Exports, imports and net trade balance, March 2019, in current prices
Net trade balance at SEK 7.0 billion in March
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2019-04-29 9.30
In March 2019, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 132.9 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 125.9 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 7.0 billion.
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 7.0 billion in March 2019, according to preliminary calculations. In March 2018, there was a net trade surplus of SEK 1.6 billion.
The value of exports in March was SEK 132.9 billion, while imports were valued at SEK 125.9 billion. Compared with March 2018, exports increased by 9 percent in value, while imports increased by 4 percent in value.
Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 16.9 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 9.9 billion.
The number of weekdays in March 2019 was the same as in March 2018.
Seasonally adjusted, the net trade shows a surplus of SEK 4.0 billion in March, compared with a surplus of SEK 3.5 billion in February. The corresponding figure for January was a surplus of SEK 3.0 billion.
Net trade (Jan – Mar 2019) showed a surplus of SEK 16.6 billion
During the last three month period, the value of exports of goods increased by 10 percent, while the value of imports of goods increased by 4 percent compared with the corresponding period one year ago. Exports were valued at SEK 382.1 billion and imports were valued at SEK 365.5 billion, resulting in a net trade surplus of SEK 16.6 billion for January – March 2019. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a deficit of SEK 4.1 billion.
Month | Total | EU Member States | Non EU Member States | ||||||||
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2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||
Exports | Jan | 103.1 | 115.2 | 126.4 | 63.0 | 67.6 | 74.6 | 40.1 | 47.6 | 51.8 | |
Febr | 100.5 | 108.3 | 122.8 | 59.0 | 65.8 | 72.8 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 50.0 | ||
March | 119.1 | 122.3 | 132.9 | 69.5 | 73.2 | 78.9 | 49.6 | 49.1 | 54.0 | ||
April | 98.9 | 116.8 | 58.6 | 68.5 | 40.3 | 48.3 | |||||
May | 115.2 | 124.4 | 67.9 | 75.2 | 47.3 | 49.2 | |||||
June | 115.4 | 126.1 | 67.5 | 73.3 | 47.9 | 52.8 | |||||
July | 93.6 | 108.5 | 53.4 | 64.4 | 40.2 | 44.1 | |||||
Aug | 99.0 | 112.8 | 59.2 | 69.0 | 39.8 | 43.8 | |||||
Sept | 112.7 | 123.3 | 66.6 | 74.9 | 46.1 | 48.4 | |||||
Oct | 116.5 | 136.0 | 70.0 | 80.8 | 46.5 | 55.2 | |||||
Nov | 121.7 | 137.6 | 72.5 | 81.5 | 49.2 | 56.1 | |||||
Dec | 109.1 | 110.3 | 63.9 | 63.5 | 45.2 | 46.8 | |||||
Total | 1 304.8 | 1 441.6 | 382.1 | 771.1 | 857.7 | 226.3 | 533.7 | 583.9 | 155.8 | ||
Imports | Jan | 102.3 | 118.5 | 123.1 | 71.6 | 83.4 | 86.5 | 30.7 | 35.1 | 36.6 | |
Febr | 101.9 | 110.7 | 116.5 | 73.6 | 81.0 | 84.0 | 28.3 | 29.7 | 32.5 | ||
March | 119.6 | 120.7 | 125.9 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 88.8 | 33.5 | 33.2 | 37.1 | ||
April | 102.8 | 123.8 | 73.9 | 87.6 | 28.9 | 36.2 | |||||
May | 114.1 | 130.8 | 81.7 | 93.5 | 32.4 | 37.3 | |||||
June | 109.9 | 125.6 | 79.4 | 88.3 | 30.5 | 37.3 | |||||
July | 95.6 | 109.7 | 65.1 | 73.3 | 30.5 | 36.4 | |||||
Aug | 106.1 | 120.8 | 73.3 | 80.5 | 32.8 | 40.3 | |||||
Sept | 110.3 | 120.9 | 79.5 | 84.8 | 30.8 | 36.1 | |||||
Oct | 118.0 | 144.5 | 85.8 | 99.2 | 32.2 | 45.3 | |||||
Nov | 121.8 | 135.0 | 88.7 | 97.3 | 33.1 | 37.7 | |||||
Dec | 113.1 | 117.2 | 82.2 | 81.5 | 30.9 | 35.7 | |||||
Total | 1 315.5 | 1 478.2 | 365.5 | 940.9 | 1 037.9 | 259.3 | 374.6 | 440.3 | 106.2 | ||
Net Trade of Goods | Jan | 0.8 | ‑3.3 | 3.3 | ‑8.6 | ‑15.8 | ‑11.9 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 15.2 | |
Febr | ‑1.4 | ‑2.4 | 6.3 | ‑14.6 | ‑15.2 | ‑11.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 17.5 | ||
March | ‑0.5 | 1.6 | 7.0 | ‑16.6 | ‑14.3 | ‑9.9 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 16.9 | ||
April | ‑3.9 | ‑7.0 | ‑15.3 | ‑19.1 | 11.4 | 12.1 | |||||
May | 1.1 | ‑6.4 | ‑13.8 | ‑18.3 | 14.9 | 11.9 | |||||
June | 5.5 | 0.5 | ‑11.9 | ‑15.0 | 17.4 | 15.5 | |||||
July | ‑2.0 | ‑1.2 | ‑11.7 | ‑8.9 | 9.7 | 7.7 | |||||
Aug | ‑7.1 | ‑8.0 | ‑14.1 | ‑11.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | |||||
Sept | 2.4 | 2.4 | ‑12.9 | ‑9.9 | 15.3 | 12.3 | |||||
Oct | ‑1.5 | ‑8.5 | ‑15.8 | ‑18.4 | 14.3 | 9.9 | |||||
Nov | ‑0.1 | 2.6 | ‑16.2 | ‑15.8 | 16.1 | 18.4 | |||||
Dec | ‑4.0 | ‑6.9 | ‑18.3 | ‑18.0 | 14.3 | 11.1 | |||||
Total | ‑10.7 | ‑36.6 | 16.6 | ‑169.8 | ‑180.2 | ‑33.0 | 159.1 | 143.6 | 49.6 |
Definitions and explanations
Last month’s import and export values in trade with the EU are estimates based on data provided by a large subset of companies that trade with the EU. Most (95 percent) of the deviation between these estimates and the subsequent outcome lies within the range of SEK -2 billion and SEK 1 billion for both imports and exports.
Import and export values for trade in goods with non-EU countries are based largely on data from Swedish Customs.
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