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. source: Statistics Sweden

Household Spending MoM in Sweden increased to 1 percent in November from -0.50 percent in October 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 increased to 1 percent in November from -0.50 percent in October 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
2025-12-10 07:00 AM
Household Consumption MoM
Oct -0.9% 0.5% 0.2%
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 1% 0.3%


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 3.50 2.70 percent Nov 2025
Household Consumption MoM 1.00 -0.50 percent Nov 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
1.00 -0.50 3.70 -6.70 2000 - 2025 percent Monthly
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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
Swedish Household Spending Up 0.3% in September
Household spending in Sweden rose 0.3% month-on-month in September 2025, easing from an upwardly revised 0.8% increase in August. The uptick was mainly driven by higher consumption of recreation and culture goods and services, which rose 2.5%. Spending also increased on food and beverages (0.5%). In contrast, expenditure declined for transport, retail trade, and motor vehicle services (-1.5%), while spending on housing, electricity, gas, and heating fell 0.6%. On a yearly basis, household consumption increased 3.3%, accelerating from an upwardly revised 2.9% gain in the previous month.
2025-11-10