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Swedish Trade Gap Narrows in October
The Swedish trade deficit narrowed to SEK 3.1 billion in October 2017 from SEK 3.5 billion in the same month a year earlier.
Published on 2017-11-28

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows Slightly
Swedish trade surplus decreased slightly to SEK 2.6 billion in September of 2017 from SEK 2.7 billion a year earlier with both exports and imports rising 3 percent. The number of weekdays in September 2017 was one less than in September 2016.
Published on 2017-10-26

Swedish Trade Deficit Narrows in August
The Swedish trade deficit narrowed to SEK 5.4 billion in August 2017 from SEK 10.1 billion in the same month a year earlier.
Published on 2017-09-27

Swedish Trade Balance Swings to Deficit in July
Sweden recorded a trade deficit of SEK 0.5 billion in July of 2017 compared to a SEK 0.0 billion a year earlier. Exports rose 9 percent while imports increased at a faster 10 percent. Considering the first seven months of the year, the country's trade surplus widened to SEK 3.5 billion from a SEK 1.1 billion a year earlier. Both exports and imports jumped 11 percent.
Published on 2017-08-28

Sweden Trade Surplus at 2-year High
The Swedish trade balance turned into a SEK 4.2 billion surplus in June of 2017 compared to a SEK 0.2 billion deficit a year earlier. Yet, it is the highest trade surplus in two years, as exports jumped 10 percent while imports rose at a slower 6 percent. Considering the first half of 2017, the country's trade surplus widened to SEK 3.4 billion from a SEK 1.1 billion a year earlier. Both exports and imports jumped 11 percent.
Published on 2017-07-26

Sweden Trade Balance Swings to Surplus In May
Sweden posted a SEK 2.8 billion trade surplus in May of 2017 compared with a SEK 3.6 billion gap a year ago. Year-on-year, exports rose 18 percent and imports increased at a slower 11 percent. Trade with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 15.1 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 12.3 billion.
Published on 2017-06-27

Sweden Trade Balance Swings To Deficit In April
Sweden posted a SEK 2.6 billion trade deficit in April of 2017 compared with a SEK 2.5 billion surplus a year ago. Exports rose 1 percent year-on-year to SEK 100.2 billion and imports increased at a faster 6 percent to SEK 102.8 billion. Trade with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 11.3 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 13.9 billion. It is important to mention that there were three weekdays fewer in April 2017 than in April 2016. In the period January-April, the country recorded a SEK 2 billion gap compared with a SEK 4.9 billion surplus in the same period of 2016.
Published on 2017-05-29

Swedish Trade Balance Swings To Deficit In March
Swedish trade balance posted a SEK 0.8 billion deficit in March 2017 compared with a SEK 1.8 billion surplus in the same month of the previous year and missing market expectations of a SEK 2.0 billion surplus. Exports rose by 15 percent year-on-year to SEK 119.2 billion and imports increased at a faster 18 percent to SEK 120.0 billion.
Published on 2017-04-27

Sweden Trade Account In Balance In February
Swedish trade balance was recorded at SEK 0.0 billion in February of 2017 compared to a SEK 0.2 bilion deficit in the same month of the previous year, as both exports and imports rose 7 percent.
Published on 2017-03-28

Swedish Trade Surplus Widens In January
Swedish trade surplus widened to SEK 1.5 billion in January 2017 from SEK 0.8 billion in the same month of the previous year, as exports rose by 19 percent to SEK 103.4 billion and imports increased at a slower 18 percent to SEK 101.9 billion.
Published on 2017-02-28

Swedish Trade Surplus Narrows In December
Swedish trade surplus fell sharply to SEK 1.0 billion in December 2016 from SEK 4.0 billion in the same month of the previous year, as exports rose by 11 percent while imports increased at a faster 15 percent. For the whole year of 2016, Sweden posted a trade deficit of SEK 6.8 billion compared with a surplus of SEK 13.8 billion in 2015.
Published on 2017-01-26

