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Monthly indicator for household consumption, May 2017:

Household consumption increased in May

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-07-07 9.30

Household consumption increased by 0.3 percent in seasonally adjusted figures between April and May. In the last three-month period, consumption increased by 1.3 percent compared with the previous three month period. Household consumption increased by 2.8 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures in May 2017 compared with May 2016.

Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles, the activity with the largest weighted contribution to the increase in consumption, increased by 3.5 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures compared with the same period in the previous year. In March-May 2017, consumption increased by 3.1 percent compared with the same period in the previous year. Prices according to the consumption deflator increased by 1.3 percent in May 2017 compared with May 2016.

The data for May is preliminary. Since the last publication, the change in private consumption in April 2017 compared with April 2016 (working day adjusted) has been revised downwards by 0.1 percentage point to an increase of 4.2 percent.

Growth rate for working day adjusted volume and trend, year-on-year, percent
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Household Consumption Index, growth rate year on year

Activity

Current prices

Volume

Volume working day adjusted

Weight
  May 2017* MT 2017* May 2017*  
Household consumption (excl. foreign posts)
5.2 3.7 3.8 2.4 2.8 3.1 0.91
Retail trade, mostly food and beverages
4.3 1.7 2.8 0.0 1.8 0.9 0.20
Retail trade, clothing and footwear
1.7 ‑1.2 1.8 ‑1.7 0.0 ‑0.2 0.04
Housing, electricity, gas and heating
2.5 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.7 0.26
Furniture, furnishings, household equipment and consumables
5.5 4.0 5.6 4.3 5.3 5.2 0.03
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles
8.4 8.2 5.9 4.7 3.5 5.3 0.14
Post and telecommunications
2.6 5.7 5.2 9.0 4.9 9.2 0.03
Recreation and culture, goods and services
4.0 2.9 3.9 3.6 2.6 4.5 0.10
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services
8.4 6.0 3.7 2.4 3.3 3.2 0.06
Other goods and services
17.4 5.7 14.9 3.7 12.1 4.4 0.02

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

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