IT expenditures increased in large enterprises Total hardware and software expenditures in 2017 amounted to SEK 65.2 billion. This is an increase of more than 18 percent compared with the previous year. The largest enterprises (250 employees or more) increased expenditures by more than 20 percent compared with 2016. Among the largest enterprises, software accounted for 68 percent of expenses. Among smaller enterprises, expenses remained largely unchanged. 2018-10-19 • Enterprises' IT expenditure
Chemical products use continued to increase between 2008 and 2016 The use, that is, the turnover, of chemical products classified as hazardous to health and the environment, including petroleum fuels, increased by four percent between 2008 and 2016. This increase mainly occurred in the manufacturing industry and the mining and quarrying industry, while turnover in other industries decreased. In the same period, GDP increased by 15 percent. This means that chemical intensity, that is, the number of tonnes of chemicals per produced Swedish krona, decreased during this period. 2018-10-18 • System of Environmental and Economic Accounts
The number of permanent employees increased In September, there were 5 119 000 employed persons aged 15-74, not seasonally adjusted. This was an increase of 67 000 persons compared with September 2017. The number of permanent employees increased by 71 000 and amounted to 3 868 000. The number of hours worked averaged 173.4 million per week. Furthermore, there were 330 000 unemployed persons, which corresponds to an unemployment rate of 6.0 percent. Smoothed and seasonally adjusted data shows a continued increase in the number of employed persons and an increase in the unemployment rate, which amounted to 6.5 percent. 2018-10-18 • Labour Force Surveys (LFS)
70 000 young first-time voters in the European Parliament elections In the 2019 European Parliament elections, 489 000 young people in Sweden will vote for the first time in a European Parliament election. Among these young people, 70 000 were not eligible to vote in the 2018 general elections. In total, 7.3 million Swedish citizens registered in Sweden may vote in the European Parliament election. 2018-10-17 • European Parliament elections, results
Liability in the bank and housing sectors decreased Total borrowing in the bank and housing sectors amounted to SEK 4 234 billion at the end of September, a decrease of SEK 95 billion compared with the previous month. In the bank sector, the decrease is mainly due to debt securities denominated in foreign currency. In the housing sector, the decrease was primarily caused by securities denominated in Swedish kronor. 2018-10-17 • Securities statistics
