Construction costs rose by 3.0 percent in October on an annual basis The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings decreased by 0.1 percent between September and October 2019. On an annual basis, construction costs rose by 3.0 percent in October. 2019-11-15 • Construction cost index for buildings (CCI) (input price index)
Business inventories decreased in the third quarter of 2019 Swedish business inventories decreased by SEK 3.1 billion in constant prices in the third quarter. This development corresponds to a decrease of 0.6 percent in volume. 2019-11-15 • Industrial inventories
Cereal harvest nearly twice as large as a year ago when drought led to crop failure Total cereal yield for the year estimated at 6.1 million tonnes. This is 15 percent more than the average in the five most recent years, and 88 percent more than the previous year, when drought and hot weather led to crop failure. Nevertheless, dry weather has led to lower crop yields in some places this year as well. 2019-11-15 • Production of cereals, dried pulses and oil-seeds
Minor changes on the labour market In October 2019 there were 5 138 000 employed persons. The unemployment rate was 6.0 percent. The average number of hours worked per week amounted to 175.1 million. Smoothed and seasonally adjusted data indicates an increase in the employment rate and a minor change in the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate was 6.8 percent. 2019-11-14 • Labour Force Surveys (LFS)
Major regional differences remain in greenhouse gas emission intensities Greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden in relation to GDP, also called emission intensity, continue to decrease. This indicates a more efficient production of goods and services in the Swedish economy. Regional differences are significant. Gotland is the most emission-intensive county and Stockholm is the least emission-intensive county. Gotland and Norrbotten counties accounted for the largest reductions in emission intensity between 2016 and 2017. 2019-11-14 • System of Environmental and Economic Accounts
