Household consumption indicator May 2026, weekly indicator until week 26 2026
Household consumption nearly unchanged in May 2026
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2026-07-08 8.00
Household consumption decreased by 0.1 percent in May 2026 compared with April. Compared with May 2025, household consumption increased by 2.1 percent. According to the weekly indicator, household consumption increased by 0.7 percent week 23-26 compared with week 19-22. All figures are measured in constant prices and are calendar and seasonally adjusted.
Since the previous publication, the monthly development of household consumption in May compared with April has been revised downwards from 0.7 percent to -0.1 percent. Consumption in five out of eleven purposes measured in the indicator increased compared with April, six purposes showed negative growth rates. The largest growth rate on a monthly basis came from purpose restaurants and accommodation services, which increased by 1.6 percent. The largest negative growth rate on the other hand, came from purpose health, which decreased by 4.5 percent compared with April.
Compared with May 2025, household consumption increased within eight purposes measured in the indicator. Information and communication showed the largest growth rate and increased by 11.2 percent. Food and non-alcoholic beverages, which has a large weight in the indicator, increased by 6.7 percent. Even on a yearly basis, health has been the purpose with the largest negative growth rate, and decreased by 5.1 percent compared with May 2025.
Consumption increased week 23-26
According to the weekly indicator, household consumption increased by 0.7 percent week 23-26 compared with week 19-22. Consumption only decreased within purpose health, down 1.0 percent. The largest positive change came from Information and communication, which increased by 3.2 percent.
All growth rates are measured in constant prices and are calendar and seasonally adjusted.
Below table shows growth rates for the monthly and weekly indicator by purpose COICOP.
Growth rates by purpose COICOP
| 2026M05 | 2026M05 (previous publication) | 2026W26 | 2026W23-2026W26 | |||
| 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 | Growth rate last four weeks compared to previous period, percent | Growth rate compared to previous four-weeks-period, percent | |
| 01 food and non-alcoholic beverages | 6.7 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 02 alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics | -2.0 | -2.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 03 clothing and footwear | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 04 housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 05 furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance | 7.8 | -1.7 | 10.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 06 health | -5.1 | -4.5 | -5.0 | -4.5 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| 07 transport | 0.3 | -3.5 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 08 information and communication | 11.2 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 09 recreation, sport and culture | 2.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 10 education services | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 11 restaurants and accommodation services | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 12 insurance and financial services | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 13 personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services | -3.1 | -4.0 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| total, excl. purpose 10 and 12 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Household consumption per month, reference year 2025
Household consumption per week, reference year 2025
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.
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