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Norwegian import prices rise
statistikk
2010-07-15T10:00:00.000Z
External economy;External economy
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uhvp, External trade in goods, indices of volume and price, import, export, price trends, volume development, product groups (for example food, raw materials, fuel), areas of application (for example energy goods, building materials, consumables)Balance of payments, External trade , External economy
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External trade in goods, indices of volume and price, Q2 2010

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Norwegian import prices rise

Prices of imported goods rose by 2.5 per cent from the first to the second quarter, the first increase since the end of 2008.

Volume indices adjusted for seasonality 2nd quarter 2007-2nd quarter 2010. 2000=100

Price indices. 2nd quarter 2007-2nd quarter 2010. 2000=100

Ships and oil platforms are excluded in all figures for exports and imports of goods.

Following five quarters of decline, prices of Norwegian imports increased by 2.5 per cent from the first to the second quarter 2010. Import volumes rose over the same period. Compared with the second quarter of 2009 import prices were 0.7 per cent lower in the second quarter this year, while the import volume increased by 10.1 per cent.

Norwegian export prices, excluding oil and natural gas, increased by 3.8 per cent, while the volume of exports fell by 8.8 per cent, from the first to the second quarter. Export prices, excluding oil and natural gas, were 6.6 per cent higher, and the export volume was 2.8 per cent higher than the second quarter 2009.

External trade in goods, excl. ships and oil platforms. Indices of price and volume. 2nd quarter 2010
Commodity group1 Commodity SITC Volume Price
2nd quarter 2010 2nd quarter
2009-2010.
Change
in per cent 		2nd quarter 2010 2nd quarter
2009-
2010.
Change
in per cent
Imports          
Total 0-9  149.9 10.1  107.2 -0.7
Of which          
Food, beverages and tobacco 0-1  142.9 7.5  124.2 -3.3
Crude materials except fuels 2, 4  152.4 32.6  130.6 25.3
Fuels 3  158.6 42.5  182.6 20.9
Manufactured goods except food, beverages and tobacco 5-9  148.1 6.5  100.6 -4.6
           
Exports          
Total 0-9 98.8 2.8  149.0 9.7
Of which          
Food, beverages and tobacco 0-1  124.1 11.1  118.8 5.5
Crude materials except fuels 2, 4  127.5 32.0  115.3 10.7
Fuels 3 83.2 -1.5  177.2 14.2
Manufactured goods except food, beverages and tobacco 5-9  138.6 10.5  105.7 0.1
Exports excl. crude oil and natural gas    128.2 6.1  117.4 6.6
1  Groups according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC-Rev. 4).