Sweden Trade Gap Narrows 78.9% YoY In November
The trade deficit in Sweden declined to SEK 1.1 billion in November of 2016 from a SEK 5.2 billion gap a year earlier. It is the smallest shortfall for a November month in two years as exports rose the most since June of 2015 and imports rebounded.
Published on 2016-12-29

Swedish Trade Gap Narrows In October
Swedish trade deficit decreased to SEK 2.7 billion in October of 2016 compared to a SEK 3.1 billion gap in the same month a year earlier.
Published on 2016-11-28

Swedish Trade Gap Hits Record High in August
Swedish trade deficit increased sharply to SEK 10.3 billion in August 2016 compared to SEK 2.7 billion in the same month a year earlier. It was the biggest trade gap on record, as exports decreased by 2 percent while imports increased by 7 percent. Trade with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 4.5 billion, while EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 14.8 billion.
Published on 2016-09-27

Sweden Trade Surplus Widens in July
Sweden recorded at SEK 0.5 billion trade surplus in July of 2016 compared with a SEK 0.4 billion surplus a year earlier. Exports and imports declined by 4 percent. Trade with EU countries resulted in a deficit of SEK 9.0 billion while outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 9.5 billion
Published on 2016-08-29

Swedish Trade Surplus Narrows by 71% YoY in June
Sweden recorded at SEK 1.8 billion trade surplus in June of 2016 compared with a SEK 6.3 billion surplus a year earlier. Exports went down 4 percent and imports fell at slower rate of 0.3 percent. Trade with EU countries resulted in a deficit of SEK 13.6 billion while outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 11.5 billion. It was the first trade gap since November 2015.
Published on 2016-07-27

Sweden Trade Balance Swings to Deficit in May
Sweden recorded at SEK 2.1 billion trade deficit in May of 2016 compared with a SEK 1.8 billion surplus a year earlier. Exports increased 1 percent and imports rose at faster 5 percent. Trade with EU countries resulted in a deficit of SEK 13.6 billion while outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 11.5 billion. It was the first trade gap since November 2015.
Published on 2016-06-28

Swedish Trade Surplus at 10-Month High in April
Swedish trade surplus increased to SEK 4.4 billion in April of 2016 compared with a SEK 3.5 billion surplus a year earlier, as exports were unchanged while imports declined by 1.0 percent. Trade with countries outside the EU resulted in a surplus of SEK 16.5 billion, while the EU trade resulted in a deficit of SEK 12.1 billion. It was the highest reading since June 2015.
Published on 2016-05-26

Swedish Trade Surplus Widens in March
Swedish trade surplus increased to SEK 3.9 billion in March of 2016 compared with a SEK 3.3 billion surplus a year earlier, as both exports and imports declined by 3 percent. It was the highest reading since December last year.
Published on 2016-04-27

Sweden Trade Balance Swings to Deficit
Sweden recorded a SEK 0.2 billion deficit in February of 2016 compared with a SEK 2.9 billion surplus a year earlier while missing market expectations of SEK 2.5 billion surplus. Exports rose 1 percent while imports went up at a faster 4 percent.
Published on 2016-03-29

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows in January
Swedish trade surplus decreased to SEK 1.6 billion in January of 2016 from a revised SEK 2.3 billion surplus a year earlier. Exports fell 3.7 percent and imports declined at a slower 2 percent.
Published on 2016-02-25

Swedish Trade Surplus At 6-Month High in December
Swedish trade surplus increased to SEK 4.7 billion in December of 2015 from a SEK 0.4 billion surplus a year earlier. It was the highest reading since June, as exports rose 7 percent while imports at a slower 2 percent.
Published on 2016-01-28

Swedish Trade Gap Widens to Record High in November
Swedish trade deficit increased to SEK 5.2 billion in November of 2015 from a SEK 0.5 billion gap a year earlier. It was the highest trade gap recorded so far, as exports rose 5 percent while imports went up at a faster 10 percent.
Published on 2015-12-29

Sweden Trade Balance Swings to Deficit
Sweden recorded a SEK 0.9 billion deficit in October of 2015, compared to a SEK 0.4 billion surplus a year earlier, due to a 1 percent fall in exports while imports were unchanged. It is the third trade gap this year.
Published on 2015-11-26

