Trade is planning for price increases

Households' so-called confidence indicator falls by 3.3 units to a weaker sentiment than normal.

For the business cycle as a whole, where companies' views on the situation are also included, there were small changes, according to KI. However, companies' price plans in trade have been adjusted upwards, to the highest level since May 2023.

"The proportion of companies expecting higher sales prices is largest in daily goods trade, where almost 8 out of 10 companies believe in price increases", writes KI.