Exports of chemicals/rubber products decreased by 7 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 11 percent in value and by 4 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of pharmaceutical products decreased by 53 percent in both value and in volume.

Exports of minerals increased by 18 percent in value and by 26 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, export of iron ore and concentrates decreased by 2 percent in value while they increased by 20 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of iron ore and concentrates increased by 43 percent in value and by 52 percent in volume.

Exports of machinery and transport equipment decreased by 11 percent in value and by 5 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 9 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of passenger cars increased by 6 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume.

Imports of chemicals/rubber products decreased by 9 percent in value and by 3 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, imports of pharmaceutical products increased by 12 percent in both value and in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of pharmaceutical products decreased by 1 percent in both value and in volume.

Imports of minerals decreased by 4 percent in value while they increased by 3 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, imports of iron and steel decreased by 11 percent in value and by 2 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of iron and steel increased by 30 percent in both value and volume.

Imports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 2 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, imports of passenger cars decreased by 1 percent in value while they increased by 1 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of passenger cars decreased by 20 percent in value and by 19 percent in volume.

Revisions

The period January-December 2024 has been revised in accordance with the regular revision schedule and can now been seen as final. Exports of goods were revised down by approximately SEK 1.4 billion in current prices, while imports of goods were revised up by approximately SEK 1.1 billion. The net trade of goods was thus revised down by approximately SEK 2.5 billion.

The revisions, in SEK million, for each month of 2024 are reported in the table below.

Even the current year so far, January-July 2025, has been revised in accordance with the regular revision schedule. In this period, exports of goods were revised down by approximately SEK 5.7 billion in current prices. At the same time, imports of goods were revised down by approximately SEK 0.2 billion. The net trade of goods was thus revised down by approximately SEK 5.5 billion.

The foreign trade in goods data is revised according to a revision schedule. Normally, data for the past three months are revised at the time when a new month is published. In connection with the publication in February, when data for the full previous year is published, the months January-November of this year are revised. In connection with the publication in October, data for the current year so far is revised as well as data for the previous year. If necessary, revisions can also be made outside the regular revision schedule. Revisions are primarily a result of late submissions or amended information from respondents but can also be due to changes in statistical models. The data should be considered preliminary before being revised according to the regular revision schedule.