ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
DATA FOR SWEDEN
Date of last update:
Feb 7, 05, 12:03
Data presented on this web site, including links to SDDS data, will be updated the same day as the corresponding producer publishes new statistics. These statistics are produced by Sveriges riksbank (RB), Statistics Sweden (SCB), Swedish National Debt Office (SNDO), National Financial Management Authority (ESV) and National Institute of Economic Research (KI).

The data shown on this web site, including links to SDDS data, correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Sweden is committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.

Contents:
REAL SECTOR · FISCAL SECTOR · FINANCIAL SECTOR · EXTERNAL SECTOR · POPULATION · SVENSKA/SWEDISH

Data not seasonally adjusted and normally subject to revisions, unless stated otherwise.


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REAL SECTOR 
National accounts 

GDP at current market prices 

SEK, millions 

Q3/04 

611 675 

651 446 

.. 

.. 

SCB: Homepage, Email  
GDP at constant market prices  SEK millions, reference year 1995, Seasonally adjusted  Q3/04  597 615  592 005  0.9  3.8 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Production index 
Industrial production index 3) 1995=100 Seasonally adjusted  Nov/04  106.6  109.0  -2.0  1.2 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Foward looking indicators 
Confidence indicator, manufacturing  Balance 4) Dec/04  -1  -2  ..  ..  KI: Homepage, Email 
Confidence indicator, construction  Balance 4) Dec/04  -1  -3  ..  ..  KI: Homepage, Email 
Indicator, sales volumes, durable goods  Balance 4) Dec/04  18  ..  ..  KI: Homepage, Email 
Labor market 
Employment  thousands, Seasonally adjusted  Dec/04  4 211  4 213  -0.1  -0.4 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Unemployment  thousands, Seasonally adjusted  Dec/04  240  239  0.4  4.2 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Unemployment rate  Percent of labor force  Dec/04  5.4  5.4  '0.0 6) 0.2 6) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Wages/Earnings  Hourly earnings, SEK  Nov/04  118.60  118.80  -0.2  2.1  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Price indices 
Consumer price index, CPI 5)  Index 1980=100  Dec/04  279.4  279.4  0.0  0.4  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Consumer price index, CPI
Producer price index, PPI 5)  Index 1990=100  Dec/04  123.1  124.5  -1.1  2.0  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Producer price index, PPI

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FISCAL SECTOR 
General government operations 

Total current revenue 

SEK, millions 

2003 

1 314 245 

1 246 186 

.. 

5.5 

SCB: Homepage, Email 
Total current expenditure  SEK, millions  2003  1 285 620  1 234 469  ..  4.1  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Capital transactions 7) 8) SEK, millions  2003  -16 851  -17 847  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Net lending 9) 10) SEK, millions  2003  11 774  -6 130  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
General government financial operations, net, (financing), annual data 10) 11) SEK, millions  2003  -22241  -40714  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
General government financial operations, net, (financing), quarterly data 11) SEK, millions  Q3/04  6 202  -44 760  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Central government operations, borrowing requirement and funding 
Total revenue  SEK, millions  Dec/04  50 064  55 217  ..  9.6  ESV: Homepage, Email 
Total expenditure  SEK, millions  Dec/04  75 951  54 688  ..  10.0  ESV: Homepage, Email 
Budget Balance 12) SEK, millions  Dec/04  -25 887  529  ..  ..  ESV: Homepage, Email 
Central government borrowing requirement 11) SEK, millions  Jan/05  23 616  25 887  ..  ..  SNDO: Homepage, Email 
Central government debt 
Total central government debt  SEK, millions  Jan/05  1 286 784  1 257 326  ..  ..  SNDO: Homepage, Email 
Guarantees and risk exposed loans accounted for by the Swedish National Debt Office  SEK, millions  Jan/05  160 242  163 731  ..  ..  SNDO: Homepage, Email 

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FINANCIAL SECTOR 
Analytical accounts of the banking sector 

