Exports and imports of goods, January–June 2018, in current prices:

Strong first six months for foreign trade with goods

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-08-28 9.30

In the period January–June 2018, Swedish exports of goods increased 9 percent and imports of goods increased 12 percent in current prices compared with the same period last year.

In the period January–June 2018, the value of Swedish exports amounted to SEK 713 billion. This is an increase of 9 percent compared with the same period last year. At the same time, imports of goods were up by 12 percent and amounted to SEK 729 billion. This resulted in a net trade deficit of SEK 16 billion. In the same period in 2017, there was a net trade surplus that amounted to SEK 3 billion.

In the second quarter, Sweden’s exports of goods rose by 11 percent compared with the same period last year. At the same time, imports of goods increased by 16 percent. The second quarter was significantly stronger than the first quarter for both exports and imports of goods. In volume (value in constant prices), exports increased by 5 percent and imports increased by 9 percent in the second quarter.

Detailed information for January–June 2018

Exports of goods to Norway rose 14 percent

Sweden’s exports of goods to the EU 28 were up by 10 percent, and imports from there rose by 12 percent compared with the same period last year. Exports to the euro countries increased by 10 percent and imports from there increased by 12 percent. Among the EU countries, exports to Germany increased by 11 percent, to Denmark by 10 percent, while exports to the UK remained the same. Imports from Germany rose by 12 percent, from Denmark by 8 percent and from the UK by 7 percent.

Exports to other European countries increased by 12 percent and imports from there rose by 11 percent. Exports to Norway rose by 14 percent, and imports from there were up by 8 percent. Exports to Russia were up by 10 percent, and imports from there rose by 27 percent.

Both exports to and imports from Asia rose by 10 percent. Exports to China increased by 16 percent, and imports from there were up by 3 percent.

Exports to the US increased by 5 percent, and imports from there increased by 2 percent.

Exports of passenger cars were up 35 percent

Exports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 10 percent. Within this product area, passenger cars increased by 35 percent. Exports of minerals were up by 7 percent. Exports of wood and paper products rose by 9 percent and mineral fuels and electric current rose by 20 percent. Exports of chemicals and rubber products were up by 5 percent. Within the other products area, food, beverages and tobacco increased by 11 percent.

Imports of crude oil rose 32 percent

Imports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 12 percent and imports of minerals rose by 19 percent. Imports of wood and paper products rose by 15 percent and chemicals and rubber products rose by 10 percent. Mineral fuels and electric current increased by 25 percent. Within this product area, crude oil rose by 32 percent. Imports of other products increased by 6 percent.

 ExportsImports
RegionValue January-JuneShare in %Change in %Value January-JuneShare in %Change in %
 2018201720182018/20172018201720182018/2017
Total
 712 672 652 817 100.0 9 729 298 649 820 100.0 12
Europe
 528 677 480 224 74.2 10 616 921 551 504 84.6 12
EU-28
 423 443 386 250 59.4 10 522 008 465 887 71.6 12
EMU-19
 295 763 269 537 41.5 10 381 471 339 624 52.3 12
Other European countries
 105 235 93 974 14.8 12 94 914 85 617 13.0 11
Africa
 13 456 13 769 1.9 -2 13 004 6 795 1.8 91
North Africa
 6 696 7 004 0.9 -4 3 254 1 513 0.4 115
West Africa
 1 380 1 672 0.2 -17 8 228 3 716 1.1 121
Central, East and Southern Africa
 5 380 5 093 0.8 6 1 522 1 567 0.2 -3
America
 66 347 64 862 9.3 2 26 323 25 030 3.6 5
North America
 53 089 51 138 7.4 4 18 909 18 299 2.6 3
Central and South America
 13 258 13 724 1.9 -3 7 414 6 730 1.0 10
Asia
 91 836 83 144 12.9 10 71 800 65 065 9.8 10
Middle- and Near East
 14 597 14 006 2.0 4 4 315 2 499 0.6 73
Other countries in Asia
 77 239 69 138 10.8 12 67 485 62 565 9.3 8
Oceania and Antarctica
 10 642 8 596 1.5 24 1 191 1 156 0.2 3

