Exports and imports of goods, July 2025, in current prices and in constant prices
Weaker trade in goods in July compared with June
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-09-26 8.00
In July, exports of goods decreased by 2 percent in value while they increased by 3 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. At the same time, imports of goods remained unchanged in value while they increased by 4 percent in volume.
– Imports of food/beverages/tobacco increased 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 13 percent in value and by 14 percent in volume. Swedish imports of goods decreased by 9 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume compared with the previous month. The number of weekdays in July 2025 was four more than in June 2025.
Detailed information about July 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 | July 2025 | July 2025/July 2024 | July 2025/June 2025 | July 2025 | July 2025/July 2024 | July 2025/June 2025 |
| Total | 156 | ‑2 | ‑13 | 118 | 3 | ‑14 |
| Wood and paper products | 142 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 0 | 3 |
| Minerals | 173 | ‑11 | ‑6 | 102 | ‑6 | ‑8 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 193 | ‑6 | ‑4 | 172 | ‑3 | ‑6 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 183 | ‑18 | 10 | 133 | 0 | 7 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 139 | 2 | ‑23 | 111 | 6 | ‑24 |
| Other products | 162 | 9 | ‑15 | 112 | 12 | ‑13 |
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 18 percent in value while they remained unchanged in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, export of petroleum products decreased by 22 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of petroleum products increased by 11 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume.
Exports of minerals decreased by 11 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, export of iron ore and concentrates decreased by 45 percent in value and by 38 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of iron ore and concentrates decreased by 20 percent in value and by 25 percent in volume.
Exports 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, exports of passenger cars decreased by 18 percent in value and by 15 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of passenger cars decreased by 38 percent in value and by 39 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 | July 2025 | July 2025/July 2024 | July 2025/June 2025 | July 2025 | July 2025/July 2024 | July 2025/June 2025 |
| Total | 155 | 0 | ‑9 | 115 | 4 | ‑8 |
| Wood and paper products | 143 | ‑8 | ‑14 | 89 | ‑7 | ‑14 |
| Minerals | 147 | ‑10 | ‑22 | 90 | ‑4 | ‑22 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 160 | 0 | ‑6 | 116 | 1 | ‑6 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 153 | ‑29 | 11 | 98 | ‑10 | 9 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 152 | 8 | ‑16 | 122 | 9 | ‑17 |
| Other products | 161 | 7 | 5 | 117 | 8 | 6 |
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 29 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, imports of crude petroleum oils decreased by 21 percent in value while they increased by 5 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of crude petroleum oils increased by 21 percent in value and by 20 percent in volume.
Imports of minerals decreased by 10 percent in value and by 4 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, imports of iron and steel decreased by 12 percent in value and by 3 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of iron and steel decreased by 24 percent in both value and volume.
Within the product area other products, imports of food/beverages/tobacco increased by 11 percent in value and by 13 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Compared with the previous month, imports of food/beverages/tobacco increased by 5 percent in value and by 9 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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