• Fuel prices declined by 3.0 percent from March to April and were 16.7 percent lower than a year ago.
• From March to April, electricity prices decreased by 5.1 percent.
• Prices on international flights rose by 35.8 percent since March 2025 and were 24.3 percent higher than April 2024.
• Coffee prices have increased by nearly 15 percent from March to April and were just over 42 percent higher than 12 months ago.
•  In April, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages were 5.5 percent higher compared to April 2024.

Electricity prices continue to fall in April

The total price development from March to April was an increase by 0.1 percent. In the corresponding period last year, prices increased by 0.3 percent.

Prices on food and non-alcoholic beverages and transport services increased from March to April. Among non-alcoholic beverages, coffee rose by nearly 15 percent. Among transport services there were price increases by 35.8 percent for international flights. There were also price increases in passenger transport by bus* and railway travel where prices increased by 20.2 and 4.1 percent.

In addition, there were higher rents for rental apartments in April. There were also price increases in recreation and culture where package holidays rose as well as prices on books after the annual book sale in March.

The increase was offset by lower interest expenses as well as lower prices for electricity and fuel.

*Passenger transport by bus and coach long distance, according to COICOP-standard.

The table below shows changes on a monthly basis and contributions to the CPI based on the goods and services that had the greatest impact on the CPI in April 2025. The results are presented by COICOP category. COICOP refers to the United Nations classification of household consumption expenditure.

Contributions to the inflation rate in April

The inflation rate according to the CPI, that is, the change in the CPI from the same month last year, was 0.3 percent in April 2025. This is a decrease from March, when the inflation rate was 0.5 percent.

Higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages contributed to the inflation rate in April, where coffee, chocolate and dairy products had a major impact. Higher rents for rental apartments also contributed to the rise.

Additionally, prices for car rental increased and were 36.6 higher than in April last year. Prices on catering services and miscellaneous goods and services also increased.

The inflation rate was offset by lower housing costs, where interest expenses have a clear downward impact. Prices on fuel also decreased.

The inflation rate according to the CPIF, which unlike the CPI is not affected by changes in interest rates on household mortgages, was 2.3 percent in April, which it also was in March.

The inflation rate according to CPIF calculated excluding energy products (CPIF-XE) was 3.1 percent in April which was an increase from March when it was 3.0 percent. 

Different measures of inflation

Statistics Sweden calculates different inflation measures for different purposes. The CPIF is the Riksbank’s target variable, while CPI is the measure used for purposes of compensation. The CPIF includes the same goods and services as CPI. The difference between the CPI and the CPIF is that the latter measure holds interest rates for household’s mortgages constant. Consequently, the effect of changed interest rates for household’s mortgages is only captured by the CPI and not the CPIF.

Additional to the CPI and the CPIF, the HICP is also calculated. The HICP is a harmonized measure of inflation used within the EU cooperation. Another index that is calculated each month is CPIF-XE (the CPIF excluding energy products) which is often used as a measure of underlying inflation.