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Norway’s fuel export price index rose 17.6% in the third quarter

SSB indices also showed a quarterly rise in goods export volumes.

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In goods-trade indices updated on 15 October, Statistics Norway reported that the fuel export price index rose 17.6% from the second to the third quarter of 2026. The fuel export volume index rose 0.9%, while the fuel import price index was unchanged.

For goods excluding ships and oil platforms, the export volume index rose 4.5% and the import volume index fell 2.7%. The food, beverages and tobacco export volume index increased 24.6%, while its export price index fell 3.9%. These are index changes, not monetary values or direct market prices.

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Norwegian goods trade volume and price indices, Q3 2026

Selected changes in trade indices from the second to the third quarter.

Goods excluding ships and oil platforms4.5-2.710.90.4
Fuels0.94.717.60
Food, beverages and tobacco24.6-0.4-3.91.3
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Percentage changes from the quarter-on-quarter are transcribed from SSB. Volume and price indices are not monetary values or spot-market prices; commodity groups follow SITC Rev. 4.

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