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In July, imports in Estonia grew by 9%, exports by 6%
In July 2017, exports from Estonia amounted to 0.9
billion euros and imports to Estonia to 1.1 billion euros at current
prices. The trade deficit was 197 million euros (in July 2016, it was 153 million
euros).
The top destination countries of Estonia’s exports in
July were Finland (15% of Estonia’s total exports), Sweden (14%) and Latvia
(10%). Electrical equipment and base metals and articles of base metal were the
main commodities exported to Finland; electrical equipment and transport
equipment (incl. ships) were the main commodities exported to Sweden; mineral
products (incl. electricity) and agricultural products and food preparations
were the main commodities exported to Latvia. The biggest increase occurred in
exports to Germany (up by 19 million euros), Russia and Turkey (up by 13
million euros to both). In exports to Germany, the exports of electrical
equipment (incl. communication equipment), to Russia, the exports of mechanical
appliances and to Turkey, the exports of metal waste increased. The biggest
decrease occurred in exports to the Netherlands (down by 12 million euros),
where less mineral products (incl. shale oil) were exported.
The biggest share in exports was held by electrical
equipment, followed by wood and articles of wood, agricultural products and
food preparations, mineral products and mechanical appliances. The greatest
increase was in the exports of raw materials and products of chemical industry
(up by 16 million euros), wood and articles of wood (up by 13 million euros),
and transport equipment (up by 12 million euros). At the same time, the exports
of electrical equipment and mineral products decreased.
The share of goods of Estonian origin in total exports
was 71% in July. The rise in the exports of goods of Estonian origin was
affected the most by an increase in the exports of raw materials and products
of chemical industry (incl. caulking compounds, other mastics), wood and
articles of wood (incl. coniferous saw-timber) and mechanical appliances (incl.
conveyors).
The main countries of consignment in July 2017 were
Finland (13% of Estonia’s total imports), Germany (11%) and Lithuania (9%). The
main commodities imported were electrical equipment and mineral products (incl.
motor spirits, electricity) from Finland; mechanical appliances and transport
equipment from Germany; mineral products and agricultural products and food
preparations from Lithuania. The biggest increase occurred in imports from
Poland (up by 17 million euros), Finland (up by 12 million euros) and Latvia
(up by 11 million euros). In imports from Poland, the imports of transport
equipment, and from Finland and Latvia, the imports of base metals and articles
of base metal increased. Imports from Hungary decreased the most.
The main commodities imported to Estonia were
electrical equipment, transport equipment, and agricultural products and food
preparations. The biggest increase was in the imports of base metals and
articles of base metal and transport equipment, and the biggest fall occurred
in the imports of electrical equipment.
In July 2017, the foreign trade export volume index
increased by 3% and the import volume index by 10% compared to the same period
of the previous year.
Main foreign trade partners of Estonia, July 2017 |
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Country of destination, |
Exports, |
Share, |
Change compared to |
Country of consignment, |
Imports, |
Share, |
Change compared to |
|
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TOTAL |
939 |
100 |
6 |
TOTAL |
1 135 |
100 |
9 |
|
||||
EU-28 |
669 |
71 |
5 |
EU-28 |
933 |
82 |
8 |
|
||||
Euro area
19 |
451 |
48 |
7 |
Euro area
19 |
675 |
59 |
8 |
|
||||
Non-EU |
270 |
29 |
6 |
Non-EU |
203 |
18 |
13 |
|
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1. Finland |
141 |
15 |
-5 |
1. Finland |
149 |
13 |
9 |
|
||||
2. Sweden |
132 |
14 |
-4 |
2. Germany |
129 |
11 |
3 |
|
||||
3. Latvia |
94 |
10 |
6 |
3.
Lithuania |
101 |
9 |
1 |
|
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4. Russia |
77 |
8 |
20 |
4. Latvia |
95 |
8 |
12 |
|
||||
5.
Lithuania |
66 |
7 |
18 |
5. Sweden |
94 |
8 |
12 |
|
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6. Germany |
65 |
7 |
42 |
6. Poland |
89 |
8 |
23 |
|
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7. Norway |
32 |
3 |
-11 |
7.
Netherlands |
67 |
6 |
2 |
|
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8. United
Kingdom |
25 |
3 |
22 |
8. Russia |
58 |
5 |
3 |
|
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9. USA |
24 |
3 |
15 |
9. China |
54 |
5 |
11 |
|
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10. French |
21 |
2 |
86 |
10. Italy |
31 |
3 |
2 |
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Exports and imports by commodity section, July 2017 |
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Commodity section (chapter) |
Exports |
Imports |
Balance, |
|
||||||||
million |
share, |
change |
million |
share, |
change |
|
||||||
TOTAL |
939 |
100 |
6 |
1 135 |
100 |
9 |
-197 |
|
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Agricultural products and food preparations (I–IV) |
80 |
9 |
2 |
122 |
11 |
9 |
-42 |
|
||||
Mineral
products (V) |
80 |
9 |
-8 |
96 |
8 |
-8 |
-15 |
|
||||
Raw materials and products of chemical industry (VI) |
58 |
6 |
39 |
100 |
9 |
18 |
-42 |
|
||||
Articles of plastics and rubber (VII) |
31 |
3 |
2 |
66 |
6 |
13 |
-35 |
|
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Wood and articles of wood (IX) |
93 |
10 |
16 |
36 |
3 |
13 |
57 |
|
||||
Paper and articles thereof (X) |
28 |
3 |
15 |
20 |
2 |
-1 |
7 |
|
||||
Textiles and textile articles (XI) |
31 |
3 |
2 |
53 |
5 |
12 |
-22 |
|
||||
Base metals and articles of base metal (XV) |
73 |
8 |
13 |
109 |
10 |
32 |
-36 |
|
||||
Mechanical
appliances (84) |
85 |
9 |
10 |
118 |
10 |
11 |
-34 |
|
||||
Electrical
equipment (85) |
175 |
19 |
-4 |
169 |
15 |
-10 |
6 |
|
||||
Transport
equipment (XVII) |
69 |
7 |
21 |
130 |
11 |
25 |
-60 |
|
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Optical, measuring, precision instruments (XVIII) |
27 |
3 |
-17 |
25 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
|
||||
Miscellaneous
manufactured articles (XX) |
72 |
8 |
1 |
32 |
3 |
12 |
40 |
|
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Other |
36 |
3 |
18 |
59 |
5 |
22 |
-23 |
|
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The statistics are based on the questionnaires
“Intrastat” and “Exports (sale of fish and crustaceans in foreign waters and
ports)”, the due dates of which were, respectively, 14 and 15 August 2017, and
on the customs declaration data of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board, which
were sent to Statistics Estonia on 21 August 2017. Statistics Estonia published
the monthly summary of foreign trade in 14 working days. In the case of the
statistical activity “Foreign trade”, the main representative of public
interest is the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, commissioned
by whom Statistics Estonia collects and analyses the data necessary for
conducting the statistical activity.