last year, the value of Swedish exports to 1.442 billion, an increase of ten percent compared with the 2017, according to new statistics from statistics SWEDEN. For the import was the same figure 1.478 billion, which meant an increase of twelve per cent.
the exports increased the most are oil products, cars, and pulp and paper. In 2018, Sweden exported petroleum products to a value of 98 billion, an increase of 29 per cent. Passenger cars were exported to a value of 101 billion, which represented an increase of 32 percent compared with the previous year.
the Value of exports of pulp also increased it by 29 per cent, which gave a value of just over sek 25 billion.
– When it comes to petroleum products, they have a very large price effect, it is rather current prices than volume. It is more expensive to import to the crown is so weak, but we import, not necessarily so much more, ” says minister of foreign trade, Ann Linde.
The Swedish exports of oil products increased by two per cent in volume terms in 2018 compared with previous years.
During the last year, we ordered an investigation that would answer what would happen if it became a reality. It shows that Sweden is at risk of losing of 4,000 jobs in the car industry, was of 3,000 are found in western Sweden, ” says Ann Linde about the threat of increased tolls from the US side.
of the imported goods are found in fossil fuels. In 2018, the imported crude oil to a value of less than sek 92 billion, an increase of 39 per cent. While imports from the category other transport equipment increased by 60 per cent, which amounted to the total imports at just over 18 billion.
the increase in the Volume of Swedish imports of crude oil amounted to five per cent in 2018.
” We will in the new exportstrategin bet more on things that are sustainable. Where we are already very far ahead, it comes to such things as sustainable cities and sustainable materials, ” says Ann Linde.
the Development of the Swedish personbilsexporten is at the same time unsafe, it is threatened by the seemingly erratic american president, and the country’s tullkonflikt with China.
” You can see that the risk of road tolls increases, I was in the industry and in the goes (red note Tuesday) and then I could read at the same time on the White house website about how Trump looks at the EU. There, he says: ”if they do not play ball we are going to tariff the hell out of them”, it makes me worried because we do not know how Trump will manage the investigation of toll booths, which he has been presented.
the of this not the public and the Ann Linde do not know exactly what it contains, but says that the result can be a 25% duty on the entire motor vehicle industry.
” During the last year, we ordered an investigation that would answer what would happen if it became a reality. It shows that Sweden is at risk of losing of 4,000 jobs in the car industry, was of 3,000 are found in western Sweden, ” she says.
The Swedish car export business underwent already in 2018 major changes, according to Ann Linde.
– Something that is interesting is that the exports of motor vehicles to the united states has slowed considerably, with minus 14 per cent, while it increased to China by 70%, compared with 2017, ” she says.
In 2018, the value of Swedish exports to the country to just over sek 110 billion, an increase of over seven per cent from the previous year.
– The most important of all is to avoid a trade war, and to get started with negotiations on a trade agreement, where we have now a mandate out there that the EU should take the decision in march, ” she says.
Around 70 per cent of Swedish exports go to countries within the EU single market, which Britain forms an important part. The political the funny stuff in the country, which, according to the schedule, it shall provide the european community on the one month, spreading the uncertainty over the Swedish trade.
The british prime minister, Theresa May opened in a week that the withdrawal from the EU may be postponed. If it is not done, and no agreement is voted on in the house of commons and then be approved by the EU , crash the Uk out of the EU.
” of course It is good, for everything that we can get an orderly exit is positive. If you shoot up Brexit so that means that Theresa May think that there is an opportunity to get an orderly exit. To the contrary, a disorderly exit would be damaging for both our and their trade and it is something we want to avoid at all costs, ” says Ann Linde.
minister of foreign trade, Ann Linde hope on a continuation of the growing Swedish exports, despite the uncertainty that surrounds large parts of the world.
– the Growth and welfare is based on exports, we are extremely dependent on exports in Sweden”, she says.
