Weekly Bulletin ed. 13, 1996

Trade with North America increases

Trade with North America surged in the first two months of this year compared to the same period last year. Imports rose by NOK 890 million, or 34 percent, accounting for more than a tenth of Norway's combined imports of traditional goods. Exports to North America climbed 22 percent, and now make up 8.3 percent of Norway's traditional exports.

Norway's largest trading partner in North America is the United States. Canada showed the biggest gain, measured in percent.

New statistics

Foreign trade with goods, January-February 1996 Statistics on foreign trade are published every month in the Weekly Bulletin of Statistics and the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. The figures are available through Customer Services, Foreign Trade, tel. +47 21 09 47 52/53 from the 26th of the month. The publication comes out about 10 days later. For more information contact Hans Kristian Østereng, tel. +47 21 09 47 13 or Customer Services.

Weekly Bulletin ed. 13, 1996