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In recent years, Norway has repeatedly been ranked as ‘the best country Import 2019 to live in’ by the Human Development Report. This annu- al ranking is based largely on average levels of education and income, Import to CR: 0.33 (EUR bil.) combined with life expectancy, but also factors such as human rights and Import comodities: machinery and transport equipment, miscellaneous cultural freedom. Norway is also rated high for its literacy rate, educational manufactured articles, food and live animals, crude materials except fuels levels and material wealth. In addition, Norway has one of the best and mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials. systems in the , making sure that people who are unemployed or un- able to work are given support so that they can lead dignified lives. Norway Table No. 1: The most important commodities of Czech imports also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. in 2019 (SITC) Commodity Share EUR in % mil. Norway Macroeconomic Data 2019 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 29.3% 96.9 Population 5 433 684 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 23.5% 77.7 GDP 360 EUR Billion Food nad live animals 19.6% 64.9 GDP Growth rate 1.1 % Machinery and transport equipment 13.8% 45.7 Balance of trade 6,3 EUR Billion Chemicals and related products 9.4% 31.2 Inflation rate 2,1 % Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3.4% 11.3 Unemployment rate 3,7 % Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 0.8% 2.6 Policy Interest rate 0.8-1.5 % Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 0.1% 0.4 Public dept to GDP 40,6 % Beverages and tobacco 0.0% 0.0 Index of Economic Freedom 28. Commodities and transactions 0.0% 0.0 Doing Business 9. Total 100.00 330.5 Source: Czech Statistical Office. Export 2019 Table No. 2: The most important commodities of Czech exports Table No. 3: Trade between the Czech and Norway in 2019 (SITC) in 2008-2019 (EUR thousand)

Product Group Share EUR Year Turnover Czech Czech Balance in % mil. exports imports Machinery and transport equipment 64.7% 498.8 2008 1 003 487 424 096 579 391 -155 295 Manufactured goods classified by chief material 19.0% 146.1 2009 943 721 415 223 528 498 -113 275 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 11.8% 90.8 2010 1 310 487 526 279 784 208 -257 929 Chemicals and related products 2.0% 15.1 2011 1 571 396 617 056 954 340 -337 284 Food and live animals 2.0% 15.1 2012 1 782 994 636 511 1 146 483 -509 972 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 0.5% 3.9 2013 1 709 976 625 976 1 084 000 -458 024 Beverages and tobacco 0.1% 0.8 2014 1 112 129 587 335 524 794 62 541 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 0.0% 0.2 2015 939 463 628 056 311 411 316 645 Animal and vegetable oils 0.0% 0.2 2016 1 085 000 655 000 430 000 224 000 Total 100.00 771.1 2017 932 400 692 400 240 000 452 400 Source: Czech Statistical Office. 2018 980 200 735 500 244 700 490 800 2019 1 101 600 771 100 330 500 440 600 Source: Czech Statistical Office. Czech export to Norway ● According to the statistics for 2019, Norway is the 27th most important ● The main Czech exporters to Norway include the following companies: trading partner in the value of exports of goods and services from the ELFE, s. r. o. (sumcontracts for marine platforms); FAGUS a.s. (prefab- , while in terms of import it is 44th place. ricated buildings); Hutní montáže, a.s. (crane technology); Chart Ferox, ● The balance of trade between the Czech Republic and Norway and the a.s. (Liquefied Gas Transport and Storage Facility); JUTA a.s. (foils for Czech Republic was negative due to large volumes of natural gas pur- building, agrotextiles, waterproofing foils); KOMA Modular s.r.o. (prefab- chased by 2013: it represented more than three quarters of all imports ricated buildings); a.s. (construction of transport infrastruc- from Norway. After this item was deducted, however, trade between the ture); Sandvik Chomutov Precision Tubes, spol. s r.o. (special stainless Czech Republic and Norway remained positive in traditional commod- steel and ); ŠKODA AUTO a.s. (cars), Třídič, s. r. o. (mobile ities. In 2014 there was a reduction in the acquisitions of Norwegian sorting and crushing machines). gas, which the Czech Republic most recently contracted in . ● The structure of Czech exports to Norway remains without chang- To Norway, this billing change put the Czech Republic in the position of es. Dominant, according to the classification of SITC classes, the item a significantly more active exporter and the export value from the Czech “Machinery and transport equipment” is 64,7%, followed by the item “ Republic to Norway shows a long-term upward trend. Between 2016 Manufactured goods “ with a share of 19,0%. and 2017, the Czech Republic’s positive trade balance with Norway doubled and increasing trend remained during the year 2019.

Materials for this publication were created at VŠE - Dr. K.Čermáková and Ing. M.Mareš.