Exports, imports and net trade balance, May 2021, in current prices
Net trade balance at SEK 5.1 billion in May
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-06-29 9.30
In May 2021, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 133.2 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 128.1 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 5.1 billion.
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 5.1 billion in May 2021, according to preliminary calculations. In May 2020, there was a net trade surplus of SEK 1.1 billion.
The value of exports in May 2021 was SEK 133.2 billion, while imports were valued at SEK 128.1 billion. The corresponding values in May 2020 were SEK 102.3 billion for exports and SEK 101.2 billion for imports. Exports of goods have thus increased by 30 percent in value and imports have increased by 27 percent in value compared with May 2020. It is worth noting that the effect of the pandemic on foreign trade in goods can be clearly seen from April 2020, resulting in strong growth figures. The number of weekdays in May 2021 was one more compared with May 2020.
Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 19.8 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 14.7 billion. As from February 2020, the United Kingdom no longer forms part of the group EU Member States and is included, instead, in the group Non-EU Member States.
Seasonally adjusted, net trade showed a surplus of SEK 3.0 billion in May, compared with a surplus of SEK 2.8 billion in April. The corresponding figure for March was a surplus of SEK 2.7 billion.
Net trade (January - May 2021) showed a surplus of SEK 20.1 billion
During this period, the value of exports of goods increased by 8 percent and the value of imports of goods increased by 11 percent compared with the corresponding period one year ago. Exports were valued at SEK 646.4 billion and imports were valued at SEK 626.3 billion, resulting in a net trade surplus of SEK 20.1 billion for January - May 2021. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a surplus of SEK 36.0 billion.
| Month | Total | EU Member States[*] | Non EU Member States | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Exports | Jan | 125.7 | 131.3 | 114.2 | 74.0 | 75.8 | 63.3 | 51.7 | 55.5 | 50.9 | |
| Febr | 122.0 | 127.6 | 123.4 | 72.2 | 66.8 | 65.9 | 49.8 | 60.8 | 57.5 | ||
| March | 133.1 | 131.1 | 144.0 | 79.2 | 66.9 | 77.9 | 53.9 | 64.2 | 66.1 | ||
| April | 128.4 | 106.4 | 131.6 | 74.6 | 52.3 | 69.8 | 53.8 | 54.1 | 61.8 | ||
| May | 136.5 | 102.3 | 133.2 | 78.8 | 53.0 | 70.2 | 57.7 | 49.3 | 63.0 | ||
| June | 122.5 | 119.5 | 71.4 | 60.8 | 51.1 | 58.7 | |||||
| July | 123.0 | 104.1 | 68.2 | 52.1 | 54.8 | 52.0 | |||||
| Aug | 113.6 | 103.9 | 68.2 | 57.4 | 45.4 | 46.5 | |||||
| Sept | 128.2 | 124.7 | 74.1 | 66.9 | 54.1 | 57.8 | |||||
| Oct | 137.0 | 128.7 | 78.6 | 67.5 | 58.4 | 61.2 | |||||
| Nov | 131.5 | 128.4 | 73.7 | 69.0 | 57.8 | 59.4 | |||||
| Dec | 116.9 | 119.8 | 65.6 | 63.4 | 51.3 | 56.4 | |||||
| Total | 1 518.4 | 1 427.8 | 646.4 | 878.6 | 751.9 | 347.1 | 639.8 | 675.9 | 299.3 | ||
| Imports | Jan | 124.8 | 120.2 | 109.6 | 86.8 | 84.2 | 75.3 | 38.0 | 36.0 | 34.3 | |
| Febr | 117.6 | 114.8 | 117.8 | 84.5 | 76.8 | 81.1 | 33.1 | 38.0 | 36.7 | ||
| March | 128.3 | 125.5 | 141.1 | 90.6 | 85.2 | 96.6 | 37.7 | 40.3 | 44.5 | ||
| April | 128.8 | 101.0 | 129.7 | 89.7 | 66.2 | 88.5 | 39.1 | 34.8 | 41.2 | ||
| May | 131.0 | 101.2 | 128.1 | 93.2 | 67.7 | 84.9 | 37.8 | 33.5 | 43.2 | ||
| June | 120.9 | 114.4 | 84.5 | 77.5 | 36.4 | 36.9 | |||||
| July | 116.5 | 100.2 | 77.9 | 66.1 | 38.6 | 34.1 | |||||
| Aug | 119.2 | 105.7 | 80.5 | 71.4 | 38.7 | 34.3 | |||||
| Sept | 127.1 | 121.8 | 91.5 | 83.3 | 35.6 | 38.5 | |||||
| Oct | 140.9 | 124.4 | 98.3 | 86.6 | 42.6 | 37.8 | |||||
| Nov | 128.9 | 126.7 | 92.8 | 89.2 | 36.1 | 37.5 | |||||
| Dec | 119.8 | 118.4 | 83.5 | 82.2 | 36.3 | 36.2 | |||||
| Total | 1 503.8 | 1 374.3 | 626.3 | 1 053.8 | 936.5 | 426.4 | 450.0 | 437.8 | 199.9 | ||
| Net Trade of Goods | Jan | 0.9 | 11.1 | 4.6 | ‑12.8 | ‑8.4 | ‑12.0 | 13.7 | 19.5 | 16.6 | |
| Febr | 4.4 | 12.8 | 5.6 | ‑12.3 | ‑10.0 | ‑15.2 | 16.7 | 22.8 | 20.8 | ||
| March | 4.8 | 5.6 | 2.9 | ‑11.4 | ‑18.3 | ‑18.7 | 16.2 | 23.9 | 21.6 | ||
| April | ‑0.4 | 5.4 | 1.9 | ‑15.1 | ‑13.9 | ‑18.7 | 14.7 | 19.3 | 20.6 | ||
| May | 5.5 | 1.1 | 5.1 | ‑14.4 | ‑14.7 | ‑14.7 | 19.9 | 15.8 | 19.8 | ||
| June | 1.6 | 5.1 | ‑13.1 | ‑16.7 | 14.7 | 21.8 | |||||
| July | 6.5 | 3.9 | ‑9.7 | ‑14.0 | 16.2 | 17.9 | |||||
| Aug | ‑5.6 | ‑1.8 | ‑12.3 | ‑14.0 | 6.7 | 12.2 | |||||
| Sept | 1.1 | 2.9 | ‑17.4 | ‑16.4 | 18.5 | 19.3 | |||||
| Oct | ‑3.9 | 4.3 | ‑19.7 | ‑19.1 | 15.8 | 23.4 | |||||
| Nov | 2.6 | 1.7 | ‑19.1 | ‑20.2 | 21.7 | 21.9 | |||||
| Dec | ‑2.9 | 1.4 | ‑17.9 | ‑18.8 | 15.0 | 20.2 | |||||
| Total | 14.6 | 53.5 | 20.1 | ‑175.2 | ‑184.7 | ‑79.3 | 189.8 | 238.2 | 99.4 | ||
*) As from February 2020, the United Kingdom no longer forms part of the group EU Member States and is included, instead, in the group Non-EU Member States.
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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