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2009-01-29
Economic Tendency Survey
Business and consumer. January 2009
The Economic Tendency Indicator, which measures business and consumer confidence in the Swedish economy, rose from 69.6 in December to 71.7 in January. Despite this increase, the situation remains much...

2009-01-29
Business sector employment plans indicate continued extensive cuts
The economic situation in the Swedish business sector deteriorated substantially in the fourth quarter of 2008. The confidence indicator fell a full 17 points between the third and fourth quarters and...

2009-01-29
Households somewhat more positive about economy
Consumer confidence in the economy improved for the third consecutive month in January. The Consumer Confidence Indicator (CCI) rose by nearly six points to -17.5. However, sentiment is still much...