In April, CPI inflation (measured as the annual change in the consumer price index) stood at 3.4 per cent (3.4 per cent in March).
The underlying inflation rate CPIX (CPI excluding households' mortgage interest expenditure and the direct effects of changes in indirect taxes and subsidies) was 2.4 per cent in April (2.3 per cent in March).
The inflation is calculated monthly by Statistics Sweden.
Riksbank target: 2 per cent
The Riksbank's target is to maintain inflation at a rate of 2 per cent ±1 percentage point, when measured by CPI.