Holdings in foreign portfolio assets declined Swedish holdings in foreign portfolio assets declined in the second half of 2018. At the end of 2018, total holdings amounted to SEK 5 148 billion, which was a decrease of 8.3 percent compared with the end of June 2018. Several factors contributed to a decrease in Swedish investors’ holdings abroad, but the large percentage decline in long-term debt securities was particularly prominent. 2019-09-13 • Balance of Payments (BoP)
GDP increased in the second quarter of 2019 Sweden’s GDP increased 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019, seasonally adjusted and compared with the first quarter of 2019. This increase was mainly driven by household consumption. Calendar adjusted and compared with the second quarter of 2018, GDP grew by 1.0 percent. 2019-09-13 • National Accounts, quarterly and annual estimates
House prices rose Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings rose by almost 3 percent in the last three-month period, from June to August 2019, compared with the previous period, from March to May 2019. In the last three-month period, from June to August 2019, prices rose by 3 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period the previous year. 2019-09-12 • Real estate prices and registrations of title
Restaurant sales decreased in the second quarter The restaurant sales volume decreased by 0.4 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago. Personnel restaurants saw the largest decrease in sales volume, -13.7 percent. 2019-09-10 • Turnover in the service sector
Household consumption increased in July Household consumption increased by 2.8 percent in July, compared with July 2018 measured in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures. In the last three-month period, consumption increased by 0.1 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures, compared with the same period last year. Household consumption increased by 0.8 percent in seasonally adjusted figures compared with June. 2019-09-10 • Turnover in the service sector
