | 176 | ‑1 | ‑3 | 108 | ‑4 | ‑3 |
| Minerals | 187 | ‑16 | ‑8 | 116 | ‑9 | ‑5 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 179 | ‑2 | ‑7 | 131 | ‑1 | ‑6 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 140 | ‑30 | ‑20 | 92 | ‑4 | ‑11 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 172 | ‑5 | ‑6 | 139 | ‑3 | ‑5 |
| Other products | 161 | 3 | ‑3 | 113 | 5 | ‑4 |
Imports of minerals decreased by 16 percent in value and by 9 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Compared with the previous month, imports of minerals decreased by 8 percent in value and by 5 percent in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 30 percent in value and by 4 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, imports of crude petroleum oils decreased by 31 percent in value and by 1 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of crude petroleum oils decreased by 24 percent in value and by 15 percent in volume.
Within the product area other products, imports of food/beverages/tobacco increased by 7 percent in value and by 11 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of food/beverages/tobacco remained unchanged in value while they decreased by 1 percent in volume.
Definitions and explanations
The value index and the volume index describe nominal and real value trends over time. The real value trends describe trends in which price changes have been removed. The indices refer to chain indices with base year 2015=100.
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