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

Net trade balance at SEK 1.1 billion in June

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-07-26 8.00

In June 2023, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 176.5 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 175.4 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 1.1 billion.

Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 1.1 billion in June 2023, according to preliminary calculations. In June 2022, there was a net trade surplus of SEK 1.7 billion.

The value of exports in June 2023 was SEK 176.5 billion, while imports were valued at SEK 175.4 billion. The corresponding values for June 2022 were SEK 181.4 billion for exports and SEK 179.7 billion for imports. Exports of goods have thus decreased by 3 percent in value, and imports have decreased by 2 percent in value compared with June 2022. The number of weekdays in June 2023 was the same as it was in June 2022.

Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 23.3 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 22.2 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 144.1 183.9 196.1 77.9 99.3 107.7 66.2 84.6 88.4
  April 131.7 155.9 162.2 69.8 84.5 89.5 61.9 71.4 72.7
  May 133.5 172.1 178.3 70.4 92.7 96.6 63.1 79.4 81.7
  June 144.4 181.4 176.5 76.2 98.9 98.7 68.2 82.5 77.8
  July 126.7 152.8   66.4 79.1   60.3 73.7  
  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 1 055.3 874.0 1 079.8 585.5 752.5 918.7 469.8
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 141.7 179.7 187.7 96.6 115.2 126.4 45.1 64.5 61.3
  April 130.3 159.5 165.8 88.5 99.8 111.6 41.8 59.7 54.2
  May 130.3 177.4 178.9 86.9 112.1 121.5 43.4 65.3 57.4
  June 135.5 179.7 175.4 91.1 116.5 120.9 44.4 63.2 54.5
  July 120.0 156.6   79.5 91.0   40.5 65.6  
  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 1 036.4 1 067.0 1 297.2 698.6 539.4 747.4 337.8
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 8.4 ‑18.7 ‑15.9 ‑18.7 21.1 20.1 27.1
  April 1.4 ‑3.6 ‑3.6 ‑18.7 ‑15.3 ‑22.1 20.1 11.7 18.5
  May 3.2 ‑5.3 ‑0.6 ‑16.5 ‑19.4 ‑24.9 19.7 14.1 24.3
  June 8.9 1.7 1.1 ‑14.9 ‑17.6 ‑22.2 23.8 19.3 23.3
  July 6.7 ‑3.8   ‑13.1 ‑11.9   19.8 8.1  
  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 18.9 ‑193.0 ‑217.4 ‑113.1 213.1 171.3 132.0

Seasonally adjusted, net trade showed a deficit of SEK 1.0 billion in June, compared with a deficit of SEK 0.5 billion in May. The corresponding figure for April was a surplus of SEK 0.6 billion.

Net trade (January – June 2023) showed a surplus of SEK 18.9 billion

During the last six months, the value of exports of goods increased by 7 percent and the value of imports of goods increased by 5 percent compared with the corresponding period a year ago. Exports were valued at SEK 1055.3 billion and imports were valued at SEK 1036.4 billion, resulting in a net trade surplus of SEK 18.9 billion for January - June 2023. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a deficit of SEK 3.1 billion.

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