Exports and imports of goods, May 2023, in current prices and in constant prices
Stronger exports of goods in May compared to April
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-07-26 8.00
In May 2023, exports of goods increased by 4 percent in value and by 1 percent in volume compared with the same period a year ago. At the same time, imports of goods rose by 1 percent in value while they decreased by 3 percent in volume.
- Exports of pharmaceuticals products increased both in terms of value and volume, compared with the same period last year and last month, says Kajsa Krol Brevinge, statistician at Statistics Sweden.
Compared with the previous month, Swedish exports of goods increased by 10 percent in both value and in volume. At the same time, Swedish imports of goods increased by 8 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume. The number of weekdays in May 2023 was the same as in May 2022.
Detailed information about May 2023 (in current prices and in constant prices)
| Value index (2015=100) | Value (current prices) | Value (current prices) | Volume index (2015=100) | Volume (value in constant prices) | Volume (value in constant prices) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | |||
| Commodity group according to SITC | May 2023 | May 2023/May 2022 | May 2023/April 2023 | May 2023 | May 2023/May 2022 | May 2023/April 2023 |
| Total | 181 | 4 | 10 | 130 | 1 | 10 |
| Wood and paper products | 151 | ‑17 | 6 | 106 | ‑11 | 6 |
| Minerals | 200 | ‑10 | 11 | 111 | ‑7 | 12 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 201 | 10 | 16 | 171 | 5 | 15 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 182 | ‑43 | ‑8 | 109 | ‑14 | 2 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 183 | 24 | 12 | 141 | 9 | 11 |
| Other products | 165 | 7 | 10 | 109 | ‑2 | 7 |
Exports of machinery and transport equipment products increased by 24 percent in value and by 9 percent in volume, compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, exports of passenger cars increased by 46 percent in value and by 34 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of passenger cars increased by 5 percent in both value and in volume.
Exports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 43 percent in value and by 14 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Compared with the previous month, exports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 8 percent in value while they increased by 2 percent in volume.
Exports of chemicals and rubber products increased by 10 percent in value and by 5 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, exports of pharmaceuticals products increased by 23 percent in value and by 14 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, exports of pharmaceuticals products increased by 24 percent in both value and 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | Change in % | |||
| Commodity group according to SITC | May 2023 | May 2023/May 2022 | May 2023/April 2023 | May 2023 | May 2023/May 2022 | May 2023/April 2023 |
| Total | 184 | 1 | 8 | 130 | ‑3 | 10 |
| Wood and paper products | 174 | ‑2 | 9 | 106 | ‑11 | 10 |
| Minerals | 214 | ‑14 | 8 | 119 | ‑8 | 9 |
| Chemicals, rubber products | 176 | ‑7 | 2 | 126 | ‑9 | 5 |
| Mineral fuels, electric current | 208 | ‑21 | 7 | 106 | 3 | 15 |
| Machinery, transport equipment | 189 | 16 | 10 | 151 | 4 | 10 |
| Other products | 160 | ‑1 | 8 | 112 | ‑12 | 9 |
Imports of machinery and transport equipment increased by 16 percent in value and by 4 percent volume compared with the same period last year. Within this product area, imports of passenger cars increased by 37 percent in value and by 26 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of passenger cars increased by 6 percent in value and by 5 percent in volume.
Imports of mineral fuels and electric current decreased by 21 percent in value while they increased by 3 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. Compared with the previous month, imports of mineral fuels and electric current increased by 7 percent in value and by 15 percent in volume.
Imports of other products decreased by 1 percent in value and by 12 percent in volume. Within this product area imports of food/beverages/tobacco increased by 8 percent in value while they decreased by 3 percent in volume. Compared with the previous month, imports of food/beverages/tobacco increased by 8 percent in value and by 10 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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