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Continued price fall on exports, but import prices remain stable
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2016-05-19T10:00:00.000Z
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The volume and price indices for import and export of goods. The prices of Norwegian exports fell by 10.4 per cent from the fourth to the first quarter.

External trade in goods, indices of volume and price, Q1 2016

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Continued price fall on exports, but import prices remain stable

From the fourth quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016, the export prices on petroleum and petroleum products as well as gas continued to fall. This led to a total drop in the export prices of about 10 per cent. Import prices have remained relatively stable during the last two quarters.

Indices of volume and price for external trade in goods, excl. ships and oil platforms. Change in per cent from previous quarter1Published 19 May 2016
Volume indexPrice index
ExportsImportsExportsImports
1Groups according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC-Rev. 4).
1st quarter 2016 / 4th quarter 2015
Goods excl. ships and oil platforms-3.7-10.0-10.4-0.1
Food, beverages and tobacco-16.8-12.414.42.8
Crude materials except fuels-6.7-2.42.3-8.9
Fuels0.0-31.4-19.2-5.7
Manufactured goods except food, beverages and tobacco-5.5-8.8-1.90.2

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Price indices. 2000=100