Exports and imports of goods, October 2021, in current prices and in constant prices
Stronger imports than exports of goods
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-12-28 9.30
In October 2021, exports of goods increased by 13 percent in value and by 1 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. At the same time, imports of goods rose by 17 percent in value and by 5 percent in volume.
Compared with the previous month, Swedish exports of goods decreased by 1 percent in both value and in volume. At the same time, imports of goods increased by 4 percent in value and by 2 percent in volume. The number of weekdays in October was one less than in September 2021.
Detailed information about October 2021 (in current prices and in constant prices)
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 100 percent in value and by 3 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 | October 2021 | October 2021/October 2020 | October 2021/September 2021 | October 2021 | October 2021/October 2020 | October 2021/September 2021 |
| Total | 148 | 13 | ‑1 | 125 | 1 | ‑1 |
| Wood and paper products | 138 | 20 | ‑8 | 100 | ‑6 | ‑7 |
| Minerals | 182 | 35 | ‑1 | 110 | 0 | ‑6 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 149 | 26 | ‑3 | 143 | 19 | ‑3 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 182 | 100 | 1 | 114 | 3 | ‑5 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 138 | ‑1 | 1 | 131 | ‑2 | 1 |
| Other products | 151 | 4 | 2 | 124 | ‑2 | 3 |
Exports of machinery and transport equipment decreased by 1 percent in value and by 2 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. Within this product area, exports of passenger cars decreased by 29 percent in both value and in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of passenger cars decreased by 8 percent in both value and in volume.
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 100 percent in value and by 3 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 October 2021. Compared with the previous month, exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 1 percent in value while they decreased by 5 percent in volume.
Exports of minerals increased by 35 percent in value, while they remained unchanged 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 1 in value and by 6 percent in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current rose by 94 percent in value and by 3 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 | October 2021 | October 2021/October 2020 | October 2021/September 2021 | October 2021 | October 2021/October 2020 | October 2021/September 2021 |
| Total | 149 | 17 | 4 | 129 | 5 | 2 |
| Wood and paper products | 146 | 18 | 1 | 115 | 4 | 0 |
| Minerals | 201 | 63 | 7 | 126 | 19 | 3 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 140 | 8 | ‑7 | 122 | ‑5 | ‑9 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 151 | 94 | 1 | 93 | 3 | ‑9 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 147 | 7 | 8 | 139 | 6 | 8 |
| Other products | 143 | 8 | 1 | 129 | 3 | 0 |
Imports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 7 percent in value and by 6 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. Within this product area, imports of passenger cars decreased by 15 percent in value and by 17 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of passenger cars increased by 13 percent in both value and in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 94 percent in value and by 3 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 October 2021. Compared with the previous month, imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 1 percent in value while they decreased by 9 percent in volume.
Imports of minerals increased by 63 percent in value and by 19 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 increased by 7 percent in value and by 3 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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