Swedish Trade Surplus Widens in September
Swedish trade surplus increased to SEK 3.3 billion in September of 2015 from a SEK 1.2 billion surplus a year earlier, as exports grew 2 percent while imports remained unchanged.
Published on 2015-10-27

Sweden Posts Biggest Trade Deficit in 12 Months
Sweden recorded a SEK 3.6 billion deficit in August of 2015, the second consecutive gap and compared to a SEK 3.7 billion deficit a year earlier. Exports and imports rose at the same pace.
Published on 2015-09-28

Swedish Trade Surplus at 10-Month Low
Sweden trade balance posted a SEK 0.3 billion surplus, narrowing sharply from a SEK 1.3 billion surplus a year earlier as imports’ growth doubled the one for exports.
Published on 2015-08-26

Sweden Trade Surplus Widens to 3-Year High in June
Swedish trade surplus increased to SEK 8.4 billion in June of 2015 from a SEK 4.2 billion surplus a year earlier, as exports grew at a faster pace than imports. It was the highest value since June 2012.
Published on 2015-07-24

Sweden Trade Balance Swings into Surplus
Swedish trade balance swung into a SEK 2300 million surplus in May of 2015 compared with a SEK 1600 million deficit a year earlier.
Published on 2015-06-26

Sweden Trade Surplus Widens to 2-Year High in April
Swedish trade surplus increased to SEK 5.7 billion in April of 2015 from SEK 2.4 billion surplus a year earlier as exports grew at a faster pace than imports. It was the highest value since May 2013.
Published on 2015-05-27

Sweden Trade Surplus Widens in March
Swedish trade surplus increased to SEK 4.2 billion in March of 2015 from SEK 0.8 billion surplus a year earlier as exports grew at a faster pace than imports.
Published on 2015-04-28

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows in February
Swedish trade surplus decreased to SEK 4.6 billion in February of 2015 from SEK 5.8 billion surplus a year earlier as both exports and imports fell.
Published on 2015-03-26

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows in January
Swedish trade surplus decreased to SEK 3.5 billion in January of 2015 compared with a SEK 4.7 billion surplus a year earlier.
Published on 2015-02-26

Sweden Posts Trade Surplus in December
Sweden recorded a SEK 0.4 billion surplus in December of 2014, compared with a SEK 0.2 billion deficit a year earlier, as exports rose 4.83 percent and imports increased at a slightly lower 4.12 percent.
Published on 2015-01-27

Sweden Posts Trade Deficit in November
Swedish trade balance swung to a SEK 700 million deficit in November of 2014, compared with a SEK 3800 billion surplus a year earlier, as imports increased and exports showed no growth.
Published on 2014-12-30

Sweden Posts Trade Deficit in October
Swedish trade balance turned into a SEK 0.2 billion deficit in October of 2014 compared with a SEK 3.3 billion surplus a year earlier, as imports rose faster than exports.
Published on 2014-11-26

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows Sharply in September
Swedish trade surplus decreased to SEK 1.4 billion in September of 2014 compared with a SEK 5.1 billion surplus a year earlier as imports surged 14 percent. Yet, there was one more weekday in September than in last year.
Published on 2014-10-28

Sweden Trade Balance Swings to Deficit in August
Swedish reported a trade deficit SEK 2.8 billion in August of 2014 compared to SEK 1.9 billion surplus a year ago, as exports remained unchanged while imports grew faster. In July, the country posted a revised SEK 2.4 billion trade surplus.
Published on 2014-09-26

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows in July
Swedish trade surplus fell to SEK 1.9 billion in July of 2014, following a revised SEK 5.4 billion surplus in the previous month and SEK 3.8 billion a year ago, as imports grew faster than exports.
Published on 2014-08-27

Sweden Trade Balance Returns to Surplus
The Swedish foreign trade in goods resulted in a trade surplus of SEK 5.2 billion in June of 2014, following a revised SEK 0.2 billion gap in the previous month. In June of 2013 the trade surplus was SEK 3.9 billion.
Published on 2014-07-25

