Swedish Household Spending Drops 3.7% in December

Household spending in Sweden rose 1.1% month-on-month in September 2026, rebounding from a revised 0.4% drop in the previous month. Spending accelerated on furnishings, household equipment, and routine home maintenance (2.7% vs 1.0% in August), transportation (1.8% vs 1.2%), information and communication (2.4% vs 0.2%), personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods and services (3.6% vs 0.1%), and healthcare (0.3% vs 0.0%). At the same time, consumption recovered in food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.3% vs -1.3%), alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and drugs (3.6% vs -4.0%), clothing and footwear (3.1% vs -1.5%), and recreation, sports, and culture (3.2% vs -1.7%). Meanwhile, spending declined in housing and utilities (-0.4% vs 0.3%) and restaurants and accommodation (-0.3% vs 0.9%). On a yearly basis, household consumption climbed 3.5% in September 2026 from 2.3% in August.

Household spending in Sweden rose 0.7% month-on-month in August 2026, unchanged from the previous month. Spending accelerated on transportation (2.1% vs 0.1% in July), housing and utilities (0.4% vs 0.1%), and recreation, sports, and culture (0.5% vs 0.1%), while it rebounded on clothing and footwear (1.1% vs -0.6%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine home maintenance (5.4% vs -1.3%), healthcare (0.4% vs -0.7%), information and communication (1.2% vs -1.5%), restaurants and accommodation (1.7% vs -0.2%), and personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods and services (2.4% vs -2.3%). In contrast, spending declined on food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.1% vs 0.4%) and alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and drugs (-3.4% vs 1.0%). On a yearly basis, household consumption climbed 4.0% in August 2026, remaining at its fastest pace since May 2022 and matching the growth rate recorded in the previous two months.

Household spending in Sweden jumped 1.6% month-on-month in June 2026, rebounding from a revised 0.3% fall in the previous month. It marked the biggest increase since January, driven by a rebound in spending on personal care, social protection, and miscellaneous goods and services (5.9% vs -3.9% in May), transportation (5.4% vs -4.1%), recreation, sports, and culture (4.9% vs -1.5%), healthcare (3.9% vs -4.4%), furniture, household equipment, and routine home maintenance (3.8% vs -2.3%), and alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and drugs (1.6% vs -2.1%). Consumers also spent more on information and communication (5.3% vs 1.3%), as well as clothing and footwear (3.5% vs 0.4%). Meanwhile, expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.5% vs 0.7%) and housing and utilities (0.4% vs 1.6%) slowed. On a yearly basis, household consumption climbed 4.3%, the fastest growth since May 2022, following a revised 2.0% increase in May.