Danmark - HANDELSBALANS

Danish’s trade surplus widened to DKK 7.3 billion in October 2019 from DKK 5.9 billion in the same month a year earlier. Exports increased 3.8 percent from a year earlier to DKK 65.9 billion, boosted by sales of chemicals & related products (32.3%); transport equipment (3.7%); and live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (7.8%). Conversely, sales dropped for manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (-16.9%); miscellaneous manufactured articles (-5%), and machinery (-0.4%). Imports went up 1.7 percent to DKK 58.6 billion, led by higher purchases of chemicals & related products (1.6%); machinery (2.5%); live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (4.8%); mineral fuels, lubricants & related material (3.8%); crude materials inedible except fuels (7.3%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (3%). By contrast, sales fell for manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (-2.8%).

Danish’s trade surplus increased sharply to DKK 7.3 billion in September 2019 from DKK 2.9 billion in the same month a year earlier, as exports rose 5.3 percent from a year earlier to DKK 61.5 billion, boosted by sales of chemicals & related products (35.2%); transport equipment (22.8%); crude materials inedible except fuels (17.5%); miscellaneous manufactured articles (3.6%); and live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (13.0%). Conversely, sales dropped for manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (-3.5%); machinery (-1.3%). Imports went up 7.6 percent to DKK 54.2 billion, led by higher purchases of chemicals & related products (10.9%); machinery (11.3%); and miscellaneous manufactured articles (9.5% ). By contrast, sales fell for live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (-1.3%); manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (-1.9%); mineral fuels, lubricants & related material (-6.0%); and crude materials inedible except fuels (-10.3%).

Danish’s trade surplus widened sharply to DKK 8.4 billion in August 2019 from DKK 2.9 billion in the same month a year earlier, as exports increased 9 percent from a year earlier to DKK 61.1 billion, boosted by sales of machinery (23.6 pct); chemicals & related products (23.8 pct); transport equipment (4.6 pct); and live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (1.7 pct). Conversely, sales fell for crude materials inedible except fuels (-3.8 pct); miscellaneous manufactured articles (-3.9 pct); and manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (-4.8 pct). Imports fell 0.7 percent to DKK 52.7 billion, led by lower purchases of live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (-2.7 pct); chemicals & related products (-5.4 pct); manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (-4.3 pct); mineral fuels, lubricants & related material (-11.9 pct); and crude materials inedible except fuels (-20 pct). By contrast, sales rose for machinery (9.2 pct); and miscellaneous manufactured articles (1.7 pct).

Danish’s trade surplus widened to DKK 9 billion in July 2019 from DKK 7.5 billion in the same month a year earlier. Exports increased 9.6 percent to DKK 61.9 billion, boosted by sales of machinery (23.6 pct); chemicals & related products (18.6 pct); transport equipment (15.6 pct); live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (8.5 pct); crude materials inedible except fuels (6.2 pct), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (3.1 pct). Meantime, imports rose 8.0 percent from a year earlier to DKK 52.9 billion, led by higher purchases of miscellaneous manufactured articles (8.5 pct); live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (7.3 pct); chemicals & related products (7.1 pct), and manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (0.5 pct).

Danish’s trade surplus widened to DKK 7.2 billion in June 2019 from DKK 5.9 billion in the same month a year earlier. Exports decreased 2.7 percent to DKK 57.9 billion, dragged down by sales of machinery (-5.4 pct); transport equipment (-6.4 pct); crude materials inedible except fuels (-8.6 pct); miscellaneous manufactured articles (-6.2 pct), and live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (-3.6 pct). By contrast, sales of chemicals & related products increased (3.7 pct). Meantime, imports fell at a faster 5.5 percent from a year earlier to DKK 50.7 billion, led by lower purchases of manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (-7.5 pct); chemicals & related products (-6.7 pct); miscellaneous manufactured articles (-1.8 pct); and live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (-0.9 pct).

Danish’s trade surplus widened sharply to DKK 9 billion in May 2019 from DKK 3.7 billion in the same month a year earlier. This was the largest trade surplus since March 2017. Exports increased 9.9 percent to DKK 63.7 billion, driven by sales of chemicals & related products (33.1 pct); machinery (15.6 pct); transport equipment (7.1 pct); crude materials inedible except fuels (4.8 pct); miscellaneous manufactured articles (1.9 pct), and live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (0.3 pct). Meantime, imports rose at a softer 0.8 percent from a year earlier to DKK 54.6 billion, led by higher purchases of miscellaneous manufactured articles (6.8 pct); machinery (6.3 pct); transport equipment (5.0 pct); chemicals & related products (5.0 pct); live animals, food, beverages & tobacco (1.5 pct), and manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (0.3 pct).