Sweden New Orders at 3-Month High

Sweden’s total orders rose 8.4% year-on-year in September 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised and three-month low of 3.8% in the previous month. It marked the strongest annual growth since June, as domestic orders climbed to 9% after stalling in August, while foreign orders increased to 7.8% from 6.4%. Among industrial groupings, orders for intermediate goods (13% vs 0.9%) and capital goods (14.1% vs 9.5%) grew at a faster pace, while the decline in energy-related goods eased (-10.7% vs -24.6%). In contrast, orders fell for both non-durable consumer goods (-2.3% vs 9.2%) and durable consumer goods (-7.9% vs 0.6%). On a monthly basis, total orders were unchanged at 1.8% in September.

Total orders received by Sweden rose by 5.1% year-on-year in August 2026, marking the softest growth since May and slowing from a revised 7.7% increase in the previous month. Orders in the domestic market continued to decline (-0.7% vs -5.1%), while foreign demand (9.0% vs 15.5%) increased to a lesser extent. Among industrial groupings, orders for intermediate goods (0.7% vs -5.4%), capital goods (13.2% vs 27.0%), and non-durable consumer goods (9.4% vs 12.2%) increased, while demand for energy-related goods excluding durable goods (-25.2% vs -18.9%), durable consumer goods (-0.5% vs -8.7%) continued to decrease. On a monthly basis, total orders grew by 2.0% in August, rebounding from a sharp 18.7% fall in the preceding period. For the January-August period, total orders

Sweden’s total industrial orders fell 0.5% year-on-year in July 2026, reversing a 29.5% increase in June and marking the smallest growth since July 2023. The decline was led by orders for intermediate goods which declined sharply to 5.8% from 30.3% rise in the previous month. Energy-related goods excluding durable goods also declined, which fell 18.9% (vs. -10.9% in June), and durable consumer goods, which decreased 8.7% (vs. -3.8%). Meanwhile, capital goods orders increased 0.3% (vs. 51.8%). Orders for non-durable consumer goods rose 12.0%, accelerating from 0.4% in June. On a monthly basis, total orders declined by 24.1%, reversing a 32.3% rise in June. For the January–July period, total orders were 3.6% higher than the corresponding period a year ago, as export market has increased while the domestic market has decreased.