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Preliminary statistics on the international trade in goods, December 2017

7.2.2018 9.00



Finnish Customs, Statistics

Exports increased by four per cent in December

According to the preliminary statistics of international trade in goods provided by Finnish Customs, the value of Finnish exports increased by four per cent and the value of imports remained at the level of the previous year in December. The value of Finnish exports in December was 4.7 billion euros and the value of imports was slightly over five billion euros. Calculated from the beginning of the year, exports increased by 15 per cent and imports by 13 per cent year-on-year.

The trade balance showed a deficit of 335 million euros in December. Calculated from January to December there was a deficit of 2.5 billion euros. Under the same period year 2016, the balance of trade showed a deficit of over 3.1 billion euros. In 2016 the trade balance for December showed a deficit of 537 million euros.

Exports to EU member states increased by nine per cent in December while exports to non-EU countries decreased by one per cent. Imports from EU-countries increased by four per cent while imports from non-EU countries fell by seven per cent in December. Calculated from the beginning of the year, exports to EU increased by 17 per cent and to non-EU countries by 12 per cent. During the same period, imports from EU member states increased by ten per cent and from other countries by 17 per cent.

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.

Further information:

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

Figure 1. Monthly export, import and trade balance 2015-2017
  • Figure 1. Monthly export, import and trade balance 2015-2017
  • Figure 2. Changes of export values by month compared with the same month of the previous year 2015-2017
  • Figure 3. Changes of import values by month compared with the same month of the previous year 2015-2017
  • Figure 4. Exports 2015-2017 (original, seasonally adjusted and trend)
  • Figure 5. Imports 2015-2017 (original, seasonally adjusted and trend)

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