Exports, imports and net trade balance, April 2018, in current prices:
Net trade balance at SEK -6.5 billion in April
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-05-28 9.30
In April 2018, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 115.9 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 122.4 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK -6.5 billion.
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade deficit of SEK 6.5 billion in April 2018, according to preliminary calculations. In April 2017, the net trade deficit was SEK 3.0 billion.
The value of exports in April 2018 was SEK 115.9 billion, while imports were valued at SEK 122.4 billion. Compared with April 2017, exports increased by 16 percent in value while imports increased by 19 percent in value.
Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 12.3 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 18.8 billion.
The number of weekdays in April 2018 was two more than in April 2017.
Seasonally adjusted, the net trade deficit amounted to SEK 3.2 billion in April, compared with a deficit of SEK 2.3 billion in March. The corresponding figure for February was a deficit of SEK 1.4 billion.
Net trade (Jan–Apr 2018) showed a deficit of SEK 10.1 billion
In this period, the value of exports increased by 9 percent , while the value of imports of goods increased by 11 percent compared with the corresponding period one year ago. Exports amounted to SEK 461.5 billion and imports were valued at SEK 471.6 billion, resulting in a net trade deficit of SEK 10.1 billion for January–April 2018. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a deficit of SEK 3.8 billion.
| Month | Total | EU Member States | Non EU Member States | ||||||||
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
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Exports
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Jan
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87.1 | 103.1 | 115.3 | 53.0 | 63.0 | 67.7 | 34.1 | 40.1 | 47.6 | |
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Febr
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94.6 | 100.5 | 108.3 | 56.5 | 59.0 | 65.8 | 38.1 | 41.5 | 42.5 | |
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March
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103.7 | 119.1 | 122.0 | 61.7 | 69.5 | 72.8 | 42.0 | 49.6 | 49.2 | |
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April
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99.5 | 99.5 | 115.9 | 58.3 | 59.3 | 67.7 | 41.2 | 40.2 | 48.2 | |
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May
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96.2 | 115.2 | 56.8 | 67.9 | 39.4 | 47.3 | ||||
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June
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103.3 | 115.4 | 60.5 | 67.5 | 42.8 | 47.9 | ||||
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July
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86.0 | 93.6 | 50.7 | 53.4 | 35.3 | 40.2 | ||||
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Aug
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88.4 | 99.1 | 53.2 | 59.2 | 35.2 | 39.9 | ||||
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Sept
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108.1 | 113.5 | 63.8 | 67.4 | 44.3 | 46.1 | ||||
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Oct
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103.7 | 116.6 | 62.6 | 70.0 | 41.1 | 46.6 | ||||
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Nov
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113.0 | 121.8 | 66.1 | 72.6 | 46.9 | 49.2 | ||||
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Dec
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109.1 | 109.1 | 62.1 | 63.9 | 47.0 | 45.2 | ||||
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Total
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1 192.7 | 1 306.5 | 461.5 | 705.3 | 772.7 | 274.0 | 487.4 | 533.8 | 187.5 | |
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Imports
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Jan
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86.4 | 102.2 | 118.3 | 61.1 | 71.6 | 83.6 | 25.3 | 30.6 | 34.7 | |
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Febr
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94.9 | 101.7 | 110.8 | 70.0 | 73.4 | 81.3 | 24.9 | 28.3 | 29.5 | |
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March
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102.1 | 119.6 | 120.1 | 72.8 | 86.1 | 87.0 | 29.3 | 33.5 | 33.1 | |
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April
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97.3 | 102.5 | 122.4 | 72.2 | 73.7 | 86.5 | 25.1 | 28.8 | 35.9 | |
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May
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100.2 | 113.9 | 72.0 | 81.7 | 28.2 | 32.2 | ||||
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June
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103.6 | 110.0 | 74.1 | 79.4 | 29.5 | 30.6 | ||||
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July
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85.8 | 95.4 | 59.5 | 65.0 | 26.3 | 30.4 | ||||
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Aug
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98.9 | 105.8 | 67.9 | 73.2 | 31.0 | 32.6 | ||||
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Sept
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105.4 | 110.2 | 76.3 | 79.6 | 29.1 | 30.6 | ||||
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Oct
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107.2 | 117.9 | 78.3 | 85.8 | 28.9 | 32.1 | ||||
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Nov
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115.1 | 121.7 | 82.7 | 88.7 | 32.4 | 33.0 | ||||
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Dec
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110.5 | 113.0 | 78.4 | 82.2 | 32.1 | 30.8 | ||||
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Total
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1 207.4 | 1 313.9 | 471.6 | 865.3 | 940.4 | 338.4 | 342.1 | 373.5 | 133.2 | |
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Net Trade of Goods
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Jan
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0.7 | 0.9 | ‑3.0 | ‑8.1 | ‑8.6 | ‑15.9 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 12.9 | |
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Febr
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‑0.3 | ‑1.2 | ‑2.5 | ‑13.5 | ‑14.4 | ‑15.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.0 | |
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March
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1.6 | ‑0.5 | 1.9 | ‑11.1 | ‑16.6 | ‑14.2 | 12.7 | 16.1 | 16.1 | |
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April
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2.2 | ‑3.0 | ‑6.5 | ‑13.9 | ‑14.4 | ‑18.8 | 16.1 | 11.4 | 12.3 | |
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May
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‑4.0 | 1.3 | ‑15.2 | ‑13.8 | 11.2 | 15.1 | ||||
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June
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‑0.3 | 5.4 | ‑13.6 | ‑11.9 | 13.3 | 17.3 | ||||
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July
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0.2 | ‑1.8 | ‑8.8 | ‑11.6 | 9.0 | 9.8 | ||||
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Aug
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‑10.5 | ‑6.7 | ‑14.7 | ‑14.0 | 4.2 | 7.3 | ||||
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Sept
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2.7 | 3.3 | ‑12.5 | ‑12.2 | 15.2 | 15.5 | ||||
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Oct
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‑3.5 | ‑1.3 | ‑15.7 | ‑15.8 | 12.2 | 14.5 | ||||
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Nov
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‑2.1 | 0.1 | ‑16.6 | ‑16.1 | 14.5 | 16.2 | ||||
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Dec
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‑1.4 | ‑3.9 | ‑16.3 | ‑18.3 | 14.9 | 14.4 | ||||
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Total
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‑14.7 | ‑7.4 | ‑10.1 | ‑160.0 | ‑167.7 | ‑64.4 | 145.3 | 160.3 | 54.3 | |
Definitions and explanations
Last month’s import and export values in trade with the EU are estimates based on data provided by a large subset of companies that trade with the EU. Most (95 percent) of the deviation between these estimates and the subsequent outcome lies within the range of SEK -2 billion and SEK 1 billion for both imports and exports.
Import and export values for trade in goods with non-EU countries are based largely on data from Swedish Customs.
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