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Household consumption rose 1.6% in June, SCB says

Household consumption increased by 1.6 percent in June compared with May, measured in constant prices and in seasonally adjusted terms, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB).

Sweden’s inflation fell sharply in July, driven by tax cuts

Inflation fell sharply in July, preliminary figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB) show. The fact that inflation is now falling is largely due to tax cuts, says Susanne Spector, chief economist at Danske Bank. But the tax cuts are obscuring the picture, and several economists predict that inflation will pick up again this autumn.

Swedish retail sales rise 1% in June, SCB says

Swedish economy slows in June but second-quarter GDP beats forecasts

The Swedish economy is slowing, new GDP figures from Statistics Sweden show. I still interpret it as good figures. Sweden is in a recession, but in a recovery phase, says Alexandra Stråberg, chief economist at Länsförsäkringar, to TT.

SCB: Producer prices rise 0.1% in June, annual inflation up to 7.4%

Prices paid by producers rose in June, up 0.1 percent from the previous month, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB). This was a smaller increase than expected.

Statistics Sweden: Unemployment remains at a higher level in June

Unemployment in June rose to 9.9 percent, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB). This compares with 9.4 percent in June last year.

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Cheaper food pushes Swedish inflation down to 1.3% in June

Inflation, according to the CPIF measure, fell to 1.3 percent in June, according to a second calculation by Statistics Sweden (SCB). This compares with 1.5 percent in May.