Household spending in Sweden fell 3.7% month-on-month in December 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 3.0% rise in November. The decline was mainly driven by lower consumption of transport and retail sales and servicing of motor vehicles (-6.3% vs -1.4% in November), recreation and culture goods and services (-6.1% vs 8.3%), housing, electricity, gas, and heating (-2.2% vs 1.1%), and food and beverages (-1.0% vs 0.7%). Household spending also declined for clothing and footwear (-3.7% vs 2.4%), as well as furniture, furnishings, household equipment, and consumables (-1.2% vs 1.1%). By contrast, household spending increased for post and telecommunications (0.7% vs 1.3%). On a yearly basis, household consumption rose 0.5%, easing sharply from an upwardly revised 4.6% increase in the previous month. source: Statistics Sweden

Household Spending MoM in Sweden decreased to -3.70 percent in December from 3 percent in November of 2025. Household Spending MoM in Sweden averaged 0.15 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 3.70 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -6.70 percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Sweden Household Spending MoM. Sweden Household Spending MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Household Spending MoM in Sweden decreased to -3.70 percent in December from 3 percent in November of 2025. Household Spending MoM in Sweden is expected to be 0.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Household Spending MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027 and 0.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-14 07:00 AM
Household Consumption MoM
Nov 1% -0.5% 0.7%
2026-02-10 07:00 AM
Household Consumption MoM
Dec -3.7% 3% 0.3%
2026-03-10 07:00 AM
Household Consumption MoM
Jan -3.7% 2.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 737567.00 731795.00 SEK Million Sep 2025
Disposable Personal Income 746459.00 865445.00 SEK Million Sep 2025
Household Consumption YoY 0.50 4.60 percent Dec 2025
Household Consumption MoM -3.70 3.00 percent Dec 2025
Private Sector Credit 2.90 2.80 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM -0.70 1.10 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 1.50 6.90 percent Dec 2025


Sweden Household Spending MoM
Household consumption is an important indicator for the business cycle because it accounts for 47 percent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Sweden.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.70 3.00 3.70 -6.70 2000 - 2025 percent Monthly
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Swedish Household Spending Drops 3.7% in December
Household spending in Sweden fell 3.7% month-on-month in December 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 3.0% rise in November. The decline was mainly driven by lower consumption of transport and retail sales and servicing of motor vehicles (-6.3% vs -1.4% in November), recreation and culture goods and services (-6.1% vs 8.3%), housing, electricity, gas, and heating (-2.2% vs 1.1%), and food and beverages (-1.0% vs 0.7%). Household spending also declined for clothing and footwear (-3.7% vs 2.4%), as well as furniture, furnishings, household equipment, and consumables (-1.2% vs 1.1%). By contrast, household spending increased for post and telecommunications (0.7% vs 1.3%). On a yearly basis, household consumption rose 0.5%, easing sharply from an upwardly revised 4.6% increase in the previous month.
2026-02-10
Swedish Household Spending Rebounds
Household spending in Sweden increased 1.0% month-on-month in November 2025, recovering from a downwardly revised 0.5% fall in October. The rebound was mainly driven by higher consumption of recreation and culture, goods and services (3.5% vs -0.4%), food and beverages (0.7% vs -0.1%), clothing and footwear (2.3% vs -5.6%), while housing, electricity, gas & heating was unchanged (0.2%). Meanwhile, spending growth on furniture, furnishings, household equipment, and consumables eased (0.8% vs 3.3%). By contrast, transport, retail trade, and motor vehicle services fell 1.6%, following a 2.3% decline in the previous month. On a yearly basis, household consumption rose 3.5%, accelerating from an upwardly revised 2.7% increase in the previous month.
2026-01-14
Swedish Household Spending Drops 0.9% in October
Household spending in Sweden fell 0.9% month-on-month in October 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 0.5% increase in September. The decline was mainly driven by lower consumption of transport, retail trade, and motor vehicle services, which fell 2.4% (vs -1.2% in September). Spending also decreased on recreation and culture, goods and services (-0.9% vs 2.7% in September), and housing, electricity, gas & heating (-0.1% after being flat in September). Meanwhile, spending on food and beverages was unchanged, after rising 0.4% in September. On a yearly basis, household consumption climbed 2.3%, easing from an upwardly revised 3.6% rise in the previous month.
2025-12-10