Monthly indicator for household consumption, March 2017:
Household consumption decreased in March
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-05-10 9.30
Household consumption decreased by 0.4 percent in seasonally adjusted figures between February and March. In the last three-month period, consumption increased by 0.4 percent compared with the previous three-month period. Household consumption increased by 1.9 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures in March 2017 compared with March 2016.
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles, the activity with the largest weighted contribution to the increase in consumption, increased by 2.9 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures compared with the same period in the previous year. In the period January–March 2017, consumption increased by 2.5 percent compared with the same period one year earlier. Prices according to the consumption deflator increased by 1.1 percent in March 2017 compared with March 2016.
Activity |
Current prices |
Volume |
Volume working day adjusted |
Weight | |||
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March | 2017* | March | 2017* | March | 2017* | ||
Household consumption (excl. foreign posts) |
3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.91 |
Retail trade, mostly food and beverages |
‑2.2 | ‑1.2 | ‑3.7 | ‑2.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.20 |
Retail trade, clothing and footwear |
‑0.7 | ‑3.9 | 0.4 | ‑5.0 | ‑4.1 | ‑3.9 | 0.04 |
Housing, electricity, gas and heating |
2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.26 |
Furniture, furnishings, household equipment and consumables |
4.4 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 0.03 |
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles |
8.6 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.14 |
Post and telecommunications |
9.1 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 0.03 |
Recreation and culture, goods and services |
4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 0.10 |
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services |
10.9 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.06 |
Other goods and services |
8.1 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.02 |
All figures compared to the same period last year. *The Period from February to the current month compared to the same period last year.
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