Transcript economy of Sweden

ECONOMY OF SWEDEN
GENERAL FACTS
Sweden - a highly industrialized country with intensive
agriculture in terms of quality of life is one of the first places in
the world.
The major industries are mining (copper), ferrous and non ferrous metallurgy, machine -building, chemical, light and food
processing, cement, wood and paper industry.
Developed all modes of transport (road, rail, ferry, sea,
pipeline), the main internal
transportation is provided by roads
and railways.
GDP
According to 2001 Index of
Economic Freedom, The
Heritage Foundation:
GDP - $ 245.2 billion
GDP growth rate - 2.9%
GDP per capita - $
27,705
Direct foreign investment
- $ 3.2 billion
GDP growth,%
IMPORTS
Imports: machinery and
transport equipment
(41%), and various
consumer goods (14%),
chemical products (12%)
and energy (6%, mainly
oil) - $ 86.7 billion (g
Germany h - 19.2 % UK 10.2%, Norway - 7.6%,
Denmark - 6.5%, France 6.3%).
Volume of imports, billions of $
EXPORT
Export: aircraft, vehicles,
drills, ball bearings,
electronics, naftohimikaty,
textiles, decorative glass,
paper, iron, steel, and wood
products. Exports - $ 100
billion (g h Germany - 11 .3%
United Kingdom - 9.3% Norway
- 8.8%, USA - 8.8%, Denmark 6%).
Volume of exports, billion U.S. dollars
The main natural resources of Sweden is ore resources: ferrous
metals, ores, nonmetallic - building materials, peat, large
amounts of hydropower and industrial wood, the southern part
of Sweden has a rather favorable for agriculture soil and
climatic resources. Sweden fully equipped quality water
resources.
AGRICULTURE
A g r i c u l t u r e , m o s t l y d e v e l o p e d i n S o u t h e r n S we d e n . I t s l e v e l a l l ow s to p r o v i d e t h e c o u n t r y w i t h
m a ny k i n d s o f a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s a n d fo o d s t u f f s . S we d e n i s a t r a d i t i o n a l e x p o r te r o f
a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s s u c h a s b a r l ey, d a i r y p r o d u c t s , m e a t p r o d u c t s . T h e r e a r e g ov e r n m e n t
restrictions
on the cultivation of sugar
beets and dair y products.
During 2008 the farms of
S we d e n r e c e i v e d s t a te a i d
in the amount of
a p p r ox i m a t e l y $ 2 0 0 m i l l i o n .
A g r i c u l t u r e S we d e n c e l e b r a te d
i t s i n te n s i t y. Av e r a g e m i l k
yield per cow more than 6
to n s p e r ye a r. O r d i n a r y w h e a t
yields reach 65 kg / ha.
Manufacturing specializes in
dair y products and meat (beef and
pork). Most of the agricultural land
is meadows and pastures.
The main branch of agriculture in
S we d e n - l i v e s to c k a n d fe e d
p r o d u c t i o n . I n 1 9 9 6 t h e r e we r e
a p p r ox . 1 . 8 m i l l i o n h e a d o f c a t t l e ,
i n c l u d i n g 5 0 0 t h o u s a n d d a i r y c ow s .