The inflation rate according to the CPI with a fixed interest rate (CPIF) was 2.1 percent in May 2019, up from 2.0 percent in April. The CPIF increased by 0.3 percent from April to May. In the corresponding period last year, the CPIF also rose by 0.3 percent. The inflation rate according to the CPI was 2.2 percent in May 2019.
Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings rose by almost 1 percent in the last three-month period, from March to May 2019, compared with the previous period, from December 2018 to February 2019. In the last three-month period, from March to May 2019, prices rose by more than 2 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period the previous year.
Following a strong end of 2018, Sweden’s GDP rose by 0.6 percent in the first quarter, on a seasonally adjusted basis. However, only foreign trade contributed positively to GDP growth. Other parts of the balance of resources contributed negatively or had a neutral contribution to GDP growth this quarter.
The harvest of fuel peat increased by 72 percent in 2018. One reason for this was the hot and dry weather in summer 2018. Increased demand for peat in the past year had a positive impact on the harvest of fuel peat. However, the harvest was inhibited by the risk of fire.
In 2018, the employment rate among persons living with children under the age of 12 was higher among those aged 20-49 than among the “others” group. Among persons with young children, the employment rate was higher for men than for women. Among employed women with young children, 34.6 percent worked part-time. The corresponding rate among men was 8.9 percent.