Exports and imports of goods, August 2021, in current prices and in constant prices
Further increase in imports of goods
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-10-27 9.30
In August 2021, exports of goods increased by 11 percent in value, while they decreased by 2 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. At the same time, imports of goods rose by 19 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume.
Compared with the previous month, Swedish exports of goods decreased by 9 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume. At the same time, imports of goods increased by 5 percent in value and by 3 percent in volume. The number of weekdays in August was the same as in July 2021.
Detailed information about August 2021 (in current prices and in constant prices)
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 64 percent in value and by 4 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) | |
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Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | |||
Commodity group according to SITC | August 2021 | August 2021/August 2020 | August 2021/July 2021 | August 2021 | August 2021/August 2020 | August 2021/July 2021 |
Total | 118 | 11 | ‑9 | 100 | ‑2 | ‑10 |
Wood and paper products | 129 | 32 | ‑6 | 94 | ‑1 | ‑6 |
Minerals | 155 | 36 | ‑11 | 97 | 0 | ‑13 |
Chemicals, rubber products | 121 | 19 | ‑10 | 115 | 12 | ‑12 |
Mineral fuels, electric current | 143 | 64 | ‑9 | 102 | 4 | ‑10 |
Machinery, transport equipment | 98 | ‑5 | ‑15 | 94 | ‑8 | ‑16 |
Other products | 131 | 6 | 9 | 109 | 1 | 10 |
Value index (2015=100) | Value (current prices) | Value (current prices) | Volume index (2015=100) | Volume (value in constant prices) | Volume (value in constant prices) | |
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Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | |||
Commodity group according to SITC | August 2021 | August 2021/August 2020 | August 2021/July 2021 | August 2021 | August 2021/August 2020 | August 2021/July 2021 |
Total | 130 | 19 | 5 | 115 | 8 | 3 |
Wood and paper products | 130 | 19 | 7 | 105 | 7 | 4 |
Minerals | 158 | 44 | 16 | 106 | 10 | 11 |
Chemicals, rubber products | 138 | 20 | 10 | 123 | 9 | 8 |
Mineral fuels, electric current | 146 | 75 | 11 | 107 | 8 | 12 |
Machinery, transport equipment | 118 | 10 | ‑1 | 112 | 8 | ‑2 |
Other products | 132 | 13 | 6 | 121 | 9 | 6 |
Imports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 10 percent in value and by 8 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. Within this product area, imports of passenger cars decreased by 10 percent in value and by 12 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of passenger cars decreased by 20 percent in value and by 21 percent in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 75 percent in value and by 8 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 August 2021. Compared with the previous month, imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 11 percent in value and by 12 percent in volume.
Imports of minerals increased by 44 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. This increase is the result of higher prices on minerals. Compared with the previous month, imports of minerals increased by 16 percent in value and by 11 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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