Household consumption indicator April and May 2026, weekly indicator until week 22 2026

Household consumption decreased in April 2026 and increased in May 2026

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2026-06-10 8.00

Household consumption decreased by 0.8 percent in April 2026 compared with March 2026 and increased by 0.7 percent in May 2026 compared with April 2026. Compared with the same month last year, household consumption increased by 1.8 percent in April 2026 och by 3.4 percent in May 2026. According to the weekly indicator, household consumption increased by 0.6 percent week 19-22 compared with week 15-18. All figures are measured in constant prices and are calendar and seasonally adjusted.

Growth rates by purpose COICOP

Seasonally adjusted and in constant prices
  2026M04 2026M05
  Growth rate, year on year, percent Growth rate compared to previous month, percent Growth rate, year on year, percent Growth rate compared to previous month, percent
01 food and non-alcoholic beverages 5.1 1.8 7.8 1.3
02 alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics -0.4 1.7 0.6 -0.4
03 clothing and footwear -0.4 -5.8 2.7 -0.2
04 housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 0.3 -0.1 1.2 1.4
05 furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance 8.0 -0.1 10.0 -0.3
06 health -1.7 3.1 -5.0 -4.5
07 transport 1.4 -5.5 7.4 1.3
08 information and communication 6.9 2.5 14.7 2.6
09 recreation, sport and culture 1.8 -5.3 -0.3 -2.6
10 education services .. .. .. ..
11 restaurants and accommodation services 0.7 -0.1 1.1 1.0
12 insurance and financial services .. .. .. ..
13 personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services -2.8 -3.8 -0.7 -1.3
total, excl. purpose 10 and 12 1.8 -0.8 3.4 0.7
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Household consumption per month, reference year 2025

Seasonally adjusted and in constant prices
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Household consumption per week, reference year 2025

Seasonally adjusted and in constant prices

Definitions and explanations

The consumption indicator shall describe the total consumption by purpose excluding education services, insurance and financial services (purpose 10 and 12).

The Consumer Price Index is used for deflation.

The reference year for all time series is the previous year.

Revisions

When the monthly indicator of household consumptionis published for a new month, previous months are also revised if new information has been added. Usually, the material is revised between one and four months backwards, depending on where in the quarter the reference month is located. 

The seasonally adjusted series are always revised from January 2019 and forward.

Next publishing will be

The next weekly indicator will be published 2026-07-08 and will include data until week 26. In connection with that publication, also daily and monthly statistics will be updated in the statistical database.

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