Capacity utilisation in industry increased Capacity utilisation in industry increased by 0.6 percentage points in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter of 2018 in seasonally adjusted figures. 2018-08-20 • Industrial capacity utilisation
Less new construction of dwellings in the first half of 2018 According to preliminary figures, construction of roughly 30 950 dwellings began in the first six months of 2018. This is a decrease of about ten percent compared with the same period in 2017, when the construction of 34 231 dwellings was started. This is the first time since 2012 that the number of dwellings constructed in multi-dwelling buildings decreased in the first six months. In the first half of 2012, construction of dwellings was 27 percent lower than in the first half of 2011. 2018-08-20 • New construction of residential buildings
Slower population growth in the first half of 2018 At the end of June 2018, Sweden’s population was 10 171 524, which is 51 282 more than on 31 December 2017. Immigration was the greatest contributing factor, although it was lower than the major increases in the two previous years. 2018-08-17 • Population statistics
Business inventories increased in the second quarter of 2018 Swedish business inventories increased by SEK 3 billion in constant prices in the second quarter. This development corresponds to an increase of 0.6 percent in volume. 2018-08-17 • Industrial inventories
Borrowing in foreign currencies decreased Total liability in Sweden of debt securities denominated in foreign currencies amounted to SEK 3 766 billion at the end of July, down by SEK 57 billion compared with June. This decrease was mainly due to a strengthened Swedish krona against the euro, US dollar and British pound. 2018-08-16 • Securities statistics
