Monthly indicator of household consumption, October 2019
Household consumption increased in October
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2019-12-10 9.30
Household consumption increased by 3.3 percent in October, compared with October 2018, in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures.
In the last three-month period, consumption increased by 3.0 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures, compared with the same period last year. Household consumption increased by 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, compared with September.
The largest weighted positive contributions came from the sector Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles, which increased by 6.4 percent in fixed prices compared with October last year.
Prices increased by 1.7 percent according to the consumption deflator.
Activity |
Current prices |
Volume |
Volume working day adjusted |
Weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 2019* | October | 2019* | October | 2019* | ||
Household consumption (excl. foreign posts) |
5.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.92 |
Retail trade, mostly food and beverages |
5.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.19 |
Retail trade, clothing and footwear |
0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.03 |
Housing, electricity, gas and heating |
2.7 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.26 |
Furniture, furnishings, household equipment and consumables |
3.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.04 |
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles |
10.3 | 1.9 | 6.4 | ‑1.5 | 6.5 | ‑1.5 | 0.15 |
Post and telecommunications |
‑1.6 | ‑2.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.03 |
Recreation and culture, goods and services |
5.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.11 |
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services |
3.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.07 |
Other goods and services |
17.4 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 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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