Household consumption, weekly indicator until week 38 2026
Household consumption remained unchanged week 35-38 2026
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2026-09-30 8.00
Household consumption remained unchanged (0.0 percent) week 35-38 compared with week 31-34. Compared with weeks 34-37, household consumption decreased slightly by 0.1 percent. All figures are measured in constant prices and are calendar and seasonally adjusted.
Household consumption remained unchanged during weeks 35-38 compared with weeks 31-34. Developments varied across consumption categories. Of the eleven purposes estimated in the weekly indicator, consumption increased in five and decreased in five.
The largest increase was measured for transport, which increased by 1.6 percent, followed by furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance, which increased by 1.5 percent. The largest decrease was measured for restaurants and accommodation services, where consumption fell by 2.9 percent.
Compared with weeks 34-37, household consumption decreased slightly by 0.1 percent.
All growth rates are measured in constant prices and are calendar and seasonally adjusted.
Below table shows growth rates for the weekly indicator by purpose COICOP.
Growth rates by purpose COICOP
| 2026W35-2026W38 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Growth rate compared to w34-w37, percent | Growth rate compared to w31-w34, percent | |
| 01 food and non-alcoholic beverages | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| 02 alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 03 clothing and footwear | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 04 housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 05 furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 06 health | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| 07 transport | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 08 information and communication | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 09 recreation, sport and culture | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 10 education services | .. | .. |
| 11 restaurants and accommodation services | -0.9 | -2.9 |
| 12 insurance and financial services | .. | .. |
| 13 personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| total, excl. purpose 10 and 12 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
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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