Exports, imports and net trade balance, September 2022, in current prices
Net trade balance at SEK -1.8 billion in September
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2022-10-26 8.00
In September 2022, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 179.5 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 181.3 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK -1.8 billion.
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade deficit of SEK 1.8 billion in September 2022, according to preliminary calculations. In September 2021, there was a net trade surplus of SEK 5.5 billion.
The value of exports in September 2022 was SEK 179.5 billion, while imports were valued at SEK 181.3 billion. The corresponding values for September 2021 were SEK 146.8 billion for exports and SEK 141.3 billion for imports. Exports of goods have thus increased by 22 percent in value, and imports have increased by 28 percent in value compared with September 2021. The number of weekdays in September 2022 was the same as it was in September 2021.
Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 19.6 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 21.4 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.
| Month | Total | EU Member States[*] | Non EU Member States | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||
| Exports | Jan | 131.3 | 114.1 | 141.2 | 75.8 | 63.2 | 78.7 | 55.5 | 50.9 | 62.5 | |
| Febr | 127.7 | 123.3 | 150.8 | 66.9 | 65.8 | 81.6 | 54.2 | 57.5 | 69.2 | ||
| March | 131.1 | 144.1 | 183.7 | 66.9 | 77.9 | 99.1 | 57.3 | 66.2 | 84.6 | ||
| April | 106.3 | 131.7 | 155.7 | 52.2 | 69.8 | 84.3 | 49.5 | 61.9 | 71.4 | ||
| May | 102.3 | 133.5 | 171.8 | 53.0 | 70.4 | 92.5 | 45.1 | 63.1 | 79.3 | ||
| June | 119.6 | 144.4 | 181.3 | 60.9 | 76.2 | 98.8 | 52.9 | 68.2 | 82.5 | ||
| July | 103.8 | 126.6 | 152.6 | 52.0 | 66.3 | 78.8 | 46.8 | 60.3 | 73.8 | ||
| Aug | 103.8 | 115.6 | 149.0 | 57.3 | 64.2 | 83.8 | 41.3 | 51.4 | 65.2 | ||
| Sept | 124.7 | 146.8 | 179.5 | 66.9 | 79.2 | 98.2 | 51.0 | 67.6 | 81.3 | ||
| Oct | 128.6 | 145.5 | 67.2 | 79.4 | 53.9 | 66.1 | |||||
| Nov | 128.2 | 153.3 | 68.7 | 83.6 | 52.1 | 69.7 | |||||
| Dec | 119.7 | 147.4 | 63.1 | 77.8 | 49.8 | 69.6 | |||||
| Total | 1 427.1 | 1 626.3 | 1 465.6 | 751.0 | 873.8 | 795.8 | 609.4 | 752.5 | 669.8 | ||
| Imports | Jan | 120.3 | 110.1 | 142.7 | 84.3 | 75.2 | 89.5 | 36.0 | 34.9 | 53.2 | |
| Febr | 114.8 | 118.8 | 150.3 | 76.7 | 80.8 | 97.7 | 32.9 | 38.0 | 52.6 | ||
| March | 125.6 | 141.6 | 179.4 | 85.2 | 96.5 | 115.3 | 34.9 | 45.1 | 64.1 | ||
| April | 101.0 | 130.2 | 159.3 | 66.2 | 88.5 | 99.6 | 30.9 | 41.7 | 59.7 | ||
| May | 101.5 | 130.2 | 177.2 | 67.8 | 86.9 | 111.9 | 29.9 | 43.3 | 65.3 | ||
| June | 115.1 | 135.5 | 179.3 | 78.1 | 91.2 | 116.2 | 31.9 | 44.3 | 63.1 | ||
| July | 100.6 | 120.1 | 156.6 | 66.5 | 79.6 | 91.0 | 29.7 | 40.5 | 65.6 | ||
| Aug | 105.8 | 126.4 | 167.0 | 71.3 | 81.4 | 102.2 | 30.1 | 45.0 | 64.8 | ||
| Sept | 121.9 | 141.3 | 181.3 | 83.4 | 91.5 | 119.6 | 33.1 | 49.8 | 61.7 | ||
| Oct | 124.6 | 146.1 | 86.3 | 94.6 | 33.0 | 51.5 | |||||
| Nov | 126.8 | 153.8 | 88.1 | 101.2 | 33.0 | 52.6 | |||||
| Dec | 118.5 | 152.1 | 81.6 | 100.0 | 31.5 | 52.1 | |||||
| Total | 1 376.5 | 1 606.2 | 1 493.1 | 935.7 | 1 067.4 | 943.0 | 386.9 | 538.8 | 550.1 | ||
| Net Trade of Goods | Jan | 11.0 | 4.0 | ‑1.5 | ‑8.5 | ‑12.0 | ‑10.8 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 9.3 | |
| Febr | 12.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ‑9.8 | ‑15.0 | ‑16.1 | 21.3 | 19.5 | 16.6 | ||
| March | 5.5 | 2.5 | 4.3 | ‑18.3 | ‑18.6 | ‑16.2 | 22.4 | 21.1 | 20.5 | ||
| April | 5.3 | 1.5 | ‑3.6 | ‑14.0 | ‑18.7 | ‑15.3 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 11.7 | ||
| May | 0.8 | 3.3 | ‑5.4 | ‑14.8 | ‑16.5 | ‑19.4 | 15.2 | 19.8 | 14.0 | ||
| June | 4.5 | 8.9 | 2.0 | ‑17.2 | ‑15.0 | ‑17.4 | 21.0 | 23.9 | 19.4 | ||
| July | 3.2 | 6.5 | ‑4.0 | ‑14.5 | ‑13.3 | ‑12.2 | 17.1 | 19.8 | 8.2 | ||
| Aug | ‑2.0 | ‑10.8 | ‑18.0 | ‑14.0 | ‑17.2 | ‑18.4 | 11.2 | 6.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Sept | 2.8 | 5.5 | ‑1.8 | ‑16.5 | ‑12.3 | ‑21.4 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 19.6 | ||
| Oct | 4.0 | ‑0.6 | ‑19.1 | ‑15.2 | 20.9 | 14.6 | |||||
| Nov | 1.4 | ‑0.5 | ‑19.5 | ‑17.6 | 19.1 | 17.1 | |||||
| Dec | 1.2 | ‑4.7 | ‑18.5 | ‑22.2 | 18.3 | 17.5 | |||||
| Total | 50.6 | 20.1 | ‑27.5 | ‑184.7 | ‑193.6 | ‑147.2 | 222.5 | 213.7 | 119.7 | ||
Seasonally adjusted, net trade showed a deficit of SEK 5.4 billion in September, compared with a deficit of SEK 5.9 billion in August. The corresponding figure for July was a deficit of SEK 6.1 billion.
Net trade (January – September 2022) showed a deficit of SEK 27.5 billion
During the last nine months, the value of exports of goods increased by 24 percent, and the value of imports of goods increased by 29 percent compared with the corresponding period one year ago. Exports were valued at SEK 1 465.6 billion and imports were valued at SEK 1 493.1 billion, resulting in a net trade deficit of SEK 27.5 billion for January - September 2022. The corresponding net trade balance for these months one year earlier was a surplus of SEK 25.9 billion.
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