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Quarterly economic statistics

Upcoming publishing: 2024-05-24

Quarterly economic statistics is a new product covering the private sector’s value added, investments, inventories and operating profit. The statistics is used as input in the quarterly GDP, and can also be used as individual business cycle indicators.

Statistics about the private sector’s investments and inventories is currently published in the Investment Survey and Business inventories.

Statistics about the private sector’s operating profit is published during 2023

Quarterly economic statistics will be published with start from reference period quarter 1 2024. However, the statisics covering the private sector’s operating profit will be published during reference year 2023. The statistics will only published on its website. The statistics should be regarded as under development.

About the statistics: Operating profit

The survey is designed as a census survey of the businesses within the target population. A statement of operation is collected from 400 large and significant businesses. For the remaining part of the target population, administrative data from the Swedish Tax Agency are used.

The statstics is under development and will during 2023 only be published on its webpage. With start from 2024 the statistics is expected to become Official Statistics. A comprehensive methodological documentation will be published in connection to the first regular publication of the statistics regarding quarter 1 2024.

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Private sector profitability decreased in quarter 4 2023

2024-02-23

The total private sector’s operating profit decreased during the fourth quarter of the year, shows a new survey that Statistics Sweden compiles.

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