Monthly indicator for household consumption, August 2018
Household consumption increased in August
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-10-10 9.30
Household consumption increased by 1.5 percent in seasonally adjusted figures between July and August. During the last three-month period, consumption decreased by 1.3 percent in seasonally adjusted figures. Household consumption increased by 0.3 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures in August 2018 compared with August 2017.
Housing, electricity, gas and heating was the activity with the largest weighted contribution to the total increase in consumption. The activity increased by 0.9 percent in fixed prices compared with the same period in the previous year. Prices increased by 2.1 percent according to the consumption deflator.
| Activity | Current prices | Volume | Volume working day adjusted | Weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 2018* | Aug | 2018* | Aug | 2018* | ||
|
Household consumption (excl. foreign posts)
|
3.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.93 |
|
Retail trade, mostly food and beverages
|
3.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.20 |
|
Retail trade, clothing and footwear
|
1.0 | ‑1.4 | 3.4 | ‑1.2 | 2.7 | ‑1.6 | 0.03 |
|
Housing, electricity, gas and heating
|
3.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.26 |
|
Furniture, furnishings, household equipment and consumables
|
4.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.04 |
|
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles
|
4.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ‑0.3 | 1.8 | 0.15 |
|
Post and telecommunications
|
3.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.03 |
|
Recreation and culture, goods and services
|
1.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.11 |
|
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services
|
3.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ‑0.3 | ‑0.2 | 0.07 |
|
Other goods and services
|
‑11.0 | 1.2 | ‑13.7 | ‑1.3 | ‑14.7 | ‑1.4 | 0.03 |
All figures compared to the same period in the previous year. *The period from January to the current month compared to the same period in the previous year.
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