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Sweden's economy – statistical perspective, second quarter 2018:

Continued rapid growth in the Swedish economy

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-09-28 9.30

The Swedish economy showed strong growth in the second quarter of 2018, with a considerably higher GDP growth than the average of the countries in the European Union. The second quarter’s GDP growth was boosted primarily by inventory investments and household consumption, while foreign trade and gross fixed capital formation held it back. Production in the business sector remained high during the second quarter.

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