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Exports and imports of goods, January–December 2017, in current prices:

Strong year for foreign trade with good

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-02-27 9.30

In the period January–December 2017 Swedish exports of goods increased 10 percent and imports of goods increased 9 percent in current prices compared with the same period last year.

In the period January–December 2017, the value of Swedish exports amounted to SEK 1 307 billion, up 10 percent from the same period last year. At the same time, imports of goods were up by 9 percent and amounted to SEK 1 313 billion. This resulted in a net trade deficit of SEK 6 billion. The net trade deficit for the same period in 2016 was SEK 15 billion.

In the fourth quarter, exports of goods rose by 7 percent and imports of goods increased by 6 percent compared with the same period last year. The fourth quarter was the strongest quarter of the year in terms of value for both exports and imports.

Detailed information for January–December 2017

Exports of goods to China rose 27 percent

Sweden’s exports of goods to the EU 28 were up by 10 percent, and imports from there rose by 9 percent compared with the same period last year. Exports to the euro countries increased by 10 percent, and imports from there rose by 9 percent. Among the EU countries, exports to Germany increased by 14 percent, to the UK by 13 percent and to Denmark by 7 percent. Imports from both Germany and the UK rose by 8 percent and from Denmark by 3 percent.

Both exports to and imports from other European countries increased by 10 percent. Exports to Norway rose by 8 percent, and imports from there were up by 7 percent. Exports to Russia were up by 28 percent, and imports from there rose by 18 percent.

Exports to Asia rose by 15 percent, and imports from there were up by 7 percent.
Exports to China increased by 27 percent, and imports from there rose by 7 percent.
Exports to the US increased by 3 percent, while imports from there decreased by 3 percent.

Exports of road vehicles up 19 percent

Exports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 8 percent. Within this product area, road vehicles increased by 19 percent. Exports of minerals were up by 22 percent. Exports of wood and paper products rose by 5 percent and mineral fuels and electric current rose by 26 percent. Exports of chemicals and rubber products were up by 8 percent. Within the other products group, food, beverages and tobacco increased by 1 percent.

Imports of industrial machinery rose 11 percent

Imports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 8 percent. Within this product area, industrial machinery increased by 11 percent. Imports of minerals rose by 19 percent. Within this product area, iron and steel were up by 25 percent. Imports of wood and paper products rose by 8 percent and chemicals and rubber products rose by 7 percent. Mineral fuels and electric current increased by 23 percent. Within this product area, crude oil was up by 27 percent. Imports of other products increased by 3 percent.

 ExportsImports
RegionValue January-
December
Share
in %
Change
in %
Value January-
December
Share
in %
Change
in %
 2017201620172017/20162017201620172017/2016
Total
1 306 753 1 192 556 100.0 10 1 312 995 1 207 569 100.0 9
Europe
964 004 879 404 73.8 10 1 110 107 1 020 000 84.5 9
EU-28
772 971 705 133 59.2 10 939 697 865 266 71.6 9
EMU-19
534 749 487 777 40.9 10 687 652 632 536 52.4 9
Other
European
countries
191 033 174 271 14.6 10 170 409 154 734 13.0 10
Africa
27 459 28 265 2.1 -3 16 704 10 221 1.3 63
North
Africa
13 880 14 570 1.1 -5 3 362 1 314 0.3 156
West
Africa
3 512 4 188 0.3 -16 10 356 6 187 0.8 67
Central,
East and
Southern
Africa
10 068 9 507 0.8 6 2 986 2 719 0.2 10
America
128 667 122 954 9.8 5 48 171 48 458 3.7 -1
North
America
101 088 98 101 7.7 3 35 119 36 233 2.7 -3
Central
and South
America
27 580 24 853 2.1 11 13 051 12 224 1.0 7
Asia
166 224 144 840 12.7 15 134 212 125 399 10.2 7
Middle-
and Near
East
30 362 27 168 2.3 12 5 646 4 322 0.4 31
Other
countries
in Asia
135 862 117 672 10.4 15 128 566 121 077 9.8 6
Oceania
and
Antarctica
16 873 14 534 1.3 16 3 062 2 942 0.2 4

 Exports
 Value January-
December
Share
in %
Change
in %
Commodity group according to SITC2017201620172017/2016
Total
1 306 753 1 192 556 100.0 10
Wood and paper products
132 056 125 260 10.1 5
Wood
28 977 26 525 2.2 9
Pulp and waste paper
19 399 18 194 1.5 7
Paper, paperproducts
77 347 74 591 5.9 4
Minerals
137 348 112 657 10.5 22
Iron ore and concentrates
19 469 13 773 1.5 41
Iron and steel
60 264 50 819 4.6 19
Non-ferrous metals
27 656 22 249 2.1 24
Chemicals, rubber products
171 140 159 177 13.1 8
Organic/inorganic chemicals
19 009 17 382 1.5 9
Pharmaceuticals products
74 225 69 381 5.7 7
Plastics
32 836 29 963 2.5 10
Mineral fuels, electric current
90 808 72 034 6.9 26
Petroleum products
75 965 62 783 5.8 21
Machinery, transport equipment
595 639 549 510 45.6 8
Manufactures of metals
35 778 34 698 2.7 3
Industrial machinery
196 300 181 324 15.0 8
Electronics, telecommunication
140 477 136 541 10.8 3
Road vehicles
184 787 155 848 14.1 19
Passenger cars
77 045 64 085 5.9 20
Lorries, trucks[1]
32 970 24 528 2.5 34
Parts, accessories
62 447 57 681 4.8 8
Other transport equipment
6 841 9 456 0.5 -28
Instruments, photo/optical products
31 455 31 643 2.4 -1
Other products
179 763 173 918 13.8 3
Food, beverages, tobacco
83 719 82 729 6.4 1
Textiles, clothing, footwear
30 674 29 017 2.3 6
Furniture
17 962 17 212 1.4 4

[1] Includes road tractors for semi-trailers

 Imports
 Value January-
December
Share
in %
Change
in %
Commodity group according to SITC2017201620172017/2016
Total
1 312 995 1 207 569 100.0 9
Wood and paper products
37 041 34 202 2.8 8
Minerals
101 066 84 876 7.7 19
Iron and steel
45 916 36 822 3.5 25
Non-ferrous metals
20 026 16 958 1.5 18
Metalliferrous ores, metal scrap
14 005 11 607 1.1 21
Chemicals, rubber products
158 456 148 338 12.1 7
Organic/inorganic chemicals
32 273 30 106 2.5 7
Pharmaceuticals products
37 998 37 723 2.9 1
Plastics
32 926 29 407 2.5 12
Crude rubber, rubber products
16 252 14 521 1.2 12
Mineral fuels, electric current
132 376 107 637 10.1 23
Crude petroleum oils
65 684 51 763 5.0 27
Petroleum products
52 938 43 458 4.0 22
Machinery, transport equipment
583 250 541 828 44.4 8
Manufactures of metals
41 428 37 175 3.2 11
Industrial machinery
135 060 121 896 10.3 11
Electronics, telecommunication
200 154 191 506 15.2 5
Road vehicles
162 804 149 817 12.4 9
Passenger cars
77 759 74 756 5.9 4
Parts and accessories
55 402 48 465 4.2 14
Other transport equipment
11 220 10 811 0.9 4
Instruments, photo/optical equip
32 583 30 623 2.5 6
Other products
300 806 290 688 22.9 3
Food, beverages, tobacco
144 616 141 700 11.0 2
Textiles, clothing, footwear
70 186 68 000 5.3 3
Furniture
22 269 20 303 1.7 10

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