News & Press
2010-02-05 - Service production index
Swedish service production decreased by 1.4 percent in volume and working day adjusted figures in December 2009 compared to December 2008. Service production for the fourth quarter increased by 1.0 percent in seasonally adjusted series compared to the third quarter.
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2010-02-02 - Prices for newly produced dwellings
Prices paid by investors for newly built dwellings were higher in 2008 compared to 2007 for multi-dwelling buildings and collectively built, one- or two-dwelling buildings.
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2010-02-01 - Registered vehicles
New registrations of passenger cars and lorries in Sweden,January 2010
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2010-01-29 - Labour cost index for wage earners and salaried employees in the private sector
The Labour Cost Index (AKI) for the private sector in November 2009 was 103.2 for wage-earners and 104.5 for salaried employees. Compared to November 2008, labour costs have increased by 0.8 percent for wage-earners and 0.8 percent for salaried employees.
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2010-01-29 - Financial Market Statistics
The annual growth rate for lending to households from Monetary Financial Institutions (MFI) reached 9.3 percent in December 2009. MFIs include banks and housing credit institutions. The growth rate was 9.0 percent in November and the trend of increased growth in lending has gone on since June when the growth rate was 7.8 percent.
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2010-01-28 - Turnover in the service sector
The retail trade sales volume increased by 4.5 percent in December compared to the same month of last year. Retail sales for consumables increased by 1.1 percent while retail sales for durables increased by 7.2 percent. The information above is working day adjusted.
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2010-01-28 - Labour Force Survey (LFS)
In December 4 452 000 persons were employed, resulting in 67 000 fewer persons employed compared to December 2008. The number of unemployed increased by 108 000 persons, resulting in an unemployment rate of 8.6 percent. The number of hours worked amounted to 118.7 million a week on average.
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2010-01-27 - Producer and import price index
Producer prices on the domestic market increased by 0.7 percent from November to December, while import and export prices decreased by 0.6 and 0.4 percent, respectively. Producer prices, that is, prices on the domestic and export markets together, increased by 0.2 percent.
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2010-01-26 - Foreign trade - exports and imports of goods
In December 2009, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 82.3 billion, while imports of goods amounted to 77.3 billion. As a result, the net trade surplus was SEK 5.0 billion.
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2010-01-25 - Name statistics
Alice is the new top name on the list of the most popular first names for girls during 2009 while Lucas stays in first place among the boys. Alice has never topped the list before but has been in the top ten most popular names for girls since 2005. Lucas was number one in 2006 and 2008, and has been in the top ten most common names for boys since 2000.
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