Foreign trade prices in Finland

Estadistica Finlandia · Mensual

8.5% (Jul-26) YOY · % · Mensual · CSV

About this indicator

Source	Statistics Finland
Frequency	Mensual
Release	Aproximadamente 30 dias despues del fin del mes de referencia.
What it is	Tracks the change in the prices of goods Finland exports and imports. The export price index captures the f.o.b. border selling price of Finnish goods sold abroad, while the import price index captures the c.i.f. border purchase price of goods bought abroad. Both are published by Statistics Finland as part of its producer price index system.
How it's calculated	Compiled from the prices of a sample of foreign trade transactions, weighted by Finland's export and import structure, with 2021=100 as the base year. The headline reading is the year-on-year (YoY) change.
Market implications	The gap between the two indices (the terms of trade) shows whether Finland is gaining or losing purchasing power in its foreign trade: when export prices rise faster than import prices, the terms of trade improve. It is a gauge of imported price pressures relevant to the inflation outlook.
Limitations	Highly sensitive to energy and imported commodity prices, so it can be volatile from month to month. It does not separate price effects from volume effects and is subject to revision.