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Monthly indicator for household consumption, February 2017:

Household consumption decreased in February

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-04-10 9.30

Household consumption decreased by 0.1 percent in seasonally adjusted figures between January and February. In the last three-month period, consumption remained unchanged compared with the previous three-month period. Household consumption increased by 2.7 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures in February 2017 compared with February 2016.

Recreation and culture, goods and services, the activity with the largest weighted contribution to the increase in consumption, increased by 6.4 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures compared with the same period in the previous year. In December 2016–February 2017, consumption increased by 2.2 percent compared with the same period one year earlier. Prices according to the consumption deflator increased by 1.0 percent in February 2017 compared with February 2016.

Growth rate for working day adjusted volume and trend, year on year, percent
Monthly indicator for household consumption, February 2017

Household Consumption Index, growth rate year on year
ActivityCurrent pricesVolumeVolume working day adjustedWeight
 February2017*February2017*February2017* 
Household consumption (excl. foreign posts)
0.8 2.1 ‑0.2 1.0 2.7 2.6 0.91
Retail trade, mostly food and beverages
‑1.4 ‑0.3 ‑3.2 ‑1.9 0.3 0.4 0.20
Retail trade, clothing and footwear
‑8.2 ‑5.7 ‑9.0 ‑7.7 ‑1.7 ‑3.8 0.04
Housing, electricity, gas and heating
2.4 0.9 1.8 0.9 2.0 1.0 0.26
Furniture, furnishings, household equipment and consumables
5.2 7.7 6.0 8.4 10.8 10.9 0.03
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles
1.9 4.9 ‑1.8 1.3 2.4 2.8 0.14
Post and telecommunications
4.6 6.6 7.6 9.9 8.5 10.7 0.03
Recreation and culture, goods and services
0.8 4.6 1.8 5.6 6.4 8.0 0.10
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services
2.0 4.0 ‑1.2 1.1 2.2 3.2 0.06
Other goods and services
‑5.5 0.1 ‑7.4 ‑1.9 ‑2.2 0.3 0.02

All figures compared to the same period last year. *The Period from February to the current month compared to the same period last year.

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