 Exports
 Value January-JuneShare in %Change in %
Commodity group according to SITC2018201720182018/2017
Total
 712 672 652 817 100.0 9
Wood and paper products
 72 398 66 668 10.2 9
Wood
 16 105 14 937 2.3 8
Pulp and waste paper
 11 812 9 722 1.7 21
Paper, paperproducts
 41 210 38 725 5.8 6
Minerals
 74 059 69 518 10.4 7
Iron ore and concentrates
 9 574 9 817 1.3 -2
Iron and steel
 34 200 31 174 4.8 10
Non-ferrous metals
 14 591 13 701 2.0 6
Chemicals, rubber products
 94 127 89 779 13.2 5
Organic/inorganic chemicals
 9 910 9 938 1.4 0
Pharmaceuticals products
 42 433 39 667 6.0 7
Plastics
 17 460 17 294 2.4 1
Mineral fuels, electric current
 52 259 43 392 7.3 20
Petroleum products
 44 253 37 804 6.2 17
Machinery, transport equipment
 327 659 296 709 46.0 10
Manufactures of metals
 19 537 18 217 2.7 7
Industrial machinery
 108 522 100 157 15.2 8
Electronics, telecommunication
 70 185 67 738 9.8 4
Road vehicles
 109 015 91 322 15.3 19
Passenger cars
 49 120 36 343 6.9 35
Lorries, trucks[1]
 18 597 16 094 2.6 16
Parts, accessories
 33 882 32 549 4.8 4
Other transport equipment
 4 743 3 759 0.7 26
Instruments, photo/optical products
 15 658 15 516 2.2 1
Other products
 92 169 86 752 12.9 6
Food, beverages, tobacco
 45 003 40 686 6.3 11
Textiles, clothing, footwear
 15 114 14 814 2.1 2
Furniture
 9 056 8 773 1.3 3

[1] Includes road tractors for semi-trailers

 Imports
 Value January-JuneShare in %Change in %
Commodity group according to SITC2018201720182018/2017
Total
 729 298 649 820 100.0 12
Wood and paper products
 21 286 18 516 2.9 15
Minerals
 60 922 51 282 8.4 19
Iron and steel
 29 559 23 594 4.1 25
Non-ferrous metals
 11 670 10 000 1.6 17
Metalliferrous ores, metal scrap
 8 085 7 258 1.1 11
Chemicals, rubber products
 87 849 79 656 12.0 10
Organic/inorganic chemicals
 19 314 16 450 2.6 17
Pharmaceuticals products
 20 097 18 888 2.8 6
Plastics
 18 666 16 748 2.6 11
Crude rubber, rubber products
 8 646 8 022 1.2 8
Mineral fuels, electric current
 81 177 65 133 11.1 25
Crude petroleum oils
 42 689 32 422 5.9 32
Petroleum products
 30 726 26 500 4.2 16
Machinery, transport equipment
 322 131 287 968 44.2 12
Manufactures of metals
 22 993 21 108 3.2 9
Industrial machinery
 78 218 68 941 10.7 13
Electronics, telecommunication
 105 488 94 434 14.5 12
Road vehicles
 91 161 81 514 12.5 12
Passenger cars
 42 262 39 547 5.8 7
Parts and accessories
 32 717 26 994 4.5 21
Other transport equipment
 6 970 5 873 1.0 19
Instruments, photo/optical equip
 17 302 16 098 2.4 7
Other products
 155 933 147 265 21.4 6
Food, beverages, tobacco
 77 429 71 790 10.6 8
Textiles, clothing, footwear
 35 049 33 425 4.8 5
Furniture
 11 997 11 258 1.6 7

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