Exports and imports of goods, January–December 2017, in current prices:
Strong year for foreign trade with good
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-02-27 9.30
In the period January–December 2017 Swedish exports of goods increased 10 percent and imports of goods increased 9 percent in current prices compared with the same period last year.
In the period January–December 2017, the value of Swedish exports amounted to SEK 1 307 billion, up 10 percent from the same period last year. At the same time, imports of goods were up by 9 percent and amounted to SEK 1 313 billion. This resulted in a net trade deficit of SEK 6 billion. The net trade deficit for the same period in 2016 was SEK 15 billion.
In the fourth quarter, exports of goods rose by 7 percent and imports of goods increased by 6 percent compared with the same period last year. The fourth quarter was the strongest quarter of the year in terms of value for both exports and imports.
Detailed information for January–December 2017
Exports of goods to China rose 27 percent
Sweden’s exports of goods to the EU 28 were up by 10 percent, and imports from there rose by 9 percent compared with the same period last year. Exports to the euro countries increased by 10 percent, and imports from there rose by 9 percent. Among the EU countries, exports to Germany increased by 14 percent, to the UK by 13 percent and to Denmark by 7 percent. Imports from both Germany and the UK rose by 8 percent and from Denmark by 3 percent.
Both exports to and imports from other European countries increased by 10 percent. Exports to Norway rose by 8 percent, and imports from there were up by 7 percent. Exports to Russia were up by 28 percent, and imports from there rose by 18 percent.
Exports to Asia rose by 15 percent, and imports from there were up by 7 percent.
Exports to China increased by 27 percent, and imports from there rose by 7 percent.
Exports to the US increased by 3 percent, while imports from there decreased by 3 percent.
Exports of road vehicles up 19 percent
Exports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 8 percent. Within this product area, road vehicles increased by 19 percent. Exports of minerals were up by 22 percent. Exports of wood and paper products rose by 5 percent and mineral fuels and electric current rose by 26 percent. Exports of chemicals and rubber products were up by 8 percent. Within the other products group, food, beverages and tobacco increased by 1 percent.
Imports of industrial machinery rose 11 percent
Imports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 8 percent. Within this product area, industrial machinery increased by 11 percent. Imports of minerals rose by 19 percent. Within this product area, iron and steel were up by 25 percent. Imports of wood and paper products rose by 8 percent and chemicals and rubber products rose by 7 percent. Mineral fuels and electric current increased by 23 percent. Within this product area, crude oil was up by 27 percent. Imports of other products increased by 3 percent.
Exports | Imports | ||||||||
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Region | Value January- December | Share in % | Change in % | Value January- December | Share in % | Change in % | |||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017/2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017/2016 | ||
Total
|
1 306 753 | 1 192 556 | 100.0 | 10 | 1 312 995 | 1 207 569 | 100.0 | 9 | |
Europe
|
964 004 | 879 404 | 73.8 | 10 | 1 110 107 | 1 020 000 | 84.5 | 9 | |
EU-28
|
772 971 | 705 133 | 59.2 | 10 | 939 697 | 865 266 | 71.6 | 9 | |
EMU-19
|
534 749 | 487 777 | 40.9 | 10 | 687 652 | 632 536 | 52.4 | 9 | |
Other
European countries |
191 033 | 174 271 | 14.6 | 10 | 170 409 | 154 734 | 13.0 | 10 | |
Africa
|
27 459 | 28 265 | 2.1 | -3 | 16 704 | 10 221 | 1.3 | 63 | |
North
Africa |
13 880 | 14 570 | 1.1 | -5 | 3 362 | 1 314 | 0.3 | 156 | |
West
Africa |
3 512 | 4 188 | 0.3 | -16 | 10 356 | 6 187 | 0.8 | 67 | |
Central,
East and Southern Africa |
10 068 | 9 507 | 0.8 | 6 | 2 986 | 2 719 | 0.2 | 10 | |
America
|
