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Monthly indicator for household consumption, December 2017:

Household consumption decreased in December

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-02-09 9.30

Household consumption decreased by 0.5 percent in seasonally adjusted figures between November and December. In the last three-month period, consumption increased by 0.6 percent in seasonally adjusted figures compared with the previous three-month period. Household consumption increased by 2.4 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures in December 2017 compared with December 2016.

Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles was the activity with the largest weighted contribution to the total increase in consumption. This activity increased by 5.5 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures compared with the same period in the previous year. From the period October–December 2017, consumption increased by 2.1 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures compared with the same period in the previous year. Prices according to the consumption deflator increased by 1.1 percent in December 2017 compared with December 2016.

Growth rate for working day adjusted volume and trend, year-on-year, percent
Monthly indicator for household consumption, December 2017

Household Consumption Index, growth rate year on year
ActivityCurrent pricesVolumeVolume working
day adjusted
Weight
 December2017*December2017*December2017* 
Household consumption (excl. foreign posts)
2.5 3.1 1.4 1.8 2.4 2.1 0.91
Retail trade, mostly food and beverages
3.0 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.8 0.8 0.20
Retail trade, clothing and footwear
‑1.8 ‑1.3 ‑1.3 ‑1.1 0.5 ‑0.3 0.04
Housing, electricity, gas and heating
‑0.3 1.2 ‑0.5 0.7 ‑0.4 0.8 0.26
Furniture, furnishings, household equipment and consumables
0.1 3.5 0.3 3.7 0.7 4.1 0.03
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles
5.6 6.0 3.2 2.9 5.5 3.2 0.14
Post and telecommunications
8.2 3.4 7.9 5.0 8.2 5.2 0.03
Recreation and culture, goods and services
3.8 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.1 4.7 0.10
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services
6.2 4.5 3.0 0.9 3.2 1.2 0.06
Other goods and services
6.5 10.0 4.9 7.8 7.4 8.4 0.02

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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