Total orders received by the Swedish industry rose by 6.8% year-on-year in December 2025, sharply slowing from a downwardly revised 19.4% growth in the previous month. It marked the lowest level since September, as orders received from customers abroad significantly moderated (7.1% vs 27.1% in November), which offset stronger gains in orders received from customers in Sweden (7.7% vs 5.4%). Among industrial groups, demand for capital goods sharply eased (4.5% vs 70.4%), while it continued to decline for durable consumer goods (-5.7% vs -1.1%). On the other hand, orders rebounded for intermediate goods (12.8% vs -6%) and fell at a much softer pace for energy-related goods (-9% vs -28.7%). On a monthly basis, new orders dropped 7.9%, reversing an 8.8% rise in November. Over the whole period of 2025, total orders in industry were 7.5% higher compared to the same period a year earlier, with the domestic market increasing 3.4% and export markets growing 10.3%. source: Statistics Sweden

New Orders in Sweden increased to 122.40 points in December from 120.40 points in November of 2025. New Orders in Sweden averaged 92.69 points from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 128.00 points in December of 2022 and a record low of 63.80 points in July of 2014. This page provides - Sweden New Orders - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Sweden New Orders - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-14 07:00 AM
New Orders YoY
Nov 23% 11.9% 9.1%
2026-02-10 07:00 AM
New Orders YoY
Dec 6.8% 19.4% 15.1%
2026-03-10 07:00 AM
New Orders YoY
Jan 6.8% 2.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 864.00 990.00 Companies Jan 2026
Industrial Inventories 3464.51 2327.06 SEK Million Sep 2025
Capacity Utilization 88.80 89.00 percent Sep 2025
Car Registrations 16041.00 23877.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 11800.00 7438.00 SEK Million Sep 2025
Industrial Production YoY 4.20 3.10 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM 5.10 -0.30 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production 4.20 2.30 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 7.30 26.40 percent Dec 2025
New Orders YoY 122.40 120.40 points Dec 2025


Sweden New Orders
In Sweden, because new orders heavily affect business confidence they are a leading indicator for growth in gross domestic product. The statistics is sample- and register-based and aims to measure short-term changes in new orders and turnover in industry on a monthly basis, in total and by industry, as well as domestic and export market. The survey is coordinated with other economy-based surveys.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
122.40 120.40 128.00 63.80 2000 - 2025 points Monthly
WDA, 2021=100

News Stream
Sweden New Orders Ease to 3-Month Low
Total orders received by the Swedish industry rose by 6.8% year-on-year in December 2025, sharply slowing from a downwardly revised 19.4% growth in the previous month. It marked the lowest level since September, as orders received from customers abroad significantly moderated (7.1% vs 27.1% in November), which offset stronger gains in orders received from customers in Sweden (7.7% vs 5.4%). Among industrial groups, demand for capital goods sharply eased (4.5% vs 70.4%), while it continued to decline for durable consumer goods (-5.7% vs -1.1%). On the other hand, orders rebounded for intermediate goods (12.8% vs -6%) and fell at a much softer pace for energy-related goods (-9% vs -28.7%). On a monthly basis, new orders dropped 7.9%, reversing an 8.8% rise in November. Over the whole period of 2025, total orders in industry were 7.5% higher compared to the same period a year earlier, with the domestic market increasing 3.4% and export markets growing 10.3%.
2026-02-10
Sweden Posts Strongest Order Growth Since 2022
Total orders received by the Swedish industry jumped 23% year-on-year in November 2025, following a downwardly revised 11.9% growth in October and marking the sharpest increase since December 2022. Orders received from customers abroad soared (32.5% vs 4.4% in October), while orders received from customers in Sweden rose at a much softer pace (5.7% vs 22.9%). Among industrial groups, demand for capital goods grew significantly (70.6% vs 36.3%), whereas orders for energy-related goods declined further (-28.7% vs -22%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, total orders increased by 11.8% in November, after an upwardly revised 4.9% gain in the previous month. Over the January-November period, total orders in industry were 8% higher than the corresponding period last year, with domestic orders rising by 3% and foreign orders climbing by 11.2%.
2026-01-14
Sweden New Orders Soar in October
Total orders received by the Swedish industry surged by 12.1% year-on-year in October 2025, following a downwardly revised 6.7% rise in the previous month. Orders received from customers in Sweden soared by 23.2% (vs 2.1% in September), while orders received from customers abroad eased to 4.6% (vs 10.4%). The largest increases were recorded in orders for transportation industry (60.6%) and capital goods (36.7%), while notable declines were seen in the manufacture of coal and refined petroleum products (-22.1%) and electrical equipment (-10.1%). Compared to the previous month, total orders rose by 4.7%. For the first ten months of the year, total industry orders were 6.4% higher than the corresponding period in 2024. The domestic market has increased by 2.7% and the export market jumped 9.0%.
2025-12-10