ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
DATA FOR SWEDEN 		Date of last update:
Apr 28, 09, 09:41
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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Unit description 1)
Period of latest data
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Percentage change from previous period to latest period
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REAL SECTOR 
National accounts 

GDP at current market prices 
SEK, millions 
Q4/08 
804 793 
768 065 
.. 
.. 
SCB: Homepage, Email  
GDP at constant market prices  SEK millions, reference year 2000, Seasonally adjusted  Q4/08  662 952  679 402  -2.4  -4.8 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Production index 
Industrial production index 3) 1995=100 Seasonally adjusted  Feb/09  89.0  91.0  -2.2  -22.9 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Foward looking indicators 
Confidence indicator, manufacturing  Balance 4) Mar/09  -41  -34  ..  ..  KI: Homepage, Email 
Confidence indicator, construction  Balance 4) Mar/09  -33  -38  ..  ..  KI: Homepage, Email 
Indicator, sales volumes, durable goods  Balance 4) Mar/09  -54  -24  ..  ..  KI: Homepage, Email 
Labor market 
Employment  thousands, Seasonally adjusted  Mar/09  ,,  ,,  ,,  -1.5 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Unemployment  thousands, Seasonally adjusted  Mar/09  ,,  ,,  ,,  32.6 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Unemployment rate  Percent of labor force  Mar/09  ,,  ,,  ,, 6) 2.0 6) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Wages/Earnings  Hourly earnings, SEK  Dec/08  136.90  135.90  0.7  3.6  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Price indices 
Consumer price index, CPI 5)  Index 1980=100  Mar/09  298.8  298.0  0.3  0.2  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Consumer price index, CPI
Producer price index, PPI 5)  Index 1990=100  Mar/09  117.1  115.9  1.0  4.8  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Producer price index, PPI

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Unit description 1)
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FISCAL SECTOR 
General government operations 

Total current revenue 
SEK, millions 
2008 
1 607 511 
1 585 450 
.. 
1.4 
SCB: Homepage, Email 
Total current expenditure  SEK, millions  2008  1 492 413  1 437 726  ..  3.8  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Capital transactions 7) 8) SEK, millions  2008  -35 437  -31 612  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Net lending 9) 10) SEK, millions  2008  79 661  116 112  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
General government financial operations, net, (financing), annual data 10) 11) SEK, millions  2008  -85 105  -130 908  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
General government financial operations, net, (financing), quarterly data 11) SEK, millions  Q4/08  76 280  -23 426  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Central government operations, borrowing requirement and funding 
Total revenue  SEK, millions  Feb/09  98 980  64 097  ..  -12.5  ESV: Homepage, Email 
Total expenditure  SEK, millions  Feb/09  24 721  70 236  ..  -56.6  ESV: Homepage, Email 
Budget Balance 12) SEK, millions  Feb/09  74 259  -6 139  ..  ..  ESV: Homepage, Email 
Central government borrowing requirement 11) SEK, millions  Mar/09  2 982  -74 259  ..  ..  SNDO: Homepage, Email 
Central government debt 
Total central government debt  SEK, millions  Mar/09  1 009 180  1 019 290  ..  ..  SNDO: Homepage, Email 
Guarantees and risk exposed loans accounted for by the Swedish National Debt Office  SEK, millions  Mar/09  1 066 917  975 733  ..  ..  SNDO: Homepage, Email 

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FINANCIAL SECTOR 
Analytical accounts of the banking sector 

