Swedish industry’s total environmental protection expenditure amounted to SEK 17.3 billion in 2018, up by 12 percent from 2017. This is mainly due to an increase in investments for the protection of biodiversity and landscapes.
Household consumption increased by 2.9 percent in August, compared with August 2018, in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures. In the last three-month period, consumption increased by 1.8 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures, compared with the same period last year. Household consumption increased by 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, compared with July.
The inflation rate according to the CPI with a fixed interest rate (CPIF) was 1.3 percent in September 2019, unchanged from August. The CPIF increased by 0.5 percent from August to September, which is the same monthly change as in the corresponding period last year. The inflation rate according to the CPI was 1.5 percent in September 2019.
Real estate prices for one- or two-dwelling buildings rose by 3 percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared with the second quarter. In the last quarter, prices rose by more than 3 percent on an annual basis compared with the same period the previous year.
Total orders in industry decreased by 1.8 percent in August 2019 compared with July, in seasonally adjusted figures. Compared with August 2018, total orders in industry decreased by 1.1 percent in calendar-adjusted figures.