Production Value Index, August 2026
Private sector production increased in August 2026
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2026-10-09 8.00
Private sector production increased by 0.5 percent in August 2026 compared with July 2026 in constant prices, calendar- and seasonally adjusted figures. Compared with August 2025, production increased by 3.8 percent in constant prices and calendar adjusted figures.
In brief
Private sector production growth by sector
| Industry/industry group (NACE code) | Growth rate compared with previous month, percent [1] | Growth rate compared with the same month of the previous year, percent [2] |
|---|---|---|
| PVI Total (B-S, excl. K, O) | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| PVI Services (G-S, excl. K, O) | -0.8 | 3.4 |
| PVI Industry (B-C) | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| PVI Construction (F) | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Sub-industries with the largest changes compared with previous month
(Calendar- and seasonally adjusted figures in constant prices)
- Industry for motor vehicles (NACE 29) increased by 17.7 percent
- Wholesale and retail trade (NACE G) increased by 2.1 percent
- Industry for other transport equipment (NACE 30) decreased by 11.1 percent
- Administration and support services (NACE M-N) decreased by 6.1 percent
Sub-industries with the largest changes compared with the same month of the previous year
(Calendar adjusted figures in constant prices)
- Industry for chemicals and pharmaceutical products (NACE 20-21) increased by 17.0 percent
- Wholesale and retail trade (NACE G) increased by 7.2 percent
- Industry for other transport equipment (NACE 30) decreased by 0.2 percent
- Real estate services (NACE L) decreased by 0.1 percent
Private sector production revised in July 2026
The figures for August are preliminary. Since the previous publication, the calendar- and seasonally adjusted development in constant prices in July 2026 compared with June 2026 has been revised upwards by 0.2 percentage points to 0.2 percent. The calendar adjusted development in constant prices in July 2026 compared with July 2025 has been revised upwards by 0.4 percentage points to 4.0 percent.
Change compared to the previous month by sector
Change compared to the same month last year by sector
Remarks
In addition to the industry, services and construction sectors, industries D (electricity, gas, steam and hot water plants) and E (waterworks; sewage plants; waste-disposal plants) also impact private sector production. The development for these industries can be seen in the tables on the product page. Please note that data series are seasonally and calender adjusted individually. This means that a seasonally or calender adjusted figure for an aggregate may differ from a weighted mean of the corresponding figures for included sectors.
Revisions
When the Production Value Index is published for a new month, the indices for the two previous months are also revised, if new information has been added. Administrative data from the Swedish Tax Agency is used quarterly to increase the number of companies that are examined. This means that definitive quarterly statistics are based on a calculation on all the companies in the population. Administrative data is used every quarter to improve the quality of the Production Value Index and reduce the response burden. Normally, the material is revised between two and four months backwards, depending on when in the quarter the reference month falls. In connection with the publication of the first and second months in a quarter, the entire previous quarter is revised. The series, corrected for calendar and seasonal effects and trend estimates, is always revised from January 2010 and forward. Information regarding major revisions will be published in the Statistical Database.
Definitions and explanations
The private sector production here refers to NACE sections B-S (excl. K, O).
The industry sector here refers to NACE sections B+C.
The service sector here refers to NACE sections G-S (excl. K,O).
The construction sector here refers to NACE section F.
The Production Value Index (PVI) describes developments in the private sector production of goods and services each month. Production value is a measure used to calculate the GDP that includes net turnover from industry and service production, and the trade margin (revenue from sales minus costs of retail goods).
The PVI has been produced since the reference month November 2017 and replaces the Business Production Index.