Exports and imports of goods, April 2021, in current prices and in constant prices
Large increase in exports and imports of goods compared with April a year ago
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-06-29 9.30
In April 2021, exports of goods increased by 24 percent in value and by 21 percent in volume compared to the same period a year ago. At the same time, imports of goods increased by 28 percent in value and by 23 percent in volume.
It is worth noting that the impact of the pandemic on foreign trade in goods, both in total and for certain commodity groups could be clearly seen from April 2020, resulting in strong growth figures.
Compared with the previous month, Swedish exports of goods decreased by 9 percent in value and by 11 percent in volume terms. At the same time, imports of goods decreased by 8 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume.
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 104 percent in value, while they decreased by 14 percent in volume
| Commodity group according to SITC | Value index (2015=100) | Value (current prices) Change in % | Value (current prices) Change in % | Volume index (2015=100) | Volume (value in constant prices) Change in % | Volume (value in constant prices) Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | April 2021/ April 2020 | April 2021/ March 2021 | April 2021 | April 2021/ April 2020 | April 2021/ March 2021 | |
| Total | 134 | 24 | ‑9 | 120 | 21 | ‑11 |
| Wood and paper products | 127 | 9 | ‑7 | 105 | 1 | ‑12 |
| Minerals | 160 | 17 | ‑7 | 111 | 1 | ‑12 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 149 | ‑14 | 2 | 148 | ‑8 | ‑1 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 124 | 104 | ‑11 | 108 | ‑14 | ‑13 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 129 | 48 | ‑11 | 124 | 61 | ‑13 |
| Other products | 126 | 16 | ‑13 | 104 | 20 | ‑15 |
Exports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 48 percent in value and by 61 percent in volume compared to the same period a year ago. Within this product area, exports of passenger cars increased by 317 percent in value and by 367 percent in volume. This large increase came from the sharp decrease in April 2020 due to the pandemic. Compared with the previous month, exports of passenger cars decreased by 6 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume.
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 104 percent in value, while they decreased by 14 percent in volume compared to the same period a year ago. The large difference between the value and volume trends is due to lower prices on petroleum products in April 2020. Compared with the previous month, exports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 11 percent in value and by 13 percent in volume.
| Commodity group according to SITC | Value index (2015=100) | Value (current prices) Change in % | Value (current prices) Change in % | Volume index (2015=100) | Volume (value in constant prices) Change in % | Volume (value in constant prices) Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | April 2021/ April 2020 | April 2021/ March 2021 | April 2021 | April 2021/ April 2020 | April 2021/ March 2021 | |
| Total | 133 | 28 | ‑8 | 123 | 23 | ‑10 |
| Wood and paper products | 124 | ‑1 | ‑7 | 109 | 3 | ‑9 |
| Minerals | 164 | 38 | 2 | 126 | 25 | ‑2 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 135 | 1 | ‑6 | 126 | 1 | ‑10 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 134 | 63 | 17 | 113 | ‑14 | 16 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 132 | 44 | ‑14 | 129 | 55 | ‑15 |
| Other products | 125 | 12 | ‑9 | 115 | 17 | ‑11 |
Imports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 44 percent in value and by 55 percent in volume compared to the same period a year ago. Within this product area, exports of passenger cars increased by 229 percent in value and by 233 percent in volume. This large increase came from the sharp decrease in April 2020 due to the pandemic. Compared with the previous month, imports of passenger cars decreased by 24 percent in both value and in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 63 percent in value, while they decreased by 14 percent in volume compared to the same period a year ago. The large difference between the value and volume trends is due to lower prices on crude petroleum oils in April 2020. Compared with the previous month, imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 17 percent in value and by 16 percent in volume.
Imports of minerals increased by 38 percent in value and by 25 percent in volume compared to the same period a year ago. The large increase came from the sharp decrease in April 2020 due to the pandemic. Compared with the previous month, imports of minerals increased by 2 percent in value, while they decreased by 2 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 are chain indices with base year 2015=100.
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