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Statistics about
Cross border trade
The statistics covers Norwegians purchases on same day visits abroad. The cross border trade is divided into product groups and how many visits without overnight stays Norwegians made abroad.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Cross border trade in million NOK by product group and number of same day visits abroad in 1000Download table as ...Cross border trade in million NOK by product group and number of same day visits abroad in 1000
Amount spent in million NOK and same day visits in 1000 Change in per cent Per cent of product group 4th quarter 2024 4th quarter 2023 - 4th quarter 2024 4th quarter 2024 Total 2 973 18.3 100.0 Food and groceries 1 414 31.3 47.5 Mineral water and soft drinks 214 38.1 7.2 Beer and cider, alcoholic 124 -24.8 4.2 Wine and spirits 179 -17.1 6.0 Cigarettes/tobacco 160 -13.5 5.4 Snus/moist snuff 158 6.0 5.3 Chocolate and sweets 133 -2.9 4.5 Other products 374 64.0 12.6 Cafe and restaurant and other services 217 8.0 7.3 Number of same day visits abroad 1 232 11.4 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Cross border trade by product group, per cent of product groupDownload table as ...Cross border trade by product group, per cent of product group
Per cent of product group Change in per cent of product group 4th quarter 2023 4th quarter 2024 Percentage points Total 100.0 100.0 0.0 Product group Food and groceries 42.8 47.5 4.7 Mineral water and soft drinks 6.2 7.2 1.0 Beer and cider, alcoholic 6.6 4.2 -2.4 Wine and spirits 8.6 6.0 -2.6 Cigarettes/tobacco 7.4 5.4 2.0 Snus/moist snuff 5.9 5.3 -0.6 Chocolate and sweets 5.4 4.5 -0.9 Other products 9.1 12.6 3.5 Cafe and restaurant and other services 8.0 7.3 -0.7 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 11 January 2024.
Same day visits: All visits abroad without overnight stays is covered in the statistics. Whether it is a business, commuter journey or leisure.
Expenditures: NOK spent on goods and services on trips abroad without accommodation. The spending is inclusive of VAT and other taxes.
All legal goods and services are included. Services include varies types of services, such as hairdressing, dental services, service on cars etc.
Food and drink purchased abroad and consumed during the trip are included. Gasoline and diesel purchased abroad and used on the trip (both in Norway and abroad) are also included. Gasoline and diesel purchased in Norway but consumed abroad, are not included.
Smuggled illegal goods are not included. Any fines imposed by the customs authorities are not included in the cross-border trade statistics.
Amount spent: NOK spent on goods and services on same day visits abroad. If the amount is reported in local currency, it has been converted to NOK in the statistics. The spending is inclusive of VAT and other taxes. Smuggled illegal goods are not included. Any fines imposed by the customs authorities are not included in the cross-border trade statistics.
Destination: Expenditure on same day visits to all countries is measured in the statistics. The cross border trade statistics are published with five categories as destinations for border trade. The three largest shopping destinations for cross-border trade in Sweden: Strømstad, which include Nordby and Svinesund, Charlottenberg and Töcksfors. In addition, there are two other destinations: Sweden elsewhere and other countries.
Region of residence: There are regional differences when it comes to who cross-border trade and the respondents are grouped by region of residence. The country is split into different regional division and a region consists of several counties.
See classification of region: https://www.ssb.no/en/klass/klassifikasjoner/106 for the definition of regions.