Exports, imports and net trade balance, July 2023, in current prices

Net trade balance at SEK 4.6 billion in July

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-08-29 8.00

In July 2023, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 145.2 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 140.6 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 4.6 billion.

Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 4.6 billion in July 2023, according to preliminary calculations. In July 2022, there was a net trade deficit of SEK 3.8 billion.

The value of exports in July 2023 was SEK 145.2 billion, while imports were valued at SEK 140.6 billion. The corresponding values for July 2022 were SEK 152.8 billion for exports and SEK 156.6 billion for imports. Exports of goods have thus decreased by 5 percent in value, and imports have decreased by 10 percent in value compared with July 2022. The number of weekdays in July 2023 was the same as it was in July 2022.

Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 22.6 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 18.0 billion.

Exports, imports and net trade in goods 2021–2023 (SEK billion). Revised figures in bold type
  Month Total EU Member States[*] Non EU Member States
    2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023
Exports Jan 114.1 141.3 172.0 63.2 78.8 97.3 50.9 62.5 74.7
  Febr 123.3 151.0 170.2 65.8 81.8 95.7 57.5 69.2 74.5
  March 144.1 183.9 196.2 77.9 99.3 107.8 66.2 84.6 88.4
  April 131.7 155.9 162.5 69.8 84.5 89.8 61.9 71.4 72.7
  May 133.5 172.1 178.6 70.4 92.7 96.9 63.1 79.4 81.7
  June 144.4 181.4 177.2 76.2 98.9 99.0 68.2 82.5 78.2
  July 126.7 152.8 145.2 66.4 79.1 77.8 60.3 73.7 67.4
  Aug 115.6 149.5   64.2 84.3   51.4 65.2  
  Sept 146.8 180.1   79.2 98.8   67.6 81.3  
  Oct 145.5 176.5   79.4 94.6   66.1 81.9  
  Nov 153.4 183.1   83.7 98.6   69.7 84.5  
  Dec 147.4 170.9   77.8 88.4   69.6 82.5  
  Total 1 626.5 1 998.5 1 201.9 874.0 1 079.8 664.3 752.5 918.7 537.6
Imports Jan 110.1 142.4 164.4 75.1 89.1 106.7 35.0 53.3 57.7
  Febr 118.8 150.0 164.2 80.8 97.3 111.5 38.0 52.7 52.7
  March 141.7 179.7 187.3 96.6 115.2 126.4 45.1 64.5 60.9
  April 130.3 159.5 165.8 88.5 99.8 111.6 41.8 59.7 54.2
  May 130.3 177.4 178.7 86.9 112.1 121.3 43.4 65.3 57.4
  June 135.5 179.7 175.0 91.1 116.5 120.7 44.4 63.2 54.3
  July 120.0 156.6 140.6 79.5 91.0 95.8 40.5 65.6 44.8
  Aug 126.4 167.2   81.4 101.8   45.0 65.4  
  Sept 141.3 180.9   91.5 119.2   49.8 61.7  
  Oct 146.0 188.1   94.5 121.6   51.5 66.5  
  Nov 153.9 189.1   101.2 119.6   52.7 69.5  
  Dec 152.1 174.0   99.9 114.0   52.2 60.0  
  Total 1 606.4 2 044.6 1 176.0 1 067.0 1 297.2 794.0 539.4 747.4 382.0
Net Trade of Goods Jan 4.0 ‑1.1 7.6 ‑11.9 ‑10.3 ‑9.4 15.9 9.2 17.0
  Febr 4.5 1.0 6.0 ‑15.0 ‑15.5 ‑15.8 19.5 16.5 21.8
  March 2.4 4.2 8.9 ‑18.7 ‑15.9 ‑18.6 21.1 20.1 27.5
  April 1.4 ‑3.6 ‑3.3 ‑18.7 ‑15.3 ‑21.8 20.1 11.7 18.5
  May 3.2 ‑5.3 ‑0.1 ‑16.5 ‑19.4 ‑24.4 19.7 14.1 24.3
  June 8.9 1.7 2.2 ‑14.9 ‑17.6 ‑21.7 23.8 19.3 23.9
  July 6.7 ‑3.8 4.6 ‑13.1 ‑11.9 ‑18.0 19.8 8.1 22.6
  Aug ‑10.8 ‑17.7   ‑17.2 ‑17.5   6.4 ‑0.2  
  Sept 5.5 ‑0.8   ‑12.3 ‑20.4   17.8 19.6  
  Oct ‑0.5 ‑11.6   ‑15.1 ‑27.0   14.6 15.4  
  Nov ‑0.5 ‑6.0   ‑17.5 ‑21.0   17.0 15.0  
  Dec ‑4.7 ‑3.1   ‑22.1 ‑25.6   17.4 22.5  
  Total 20.1 ‑46.1 25.9 ‑193.0 ‑217.4 ‑129.7 213.1 171.3 155.6

Seasonally adjusted, net trade showed a surplus of SEK 1.0 billion in July, compared with a surplus of SEK 0.2 billion in June. The corresponding figure for May was a surplus of SEK 0.2 billion.

Net trade (January – July 2023) showed a surplus of SEK 25.9 billion

During the last seven months, the value of exports of goods increased by 6 percent and the value of imports of goods increased by 3 percent compared with the corresponding period a year ago. Exports were valued at SEK 1201.9 billion and imports were valued at SEK 1176.0 billion, resulting in a net trade surplus of SEK 25.9 billion for January - July 2023. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a deficit of SEK 6.9 billion.

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