Exports and imports of goods, January 2022, in current prices and in constant prices
Increased trade in goods compared with the same period previous year
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2022-03-28 8.00
In January 2022, exports of goods increased by 24 percent in value and by 5 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. At the same time, imports of goods rose by 30 percent in value and by 7 percent in volume.
Compared with the previous month, Swedish exports of goods decreased by 4 percent in value and by 7 percent in volume. Swedish imports of goods decreased by 7 percent in value and by 11 percent in volume. The number of weekdays in January 2022 was one less than in December 2021.
Detailed information about January 2022 (in current prices and in constant prices)
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 73 percent in value while they remained unchanged 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 | January 2022 | January 2022/January 2021 | January 2022/December 2021 | January 2022 | January 2022/January 2021 | January 2022/December 2021 |
| Total | 144 | 24 | ‑4 | 116 | 5 | ‑7 |
| Wood and paper products | 138 | 22 | 4 | 101 | ‑5 | 2 |
| Minerals | 176 | 31 | 1 | 108 | 1 | ‑3 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 170 | 41 | 15 | 157 | 23 | 13 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 198 | 73 | ‑9 | 116 | 0 | ‑5 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 125 | 11 | ‑11 | 113 | 2 | ‑14 |
| Other products | 137 | 18 | ‑9 | 106 | 7 | ‑13 |
Exports of chemicals and rubber products increased by 41 percent in value and by 23 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. Within this product area, exports of pharmaceuticals products increased by 46 percent in value and by 39 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of pharmaceuticals products increased by 23 percent in value and by 26 percent in volume.
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 73 percent in value while they remained unchanged in volume compared with the same period a year ago. The large difference between the value and volume trends is due to higher prices on petroleum products in January 2022. Compared with the previous month, exports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 9 percent in value and by 5 percent in volume.
Exports of minerals increased by 31 percent in value and by 1 percent in volume, compared with the same period a year ago. The increase in value is a result of higher prices on minerals. Compared with the previous month, exports of minerals increased by 1 percent in value while they decreased by 3 percent in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current rose by 100 percent in value and by 14 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 | January 2022 | January 2022/January 2021 | January 2022/December 2021 | January 2022 | January 2022/January 2021 | January 2022/December 2021 |
| Total | 146 | 30 | ‑7 | 118 | 7 | ‑11 |
| Wood and paper products | 150 | 37 | 8 | 110 | 10 | 2 |
| Minerals | 183 | 45 | 12 | 111 | 5 | 7 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 152 | 36 | 7 | 121 | 8 | 0 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 189 | 100 | ‑9 | 101 | 14 | ‑17 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 136 | 16 | ‑14 | 125 | 7 | ‑17 |
| Other products | 133 | 22 | ‑6 | 112 | 5 | ‑10 |
Imports of mineralsincreased by 45 percent in value and by 5 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. Within this product area, imports of iron and steel increased by 83 percent in value and by 22 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of iron and steel increased by 13 percent in value and by 12 percent in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 100 percent in value and by 14 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. The large difference between the value and volume trends is due to higher prices on crude petroleum oils in January 2022. Compared with the previous month, imports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 9 percent in value and by 17 percent in volume.
Imports of wood and paper products increased by 37 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. Compared with the previous month, imports of wood and paper products increased by 8 percent in value and by 2 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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