Money aggregate, M0 

SEK, millions 

Dec/04 

98 239 

95 163 

3.2 

-0.2 

SCB: Homepage, Email 
Money aggregate, M3  SEK, millions  Dec/04  1 171 100  1 161 064  0.9  4.6  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Deposits from non-residents  SEK, millions  Dec/04  1 225 404  1 199 299  2.2  33.5  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Domestic credit  SEK, millions  Dec/04  1 685 826  1 664 166  1.3  12.9  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Credit to general government sector 13) SEK, millions  Dec/04  35 689  34 568  3.2  5.8  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Credit to non-residents  SEK, millions  Dec/04  896 109  984 701  -9.0  18.4  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Domestic credit and deposits by sector              SCB: Homepage, Email 
Analytical accounts of the central bank 
Reserve Money  SEK, millions  Jan/31/05  104 438  103 883  0.5  2.4  RB: Homepage, Email 
Claims on general government sector 14) SEK, millions  Jan/31/05  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Other domestic claims  SEK, millions  Jan/31/05  16 826  16 665  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Claims on non-residents  SEK, millions  Jan/31/05  161 827  162 932  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Liabilities to non-residents  SEK, millions  Jan/31/05  5 878  6 835  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Interest rates 
Central bank repo rate  percent  Apr/07/04 15) 2.00  2.50 16) -0.50 6) -1.50 6) 17) RB: Homepage, Email 
Central bank deposit rate  percent  Apr/07/04 15) 1.25  1.75 16) -0.50 6) -1.50 6) 17) RB: Homepage, Email 
Central bank lending rate  percent  Apr/07/04 15) 2.75  3.25 16) -0.50 6) -1.50 6) 17) RB: Homepage, Email 
Treasury bill rate, 6 months  percent, monthly average 18) Jan/05  2.02  2.05  -0.04 6) -0.53 6) RB: Homepage, Email 
Treasury bond rate,
10 years 
percent, monthly average 18) Jan/05  3.84  3.90  -0.06 6) -0.82 6) RB: Homepage, Email 
Lending and deposit rates, banks and housing institutions              SCB: Homepage, Email 
Share prices  daily            Affärsvärlden, Börsen,Email 

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EXTERNAL SECTOR 
Balance of payments 

Current account 

SEK, millions 

Q3/04 

53 838 

54 484 

.. 

.. 

RB: Homepage, Email 
Exports of goods and services  SEK, millions  Q3/04  282 158  305 497  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Imports of goods and services  SEK, millions  Q3/04  226 309  241 261  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Net income receipts  SEK, millions  Q3/04  6 326  -2 592  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Net receipts from current transfers  SEK, millions  Q3/04  -8 337  -7 160  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Capital account  SEK, millions  Q3/04  111  -415  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Financial account  SEK, millions  Q3/04  -68 284  4 284  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Transactions in international reserves  SEK, millions  Q3/04  6 347  -1 691  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Other financial transactions, net  SEK, millions  Q3/04  -100 887  36 020  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
International reserves and foreign currency liquidity 
International reserves expressed in USD  USD, millions  Jan/31/05  23 143  23 368  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
International reserves expressed in SEK  SEK, millions  Jan/31/05  161 827  162 932  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
International reserves and foreign currency liquidity              RB: Homepage, Email 
Merchandise trade 
Exports  SEK millions, Seasonally adjusted  Dec/04  75 050  74 643  0.5  12.2 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Imports  SEK millions, Seasonally adjusted  Dec/04  61 881  62 045  -0.3  11.1 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
International investment position 
International investment position, net  SEK, millions  Jun/04  -480 220  -450 278  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 

Direct investment, net 

SEK, millions 

Jun/04 

338 615 

332 300 

.. 

.. 

