International trade in goods and services

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Exports did not recover in the third quarter of 2020 18 Dec 2020 International trade in goods and services fell clearly in the third quarter of 2020 compared with the corresponding quarter in the previous year. Compared to the third quarter of 2019, exports of goods and services decreased by 17 per cent in the past quarter, while imports went down by 15 per cent. In other words, the value of exports fell by EUR 4.0 billion year-on-year and imports correspondingly by EUR 3.6 billion. These data derive from Statistics Finland's statistics on international trade in goods and services, which are part of balance of payments .
Description:	Statistics on international trade in goods and services describe exports and imports of goods and services with a broad classification of products and areas. The statistics describe the entire international trade and form a link between goods trade according to the IMTS manual (International Merchandise Trade Statistics) published by Finnish Customs and the BPM manual (Balance of Payments Manual) published by Statistics Finland. International trade in goods and services is part of the current account, so the statistics form part of Finland's balance of payments. The data are also used to produce data for the rest of the world sector in national accounts. The data are delivered to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Eurostat, the European Central Bank (ECB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the OECD. Read full description >>>
Keywords:	goods, services, exports, imports, national economy, international trade, foreign trade, enterprises. Statistics by keywords >>>
Change:	Statistics on goods imports will in future be compiled by country of origin 15 Mar 2018 Statistics on goods imports were earlier compiled according to the country of consignment, but in future, they will be compiled according to the country of origin.

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): International trade in goods and services [e-publication].
ISSN=2343-4244. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 25.2.2021].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tpulk/index_en.html