Exports and imports of goods, November 2021, in current prices and in constant prices
Decreased trade in goods compared with the previous month
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2022-01-26 8.00
In November 2021, exports of goods increased by 20 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. At the same time, imports of goods rose by 21 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume.
Compared with the previous month, both Swedish exports of goods and Swedish imports of goods decreased by 5 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume. The number of weekdays in November was one more than in October 2021.
Detailed information about November 2021 (in current prices and in constant prices)
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 117 percent in value and by 8 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 | November 2021 | November 2021/November 2020 | November 2021/October 2021 | November 2021 | November 2021/November 2020 | November 2021/October 2021 |
| Total | 156 | 20 | ‑5 | 132 | 6 | ‑6 |
| Wood and paper products | 132 | 14 | 5 | 98 | ‑8 | 1 |
| Minerals | 194 | 49 | ‑6 | 119 | 12 | ‑7 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 169 | 30 | ‑12 | 163 | 21 | ‑13 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 183 | 117 | ‑2 | 113 | 8 | ‑1 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 146 | 7 | ‑5 | 138 | 4 | ‑5 |
| Other products | 158 | 11 | ‑5 | 129 | 4 | ‑5 |
Exports of machinery and transport equipmentincreased by 7 percent in value and by 4 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. Within this product area, exports of passenger cars decreased by 7 percent in value and by 12 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of passenger cars decreased by 13 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume.
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 117 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. The large difference between the value and volume trends is due to higher prices on petroleum products in November 2021. Compared with the previous month, exports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 2 percent in value and by 1 percent in volume.
Exports of minerals increased by 49 percent in value and by 12 percent in volume, compared with the same period a year ago. The increase in value is a result of higher prices on minerals. Compared with the previous month, exports of minerals decreased by 6 percent in value and by 7 percent in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current rose by 50 percent in value while they decreased by 22 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 | November 2021 | November 2021/November 2020 | November 2021/October 2021 | November 2021 | November 2021/November 2020 | November 2021/October 2021 |
| Total | 158 | 21 | ‑5 | 137 | 8 | ‑6 |
| Wood and paper products | 155 | 28 | ‑6 | 122 | 12 | ‑6 |
| Minerals | 201 | 58 | 0 | 128 | 17 | ‑1 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 150 | 26 | ‑7 | 129 | 9 | ‑5 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 144 | 50 | 5 | 87 | ‑22 | 7 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 159 | 9 | ‑7 | 152 | 8 | ‑8 |
| Other products | 152 | 22 | ‑6 | 137 | 14 | ‑6 |
Imports of machinery and transport equipmentincreased by 9 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. Within this product area, imports of passenger cars decreased by 12 percent in value and by 15 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of passenger cars decreased by 20 percent in both value and in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 50 percent in value while they decreased by 22 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. The large difference between the value and volume trends is due to higher prices on crude petroleum oils in November 2021. Compared with the previous month, imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 5 percent in value and by 7 percent in volume.
Imports of minerals increased by 58 percent in value and by 17 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. The increase in value is a result of higher prices on minerals. Compared with the previous month, imports of minerals remained unchanged in value while they decreased by 1 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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