Exports and imports of goods, May 2025, in current prices and in constant prices
Weak rise for imports of goods in May compared with April
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-07-28 8.00
In May, exports of goods decreased by 10 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 while they increased by 1 percent in volume.
- Exports of petroleum products decreased in both value and volume compared with last year and last month, says Kajsa Krol Brevinge, statistician at Statistics Sweden.
Compared with the previous month, Swedish exports of goods remained unchanged in value while they increased by 1 percent in volume. Swedish imports of goods increased by 1 percent in value and by 2 percent in volume compared with the previous month. The number of weekdays in May 2025 was the same as in April 2025.
Detailed information about May 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 | May 2025 | May 2025/May 2024 | May 2025/April 2024 | May 2025 | May 2025/May 2024 | May 2025/April 2024 |
| Total | 172 | ‑10 | 0 | 131 | ‑1 | 1 |
| Wood and paper products | 143 | ‑10 | ‑2 | 103 | ‑10 | ‑2 |
| Minerals | 196 | ‑14 | ‑3 | 118 | ‑3 | ‑2 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 187 | ‑13 | ‑6 | 168 | ‑5 | ‑4 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 156 | ‑24 | ‑9 | 115 | ‑4 | ‑7 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 174 | ‑8 | 5 | 140 | 0 | 6 |
| Other products | 168 | 0 | ‑2 | 114 | 8 | ‑1 |
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 24 percent in value and by 4 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, export of petroleum products decreased by 30 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of petroleum products decreased by 9 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume.
Exports of chemicals/rubber products decreased by 13 percent in value and by 5 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, export of pharmaceutical products decreased by 21 percent in value and by 13 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of pharmaceutical products decreased by 9 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume.
Exports of machinery and transport equipment decreased by 8 percent in value while they remained unchanged in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, exports of passenger cars decreased by 29 percent in value and by 23 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of passenger cars decreased by 4 percent in both value and 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 | May 2025 | May 2025/May 2024 | May 2025/April 2024 | May 2025 | May 2025/May 2024 | May 2025/April 2024 |
| Total | 169 | ‑7 | 1 | 126 | 1 | 2 |
| Wood and paper products | 169 | ‑8 | ‑3 | 105 | ‑8 | ‑3 |
| Minerals | 196 | ‑13 | 5 | 121 | ‑2 | 4 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 167 | ‑9 | ‑7 | 123 | ‑4 | ‑6 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 141 | ‑31 | 1 | 97 | ‑4 | 5 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 171 | ‑6 | ‑1 | 140 | 0 | 1 |
| Other products | 171 | 6 | 7 | 121 | 11 | 8 |
Imports of minerals decreased by 13 percent in value and by 2 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Compared with the previous month, imports of minerals increased by 5 percent in value and by 4 percent in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 31 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 33 percent in value and by 3 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of crude petroleum oils increased by 2 percent in value and by 9 percent in volume.
Imports of machinery/transport equipment decreased by 6 percent in value while they remained unchanged in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, imports of passenger cars increased by 25 percent in value and by 27 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of passenger cars increased by 3 percent in value and by 4 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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