RB: Homepage, Email 
   Swedish direct investments
   abroad 
SEK, millions  Jun/04  1 378 656  1 370 449  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
   Foreign direct investment
   in Sweden 
SEK, millions  Jun/04  -1 040 040  -1 038 149  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Portfolio investment, net  SEK, millions  Jun/04  -574 807  -608 151  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
   Debt securities, assets  SEK, millions  Jun/04  572 443  491 722  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
   Debt securities, liabilities  SEK, millions  Jun/04  -1 489 929  -1 409 918  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
   Equity securities, assets  SEK, millions  Jun/04  1 045 503  955 186  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
   Equity securities, liabilities  SEK, millions  Jun/04  -702 824  -645 141  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Other financial transactions, net  SEK, millions  Jun/04  -9 146  -4 366  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
   Other financial transactions,
   assets 
SEK, millions  Jun/04  -400 656  -331 167  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
   Other financial transactions,
   liabilities 
SEK, millions  Jun/04  907 581  823 708  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Reserves  SEK, millions  Jun/04  -1 308 237  -1 154 876  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
External debt 
Gross external debt, total  SEK, millions  Q3/04  3 393 005  3 368 003  ..  ..  RB: Email 
Exchange rates 
USD  SEK/USD, monthly average 19) Jan/05  6.90  6.70  0.19 20) -0.35 20) RB: Homepage, Email 
EUR  SEK/EUR, monthly average 19) Jan/05  9.05  8.98  0.07 20) -0.09 20) RB: Homepage, Email 
TCW Index 21) Index, monthly average 19) Jan/05  123.75  122.44  1.31 20) -1.62 20) RB: Homepage, Email 
USD forward, 3 months  Forward premium/discount, monthly average 19) 22) Jan/05  -0.01  -0.01  0.00 20) 23) -0.04 20) 23) RB: Email 
USD forward, 6 months  Forward premium/discount, monthly average 19) 22) Jan/05  -0.03  -0.02  -0.05 20) 23) -0.08 20) 23) RB: Email 

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POPULATION 

Population 

Number of persons 

Nov/30/04 

9 010 591 

9 008 846 

0.02 

0.40 

SCB: Homepage, Email 


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Footnotes:


1) Data normally subject to revisions, unless stated otherwise.
2) Percentage change calculated from seasonally unadjusted data.
3) The SDDS prescribes a maximum time lag of six weeks for the dissemination of production indices; Sweden is using the optional excemption and publishes these data with a lag of seven weeks.
4) Indicates the balance between the proportions of respondents reporting a positive or a negative change.
5) Data normally not subject to revision.
6) Changes from previous periods are expressed as percentages.
7) In this item capital formation is calculated net of consumption of fixed capital.
8) A positive figure represents a decrease in resources/inflow, a negative an increase in resources/outflow.
9) Surplus indicated by positive value, deficit by negative.
10) Net lending and net of financial operations seldom coincides for the General Government sector. The discrepancy is due to the fact that net lending and financial operations are measured separately from different sources. It is provided for in the SNA 93 that net lending and net of financial transactions for this reason could result into different results.
11) Net borrowing indicated by plus, net lending by minus.
12) Net of central government revenues and expenditures, equals borrowing requirement with reversed sign. Surplus indicated by positive value, deficit by negative.
13) Credit to non-financial public enterprises are included above in "Domestic credit".
14) Sveriges Riksbank has no lending to public enterprises.
15) The date indicate the point of time for the latest change in policy rates.
16) Indicates policy rate before latest change.
17) Change from policy rate 12 months before the latest adjustment.
18) Daily interest rate data can be obtained through the Internet address in the column "More info. Links to non SDDS statistics".
19) Daily currency rate data can be obtained through the Internet address in the column "More info. Links to non SDDS statistics".
20) Changes from previous periods are expressed as the price change in SEK; an increase in price (positive value) indicates a depreciation of the krona, a decrease (negative value) an appreciation.
21) Effective TCW (Total Competitiveness Weights) nominal exchange rate.
Index: 18 November 1992 = 100, monthley average.
22) Forward premium/discount equals the difference between the forward rate and the spot rate. The forward rate is acquired by adding the forward premium/discount to the spot rate.
23) Changes from previous period equals the difference between forward premium/discount for the latest period and for the period of comparison.