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  • The Construction Cost Index rose by 0.4 percent in March 2026

    The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings increased by 0.4 percent in March compared with February 2026. The annual rate of change in the Construction Cost index was 1.3 percent in March, compared with the corresponding month in 2025 (1.0 percent in February 2026).

  • Mixed picture of the Business Cycle

    Statistics Sweden’s Business Cycle Clock showed that the business cycle situation was stronger in February 2026 than in February 2025. The signals are mixed, though. The upturn slowed down in the end of 2025 and in the beginning of 2026 the Business Cycle Clock have only showed small changes.

  • The inflation rate according to the CPI was 0.5 percent in March 2026

    The inflation rate according to the CPI in March 2026 was 0.5 percent, which it also was in February. The monthly change for the CPI from February to March was -0.6 percent. The inflation rate according to the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) was 1.6 percent in March, down from 1.7 percent in February.

  • The most common occupations among foreign born

    The most common occupational field for foreign born women was service, care and shop sales workers in 2024, whereas occupations requiring advanced level of higher education was most common among foreign born men. The occupational fields that are most common vary among foreign born in regard to different grounds for settlement.

  • Modest movements in lending rates to corporations

    Lending rates increased or remained unchanged for most economic activities and enterprise sizes in February compared to January. Information and communication showed the largest increase rising from 4.43 percent in January to 4.50 percent in February. Industry was the only economic activity in which the lending rate decreased, from 3.62 percent in January to 3.59 percent in February.