Monthly indicator for household consumption, February 2019
Household consumption increased in February
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2019-04-11 9.30
Household consumption increased by 1.8 percent in February compared with February last year, measured in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures. In the last three-month period, consumption increased by 1.3 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures compared with the same period last year. Household consumption increased by 0.2 percent in seasonally adjusted figures compared with January.
The largest weighted positive contributions came from the sectors Retail trade of clothing and footwear and Retail trade of food and beverages, which increased by 15.7 percent and 2.0 percent respectively in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures compared with February last year.
Transport, retail trade and service of motor vehicles had the largest weighted negative contribution to total consumption, and decreased by 1.8 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures compared with February last year. Prices increased by 1.7 percent according to the consumption deflator.
Activity |
Current prices |
Volume |
Volume working day adjusted |
Weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | 2019* | Feb | 2019* | Feb | 2019* | ||
Household consumption (excl. foreign posts) |
3.5 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.88 |
Retail trade, mostly food and beverages |
4.4 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.18 |
Retail trade, clothing and footwear |
13.3 | 8.8 | 15.8 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 10.2 | 0.03 |
Housing, electricity, gas and heating |
2.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.27 |
Furniture, furnishings, household equipment and consumables |
‑2.8 | ‑2.2 | ‑3.3 | ‑3.1 | ‑3.3 | ‑3.0 | 0.04 |
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles |
1.6 | 0.2 | ‑1.9 | ‑2.6 | ‑1.8 | ‑2.4 | 0.14 |
Post and telecommunications |
1.9 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.03 |
Recreation and culture, goods and services |
2.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.09 |
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services |
5.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.06 |
Other goods and services |
‑0.9 | 4.1 | ‑4.1 | 0.7 | ‑4.1 | 0.4 | 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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