Money aggregate, M1 
SEK, millions 
Feb/09 
1 451 422 
1 486 033 
-2.3 
3.5 
SCB: Homepage, Email 
Money aggregate, M3  SEK, millions  Feb/09  2 203 606  2 225 172  -1.0  5.9  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Deposits from non-residents  SEK, millions  Feb/09  1 950 362  1 888 259  3.3  11.5  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Domestic credit  SEK, millions  Feb/09  3 001 417  3 039 134  -1.2  12.9  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Credit to general government sector 13) SEK, millions  Feb/09  63 720  41 123  54.9  -3.5  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Credit to non-residents  SEK, millions  Feb/09  2 060 648  1 898 828  8.5  15.4  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Domestic credit and deposits by sector              SCB: Homepage, Email 
Analytical accounts of the central bank 
Reserve Money  SEK, millions  Apr/23/09  261 233  243 289  7.4  146.6  RB: Homepage, Email 
Claims on general government sector 14) SEK, millions  Apr/23/09  0  0  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Other domestic claims  SEK, millions  Apr/23/09  412 942  400 634  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Claims on non-residents  SEK, millions  Apr/23/09  229 517  230 067  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Liabilities to non-residents  SEK, millions  Apr/23/09  60 460  61 045  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Interest rates 
Central bank repo rate  percent  Apr/22/09 15) 0.50  1.00 16) -0.50 6) -3.75 6) 17) RB: Homepage, Email 
Central bank deposit rate  percent  Apr/22/09 15) 0.00  0.25 16) -0.25 6) -3.50 6) 17) RB: Homepage, Email 
Central bank lending rate  percent  Apr/22/09 15) 1.00  1.75 16) -0.75 6) -4.00 6) 17) RB: Homepage, Email 
Treasury bill rate, 6 months  percent, monthly average 18) Mar/09  0.39  0.78  -0.39 6) -3.72 6) RB: Homepage, Email 
Treasury bond rate,
10 years 		 percent, monthly average 18) Mar/09  2.94  2.93  0.01 6) -1.13 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 
Q4/08 
63 573 
70 896 
.. 
.. 
SCB: Homepage, Email 
Exports of goods and services  SEK, millions  Q4/08  414 331  410 775  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Imports of goods and services  SEK, millions  Q4/08  357 491  358 236  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Net income receipts  SEK, millions  Q4/08  23 322  26 644  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Net receipts from current transfers  SEK, millions  Q4/08  -16 590  -8 287  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Capital account  SEK, millions  Q4/08  -1 992  -1 187  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Financial account  SEK, millions  Q4/08  -21 356  -42 102  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Transactions in international reserves  SEK, millions  Q4/08  57 235  -57 610  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Other financial transactions, net  SEK, millions  Q4/08  111 159  75 599  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
International reserves and foreign currency liquidity 
International reserves expressed in USD  USD, millions  Apr/23/09  27 202  28 006  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
International reserves expressed in SEK  SEK, millions  Apr/23/09  229 517  230 067  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
International reserves and foreign currency liquidity  USD, millions  Feb/09  27 719  28 462  ..  ..  RB: Homepage, Email 
Merchandise trade 
Exports  SEK millions, Seasonally adjusted  Mar/09  84 359  85 494  -1.3  -9.7 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
Imports  SEK millions, Seasonally adjusted  Mar/09  78 271  78 915  -0.8  -9.3 2) SCB: Homepage, Email 
International investment position 
International investment position, net  SEK, millions  Dec/08  -153 000  -26 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 

Direct investment, net 
SEK, millions 
Dec/08 
514 000 
239 000 
.. 
.. 
SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Swedish direct investments
   abroad 		 SEK, millions  Dec/08  2 494 000  2 099 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Foreign direct investment
   in Sweden 		 SEK, millions  Dec/08  1 980 000  1 860 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Portfolio investment, net  SEK, millions  Dec/08  -439 000  -291 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Debt securities, assets  SEK, millions  Dec/08  1 283 000  1 104 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Debt securities, liabilities  SEK, millions  Dec/08  2 305 000  2 091 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Equity securities, assets  SEK, millions  Dec/08  1 389 000  2 005 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Equity securities, liabilities  SEK, millions  Dec/08  806 000  1 309 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Financial derivatives  SEK, millions  Dec/08  59 000  -6 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Other financial transactions, net  SEK, millions  Dec/08  -520 000  -169 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Other financial transactions,
   assets 		 SEK, millions  Dec/08  2 074 000  1 886 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
   Other financial transactions,
   liabilities 		 SEK, millions  Dec/08  2 594 000  2 055 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
Reserves  SEK, millions  Dec/08  233 000  201 000  ..  ..  SCB: Homepage, Email 
External debt 
Gross external debt, total  SEK, millions  Q4/08  5 410 637  4 793 363  ..  ..  SCB: Email 
Exchange rates 
USD  SEK/USD, monthly average 19) Mar/09  8.58  8.53  0.04 20) 2.63 20) RB: Homepage, Email 
EUR  SEK/EUR, monthly average 19) Mar/09  11.18  10.91  0.27 20) 1.81 20) RB: Homepage, Email 
TCW Index 21) Index, monthly average 19) Mar/09  148.01  146.08  1.93 20) 25.44 20) RB: Homepage, Email 
USD forward, 3 months  Forward premium/discount, monthly average 19) 22) Mar/09  -0.01  0.00  -0.01 20) 23) -0.04 20) 23) RB: Email 
USD forward, 6 months  Forward premium/discount, monthly average 19) 22) Mar/09  -0.03  -0.01  -0.04 20) 23) -0.09 20) 23) RB: Email 

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Unit description 1)
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POPULATION 

Population 
Number of persons 
Dec/31/08 
9 256 347 
9 253 240 
0.03 
0.80 
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.