Exports, imports and net trade balance, October 2023, in current prices
Net trade balance at SEK 8.9 billion in October
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-11-29 8.00
In October 2023, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 193.9 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 185.0 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 8.9 billion.
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 8.9 billion in October 2023, according to preliminary calculations. In October 2022, there was a net trade deficit of SEK 10.7 billion.
The value of exports in October 2023 was SEK 193.9 billion, while imports were valued at SEK 185.0 billion. The corresponding values for October 2022 were SEK 176.6 billion for exports and SEK 187.3 billion for imports. Exports of goods have thus increased by 10 percent in value, while imports have decreased by 1 percent in value compared with October 2022. The number of weekdays in October 2023 was one more compared with October 2022.
Trade in goods with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 31.3 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 22.4 billion.
Month | Total | EU Member States[*] | Non EU Member States | ||||||||
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2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
Exports | Jan | 114.1 | 141.4 | 172.3 | 63.2 | 78.9 | 97.3 | 50.9 | 62.5 | 75.0 | |
Febr | 123.3 | 151.1 | 170.4 | 65.8 | 81.9 | 95.9 | 57.5 | 69.2 | 74.5 | ||
March | 144.1 | 184.1 | 196.4 | 77.9 | 99.4 | 108.0 | 66.2 | 84.7 | 88.4 | ||
April | 131.7 | 155.9 | 162.4 | 69.8 | 84.5 | 89.8 | 61.9 | 71.4 | 72.6 | ||
May | 133.5 | 172.1 | 179.3 | 70.4 | 92.7 | 96.9 | 63.1 | 79.4 | 82.4 | ||
June | 144.4 | 181.6 | 178.6 | 76.2 | 99.1 | 99.5 | 68.2 | 82.5 | 79.1 | ||
July | 126.7 | 152.7 | 148.3 | 66.4 | 79.1 | 78.5 | 60.3 | 73.6 | 69.8 | ||
Aug | 115.6 | 149.6 | 158.6 | 64.2 | 84.4 | 88.5 | 51.4 | 65.2 | 70.1 | ||
Sept | 146.8 | 180.1 | 185.5 | 79.2 | 98.8 | 100.9 | 67.6 | 81.3 | 84.6 | ||
Oct | 145.5 | 176.6 | 193.9 | 79.4 | 94.7 | 101.7 | 66.1 | 81.9 | 92.2 | ||
Nov | 153.4 | 183.1 | 83.7 | 98.6 | 69.7 | 84.5 | |||||
Dec | 147.4 | 171.0 | 77.8 | 88.4 | 69.6 | 82.6 | |||||
Total | 1 626.5 | 1 999.3 | 1 745.7 | 874.0 | 1 080.5 | 957.0 | 752.5 | 918.8 | 788.7 | ||
Imports | Jan | 110.1 | 142.6 | 163.6 | 75.1 | 89.1 | 106.1 | 35.0 | 53.5 | 57.5 | |
Febr | 118.8 | 150.2 | 163.2 | 80.8 | 97.3 | 110.7 | 38.0 | 52.9 | 52.5 | ||
March | 141.7 | 180.2 | 186.4 | 96.6 | 115.4 | 125.6 | 45.1 | 64.8 | 60.8 | ||
April | 130.3 | 160.6 | 165.1 | 88.5 | 99.7 | 110.8 | 41.8 | 60.9 | 54.3 | ||
May | 130.3 | 177.5 | 179.0 | 86.9 | 112.1 | 121.5 | 43.4 | 65.4 | 57.5 | ||
June | 135.5 | 179.9 | 175.6 | 91.1 | 116.6 | 121.1 | 44.4 | 63.3 | 54.5 | ||
July | 120.0 | 156.6 | 141.1 | 79.5 | 91.1 | 96.4 | 40.5 | 65.5 | 44.7 | ||
Aug | 126.4 | 167.4 | 166.2 | 81.4 | 101.9 | 109.0 | 45.0 | 65.5 | 57.2 | ||
Sept | 141.3 | 180.2 | 183.2 | 91.5 | 118.6 | 125.8 | 49.8 | 61.6 | 57.4 | ||
Oct | 146.0 | 187.3 | 185.0 | 94.5 | 120.8 | 124.1 | 51.5 | 66.5 | 60.9 | ||
Nov | 153.9 | 188.4 | 101.2 | 118.9 | 52.7 | 69.5 | |||||
Dec | 152.1 | 173.3 | 99.9 | 113.5 | 52.2 | 59.8 | |||||
Total | 1 606.4 | 2 044.2 | 1 708.4 | 1 067.0 | 1 295.0 | 1 151.1 | 539.4 | 749.2 | 557.3 | ||
Net Trade of Goods | Jan | 4.0 | ‑1.2 | 8.7 | ‑11.9 | ‑10.2 | ‑8.8 | 15.9 | 9.0 | 17.5 | |
Febr | 4.5 | 0.9 | 7.2 | ‑15.0 | ‑15.4 | ‑14.8 | 19.5 | 16.3 | 22.0 | ||
March | 2.4 | 3.9 | 10.0 | ‑18.7 | ‑16.0 | ‑17.6 | 21.1 | 19.9 | 27.6 | ||
April | 1.4 | ‑4.7 | ‑2.7 | ‑18.7 | ‑15.2 | ‑21.0 | 20.1 | 10.5 | 18.3 | ||
May | 3.2 | ‑5.4 | 0.3 | ‑16.5 | ‑19.4 | ‑24.6 | 19.7 | 14.0 | 24.9 | ||
June | 8.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | ‑14.9 | ‑17.5 | ‑21.6 | 23.8 | 19.2 | 24.6 | ||
July | 6.7 | ‑3.9 | 7.2 | ‑13.1 | ‑12.0 | ‑17.9 | 19.8 | 8.1 | 25.1 | ||
Aug | ‑10.8 | ‑17.8 | ‑7.6 | ‑17.2 | ‑17.5 | ‑20.5 | 6.4 | ‑0.3 | 12.9 | ||
Sept | 5.5 | ‑0.1 | 2.3 | ‑12.3 | ‑19.8 | ‑24.9 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 27.2 | ||
Oct | ‑0.5 | ‑10.7 | 8.9 | ‑15.1 | ‑26.1 | ‑22.4 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 31.3 | ||
Nov | ‑0.5 | ‑5.3 | ‑17.5 | ‑20.3 | 17.0 | 15.0 | |||||
Dec | ‑4.7 | ‑2.3 | ‑22.1 | ‑25.1 | 17.4 | 22.8 | |||||
Total | 20.1 | ‑44.9 | 37.3 | ‑193.0 | ‑214.5 | ‑194.1 | 213.1 | 169.6 | 231.4 |
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