Business Sweden's Export Managers’ Index (EMI), which reflects the sentiment among Swedish goods and services exporters, fell by 4.9 points to 50.4, from 55.3 in the previous quarter.

The most notable result of the third quarter survey was that most subindices fell, and also showing even larger discrepancies between world regions than previously. The index for expected export demand is now below the 50-mark in four of the six regions.

Growing concerns about both the Chinese and US economies have prompted a more cautious outlook, and many companies have lowered their expectations. A bright spot in the survey was the index reflecting views of expected export sales, which remained high and signals continued optimistic sentiment.

Despite the decline in the third quarter, Swedish exporters remain optimistic about demand from Western Europe and North America, and have a balanced view of demand from Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa.

Download the report for a full overview of the survey results.

The next Export Managers’ Index will be published on 7 November 2024.

Export manager's index:

EMI 2024-Q3 EN
PDF - 626 kb
Weighted time series EMI Q3 2024
XLSX - 46 kb

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ABOUT THE ANALYSIS

Business Sweden’s Export Managers’ Index is a quarterly index showing the current mood of Swedish exporting companies as well as their near-future outlook for exports to the regions of the world.

The index is a measure of companies’ perceived export demand in the market, where a level above 50 indicates market expansion and a level below 50 indicates market contraction. The index can be split into subindices for current and forecast export demand, and contains information on export sales, expected regional demand and perceived order stock.

The survey is conducted by Statistics Sweden (SCB). Business Sweden’s Export Managers’ Index is a leading indicator of the development of Sweden’s economy.

Publishing dates 2024

Below are the Swedish publishing dates for the EMI report. The English version is available on the website a few days later.

8 February: EMI Q1

8 May: EMI Q2

29 August: EMI Q3

7 November: EMI Q4

Previous analyses

2024
EMI 2024-Q3 EN
PDF - 626 kb
Export Managers' Index Q2 2024
PDF - 618 kb
Export Managers´ Index Q1 2024
PDF - 534 kb

 

2023
Export Managers' Index Q4 2023
PDF - 512 kb
Export manager's index Q3 2023
PDF - 954 kb
Export Managers' Index Q2 2023
PDF - 899 kb
Export manager's index Q1 2023
PDF - 3 mb

 

2022
Export Managers Index Q4 2022
PDF - 1 mb
Export Manager's Index Q3 2022
PDF - 6 mb
EXPORT MANAGERS INDEX Q2 2022
PDF - 1 mb
Exportchefsindex Q1 2022
EXPORTCHEFSINDEX Q1 2022 - 2 mb

 

2021
Export manager's index Q4 2021
PDF - 1 mb
Export Managers’ Index Q3 2021
PDF - 2 mb
Export Managers' Index Q2 2021
PDF - 4 mb
Export Managers' Index Q1 2021
PDF - 2 mb

 

2020
Export Managers' Index Q4 2020
PDF - 1 mb
EXPORT MANAGERS INDEX Q3 2020
PDF - 1 mb
EXPORT MANAGERS INDEX, Q2 2020
PDF - 1 mb
Export Managers Index, Q1 2020
PDF - 3 mb

 

2019
Export Managers Index, Q4 2019
PDF - 1 mb
Export Managers Index, Q3 2019
PDF - 786 kb
Export Managers Index, Q2 2019
PDF - 933 kb
Export Managers Index, Q1 2019
PDF - 1 mb

 

2018
Export Managers Index, Q4 2018
PDF - 1 mb
Export Managers Index, Q3 2018
PDF - 1 mb
Export Managers Index, Q2 2018
PDF - 978 kb
Export Managers Index, Q1 2018
PDF - 7 mb

 

2017
Export Managers Index, Q4 2017
PDF - 1 mb
Export Managers Index, Q3 2017
PDF - 1 mb
Export Managers Index, Q2 2017
PDF - 647 kb
Export Managers Index, Q1 2017
PDF - 776 kb