Data on total imports are reported at c.i.f. and data on total exports at f.o.b. values. The data are based on customs documents for goods cleared through customs from non-EU member countries, and on Intrastat survey data compiled from companies trading goods with partners in EU member countries.
Seasonal adjustment is available only on the global data.
Periodicity Monthly Timeliness Four weeks after the end of the reference month. According to directives by the Government, Statistics Sweden is the central administrative agency for the production of official statistics. Statistics Sweden drafts nomenclatures and classification standards for official statistics, decides on methodologies and is responsible for the publication of such statistics. There is no government access to the data before their release to the public. There is no ministerial commentary on the occasion of the release of the data.