Immigration of refugees/persons in need of protection decreased in 2018 In 2018, 63 818 persons were granted Swedish citizenship, which is a decrease compared with the previous year. 2019-03-21 • Population statistics
Norwegian ownership continues to increase In Sweden, there were 37 322 holiday homes with foreign owners in 2018, which is a marginal increase compared with 2017. Swedes living abroad owned 12 825 holiday homes in Sweden. In 2018 6.4 percent of holiday homes in Sweden were foreign-owned, while expatriate Swedes owned 2.2 percent of all holiday homes in the country. 2019-03-21 • Real estate tax assessments
Households’ assets decreased sharply The Stockholm Stock Exchange fell in the fourth quarter of 2018, thereby contributing to a decrease of SEK 760 billion in households’ financial assets. The market value of households’ tenant-owned apartments also dropped and the annual growth rate of households’ loan stock fell to the lowest level since the third quarter of 2014. 2019-03-21 • Financial accounts, quarterly and annual
Borrowing in bonds increased in all sectors Total Swedish liability in debt securities for bonds amounted to SEK 6 604 billion at the end of February. This is an increase of SEK 120 billion compared with the previous month. The increase is due to bonds denominated in foreign currency and Swedish kronor valued at SEK 67 billion and SEK 53 billion respectively. 2019-03-18 • Securities issues
Construction costs rose by 3.6 percent in February on an annual basis The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings rose by 0.2 percent between January and February 2019. On an annual basis, construction costs rose by 3.6 percent. 2019-03-15 • Construction cost index for buildings (CCI) (input price index)
