Preliminary statistics on the international trade in goods, May 2022

6.7.2022 9.00

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Finnish Customs, Statistics

Value of exports increased by 30.7 per cent in May

According to the preliminary statistics of international trade in goods provided by Finnish Customs, the value of Finnish exports increased by 30.7 per cent, and the value of imports by 46.7 per cent in May year-on-year. The value of Finnish exports in May was EUR 6.9 billion and the value of imports EUR 8.1 billion. During the reference month in 2021 exports increased by 31.1 per cent and imports by 26.5 per cent.

In January-May 2021, the total value of exports increased by 24.4 per cent and the value of imports by 37.5 per cent year-on-year.

The trade balance was in deficit of EUR almost 1.2 billion in May. In January-May, the aggregated deficit amounted to EUR 5.6 billion. In May 2021, the trade balance was EUR 225 million in deficit and in January-May of the same year, the aggregated deficit was EUR 1.6 billion.

Exports to EU member states increased by 39.6 per cent, and exports to non-EU countries by 20.6 per cent in May. Imports from EU countries increased by 28.6 per cent and imports from non-EU countries by 75.1 per cent.

Calculated from the beginning of the year, exports to EU countries rose by 31.6 per cent and to non-EU countries by 15.6 per cent. During the same period, imports from EU member states rose by 24.7 per cent and from other countries by 56.7 per cent.

Tables 7 and 8 on trade with Russia by more specific commodity 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:

Telasuo, Christina tel. +358 40 332 1828
Riikonen, Johanna tel. +358 40 332 1824
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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