Balance of Payments, first quarter 2007

The current account showed a surplus of SEK 68.1 billion for 2007 Q1, which is an increase of SEK 9.4 billion compared with the same period in 2006. The current account surplus corresponds to a good 9 per cent of GDP. Trade in goods and services showed a surplus of SEK 63.1 billion, which can be broken down into SEK 40.5 billion for goods and SEK 22.6 billion for services. The surplus for income amounted to SEK 11.4 billion, while current transfers showed a deficit of SEK 6.4 billion.