In brief

• A continued strong Swedish krona compared to the US dollar led to lower prices on all markets in April 2025.
• Prices for coffee and tea on the domestic market increased by 17.9 percent in April compared to March, and compared to April 2024, prices increased by 40,9 percent.
• The annual rate of the Producer Price Index excluding energy-related products decreased from 1.1 percent in March to -0.6 percent in April.
• The annual rate for consumer goods in Price Index for Domestic Supply decreased from 3.5 percent in March to 2.6 percent in April.

Changes in the last month

The monthly rate of change was negative on the domestic, export and import markets in April. This resulted in a negative monthly rate of change for both Producer Price Index and Price Index for Domestic Supply during the same period.

The largest negative contribution on the domestic market came from lower prices on trade services of electricity. Prices also fell within district heating, refined petroleum products, distribution services of electricity, basic precious and other non-ferrous metals and other machinery and equipment. This downturn was offset by higher prices on food products and sawn and planed wood.

On the export market the main negative contribution came from lower prices on refined petroleum products. Prices also fell within other machinery and equipment, chemicals and chemical products, basic precious and other non-ferrous metals, motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, electrical equipment and paper and paper products. This downturn was somewhat offset by higher prices on food products and sawn and planed wood.

The main contribution to the decrease on the import market came from lower prices on crude oil and natural gas. Prices also fell within refined petroleum products, chemicals and chemical products, computer, electronic and optical products, basic precious and other non-ferrous metals, other machinery and equipment, waste collection, treatment and disposal- and materials recovery services and electrical equipment.

Changes in the last year

The annual rate for the domestic market was -0.1 percent in April (1.4 percent in March). The annual rate for the export market was -4.6 percent during the same period (-1.9 percent in March). On the import market, the annual rate in April was -4.7 percent (-1.9 percent in March).

The annual rate of the Producer Price Index was -2.4 percent in April. Compared with April 2024, prices fell by 13.4 percent on energy-related products. Prices increased by 1.8 percent on consumer goods and decreased by 1.0 percent on capital goods. The annual rate of the Producer Price Index excluding energy-related products was -0.6 percent.

The annual rate of the Price Index for Domestic Supply was -2.6 percent in April. Compared with April 2024, prices fell by 15.9 percent on energy-related products. Prices increased by 2.6 percent on consumer goods and decreased by 0.2 percent on capital goods. The annual rate of the Price Index for Domestic Supply excluding energy-related products was 0.2 percent. 

Changes in exchange rates

An appreciation or depreciation of the Swedish currency lowers or raises export and import prices in Swedish kronor. Prices at the producer and import stages are converted from foreign currencies to Swedish kronor according to the Riksbank’s exchange rates.