Preliminary statistics on the international trade in goods, April 2022

7.6.2022 9.00

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Finnish Customs, Statistics

Value of exports increased by 22.9 per cent in April

According to the preliminary statistics of international trade in goods provided by Finnish Customs, the value of Finnish exports increased by 22.9 per cent, and the value of imports by 33.1 per cent in April year-on-year. The value of Finnish exports in April was EUR 6.6 billion and the value of imports EUR 7.5 billion. During the reference month in 2021 exports increased by 20.3per cent and imports by 31.8 per cent.

In January-April 2021, the total value of exports increased by 22.6 per cent and the value of imports by 34.7 per cent year-on-year.

The trade balance was in deficit of EUR 900 million in April. In January-April, the aggregated deficit amounted to EUR 4.3 billion. In April 2021, the trade balance was EUR 265 million in deficit and in January-April of the same year, the aggregated deficit was EUR 1.4 billion.

Exports to EU member states increased by 33.3 per cent, and exports to non-EU countries by 10.5 per cent in April. Imports from EU countries increased by 18.2 per cent and imports from non-EU countries by 56.4 per cent. Calculated from the beginning of the year, exports to EU countries rose by 29.4 per cent and to non-EU countries by 14.2 per cent. During the same period, imports from EU member states rose by 22.9 per cent and from other countries by 52.0 per cent.

Tables 7 and 8 on trade with Russia by more specific commodity group level have temporarily been added to the preliminary statistics publication. The values in the table are preliminary and significant changes are possible when data becomes more complete.

Further information:

Kaarna, Anssi tel. +358 40 332 8153
Telasuo, Christina tel. +358 40 332 1828
E-mail: forename.surname[at]tulli.fi

The monthly preliminary statistics release contains preliminary overall figures about Finland's international trade in goods. More precise figures of exports and imports as well as detailed statistics about specific countries and goods will be published at the end of the month in the monthly statistical release.

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