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows in May
Swedish trade surplus fell to SEK 0.2 billion in May of 2014 from a revised SEK 4.1 billion in April and SEK 3.7 billion a year earlier, due to a surge in imports.
Published on 2014-06-27

Sweden Trade Surplus Nearly Doubles in April
Swedish trade surplus increased to SEK 4.6 billion in April of 2014 from SEK 2.5 billion in the previous month, driven by a fall in imports.
Published on 2014-05-27

Swedish Trade Surplus Narrows in March
In March of 2014, Sweden’s trade surplus decreased to SEK 2.6 billion according to preliminary estimates, down from a SEK 6.1 billion surplus a year earlier and a revised SEK 5.3 billion in the previous month. The number of weekdays in March was one more compared to March of 2013.
Published on 2014-04-28

Swedish Trade Surplus Narrows 7% YoY
In February of 2014, Sweden’s trade surplus narrowed slightly to SEK 5.0 billion, compared to a revised SEK 5.1 billion the month before and SEK 5.4 billion a year earlier
Published on 2014-03-26

Swedish Trade Surplus Widened in January
In January of 2014, Sweden’s trade surplus increased to SEK 5.8 billion up by SEK 1.1 billion from last year’s figure and by a revised SEK 5.3 billion in December of 2013.
Published on 2014-02-27

Swedish Trade Surplus Narrows in December
In December of 2013, Sweden's trade surplus fell to SEK 1.4 billion, compared to an upwardly revised SEK 4.9 billion a month earlier, but widened from SEK 300 million last year. For the whole 2013, the trade surplus decreased for the second consecutive year to SEK 59.4 billion.
Published on 2014-01-28

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrowed in October
In October of 20103, Swedish trade surplus narrowed to SEK 4.4 billion, down from SEK 7.1 billion in October of 2012. Both exports and imports were down on the year, but exports decreased at a faster pace.
Published on 2013-11-27

Swedish Trade Surplus Narrows in September
In September, Sweden’s trade surplus decreased to SEK 5.6 billion from SEK 6.4 billion in September of 2012.The value of exports decreased by 3 percent, while the imports shrank by 2 percent.
Published on 2013-10-28

Swedish Trade Surplus Widens in July
In July, Sweden's trade surplus increased to SEK 3.7 billion from a net trade surplus of SEK 2.8 billion in July of 2012. Exports decreased by 2 percent year on year while imports decreased by 3 percent.
Published on 2013-08-27

Swedish Trade Surplus Narrows in May
In May, Swedish foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 5.7 billion. In May of 2012 the net trade surplus was SEK 10.1 billion. Compared to same month of the previous year, exports decreased by 12 percent in value, while imports decreased by 8 percent.
Published on 2013-06-27

Swedish Trade Surplus Rises in April
In April 2013 Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 93.9 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 85.1 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 8.8 billion. In April 2012 the net trade surplus was SEK 3.4 billion.
Published on 2013-05-28

Sweden Trade Surplus Widens in March
In March 2013, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 91.8 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 85.0 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 6.8 billion. In March 2012 the net trade surplus was SEK 4.8 billion.
Published on 2013-04-26

Sweden Trade Surplus Widens in February
Foreign trade in goods resulted in a net trade surplus of SEK 7.1 billion in February 2013 according to preliminary calculations. In February 2012 the net trade surplus was SEK 4.2 billion.
Published on 2013-03-27

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows In January From a Year Earlier
In January 2013 Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 92.1 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 86.1 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 6.0 billion. In January 2012 the net trade surplus was SEK 10.0 billion.
Published on 2013-02-27

Sweden Trade Surplus Narrows in December
In December of 2012, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 80.7 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 80.0 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 0.7 billion. In December 2011 the net trade surplus was SEK 2.3 billion.
Published on 2013-02-25

Sweden Net Trade Decreases in November
In November 2012 Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 99.2 billion, while imports of goods amounted to SEK 95.6 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 3.6 billion. In November 2011 the net trade surplus was SEK 4.0 billion.
Published on 2012-12-28