128 667 | 122 954 | 9.8 | 5 | 48 171 | 48 458 | 3.7 | -1 | |
North
America |
101 088 | 98 101 | 7.7 | 3 | 35 119 | 36 233 | 2.7 | -3 | |
Central
and South America |
27 580 | 24 853 | 2.1 | 11 | 13 051 | 12 224 | 1.0 | 7 | |
Asia
|
166 224 | 144 840 | 12.7 | 15 | 134 212 | 125 399 | 10.2 | 7 | |
Middle-
and Near East |
30 362 | 27 168 | 2.3 | 12 | 5 646 | 4 322 | 0.4 | 31 | |
Other
countries in Asia |
135 862 | 117 672 | 10.4 | 15 | 128 566 | 121 077 | 9.8 | 6 | |
Oceania
and Antarctica |
16 873 | 14 534 | 1.3 | 16 | 3 062 | 2 942 | 0.2 | 4 |
Exports | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Value January- December | Share in % | Change in % | |||
Commodity group according to SITC | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017/2016 | |
Total
|
1 306 753 | 1 192 556 | 100.0 | 10 | |
Wood and paper products
|
132 056 | 125 260 | 10.1 | 5 | |
Wood
|
28 977 | 26 525 | 2.2 | 9 | |
Pulp and waste paper
|
19 399 | 18 194 | 1.5 | 7 | |
Paper, paperproducts
|
77 347 | 74 591 | 5.9 | 4 | |
Minerals
|
137 348 | 112 657 | 10.5 | 22 | |
Iron ore and concentrates
|
19 469 | 13 773 | 1.5 | 41 | |
Iron and steel
|
60 264 | 50 819 | 4.6 | 19 | |
Non-ferrous metals
|
27 656 | 22 249 | 2.1 | 24 | |
Chemicals, rubber products
|
171 140 | 159 177 | 13.1 | 8 | |
Organic/inorganic chemicals
|
19 009 | 17 382 | 1.5 | 9 | |
Pharmaceuticals products
|
74 225 | 69 381 | 5.7 | 7 | |
Plastics
|
32 836 | 29 963 | 2.5 | 10 | |
Mineral fuels, electric current
|
90 808 | 72 034 | 6.9 | 26 | |
Petroleum products
|
75 965 | 62 783 | 5.8 | 21 | |
Machinery, transport equipment
|
595 639 | 549 510 | 45.6 | 8 | |
Manufactures of metals
|
35 778 | 34 698 | 2.7 | 3 | |
Industrial machinery
|
196 300 | 181 324 | 15.0 | 8 | |
Electronics, telecommunication
|
140 477 | 136 541 | 10.8 | 3 | |
Road vehicles
|
184 787 | 155 848 | 14.1 | 19 | |
Passenger cars
|
77 045 | 64 085 | 5.9 | 20 | |
Lorries, trucks[1]
|
32 970 | 24 528 | 2.5 | 34 | |
Parts, accessories
|
62 447 | 57 681 | 4.8 | 8 | |
Other transport equipment
|
6 841 | 9 456 | 0.5 | -28 | |
Instruments, photo/optical products
|
31 455 | 31 643 | 2.4 | -1 | |
Other products
|
179 763 | 173 918 | 13.8 | 3 | |
Food, beverages, tobacco
|
83 719 | 82 729 | 6.4 | 1 | |
Textiles, clothing, footwear
|
30 674 | 29 017 | 2.3 | 6 | |
Furniture
|
17 962 | 17 212 | 1.4 | 4 |
[1] Includes road tractors for semi-trailers
Imports | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Value January- December | Share in % | Change in % | |||
Commodity group according to SITC | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017/2016 | |
Total
|
1 312 995 | 1 207 569 | 100.0 | 9 | |
Wood and paper products
|
37 041 | 34 202 | 2.8 | 8 | |
Minerals
|
101 066 | 84 876 | 7.7 | 19 | |
Iron and steel
|
45 916 | 36 822 | 3.5 | 25 | |
Non-ferrous metals
|
20 026 | 16 958 | 1.5 | 18 | |
Metalliferrous ores, metal scrap
|
14 005 | 11 607 | 1.1 | 21 | |
Chemicals, rubber products
|
158 456 | 148 338 | 12.1 | 7 | |
Organic/inorganic chemicals
|
32 273 | 30 106 | 2.5 | 7 | |
Pharmaceuticals products
|
37 998 | 37 723 | 2.9 | 1 | |
Plastics
|
32 926 | 29 407 | 2.5 | 12 | |
Crude rubber, rubber products
|
16 252 | 14 521 | 1.2 | 12 | |
Mineral fuels, electric current
|
132 376 | 107 637 | 10.1 | 23 | |
Crude petroleum oils
|
65 684 | 51 763 | 5.0 | 27 | |
Petroleum products
|
52 938 | 43 458 | 4.0 | 22 | |
Machinery, transport equipment
|
583 250 | 541 828 | 44.4 | 8 | |
Manufactures of metals
|
41 428 | 37 175 | 3.2 | 11 | |
Industrial machinery
|
135 060 | 121 896 | 10.3 | 11 | |
Electronics, telecommunication
|
200 154 | 191 506 | 15.2 | 5 | |
Road vehicles
|
162 804 | 149 817 | 12.4 | 9 | |
Passenger cars
|
77 759 | 74 756 | 5.9 | 4 | |
Parts and accessories
|
55 402 | 48 465 | 4.2 | 14 | |
Other transport equipment
|
11 220 | 10 811 | 0.9 | 4 | |
Instruments, photo/optical equip
|
32 583 | 30 623 | 2.5 | 6 | |
Other products
|
300 806 | 290 688 | 22.9 | 3 | |
Food, beverages, tobacco
|
144 616 | 141 700 | 11.0 | 2 | |
Textiles, clothing, footwear
|
70 186 | 68 000 | 5.3 | 3 | |
Furniture
|
22 269 | 20 303 | 1.7 | 10 |
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