Press Archive

2009-03-31
Economy in Deepening Slump
with 250 000 Fewer Jobs in 2010
The Swedish economy will deteriorate sharply this year. GDP will drop by 3.9 percent and grow by just a meagre 0.9 percent in 2010. On the labour market, 250 000 jobs will disappear by the end of 2010....

2009-03-31
Increasing number of business sector firms forecast staff cuts
The economic slowdown in the Swedish business sector continues and the total confidence indicator has fallen further in the past month to a new record low since monthly surveys began in 1996....

2009-03-31
Economic Tendency Survey
Business and consumer. March 2009
The Economic Tendency Indicator, which measures the situation in the Swedish economy, has fallen just over 3 points since last month to 70.1 in March, signalling that the situation in the economy is...

2009-03-31
Households remain pessimistic
Consumer confidence in the economy is largely unchanged compared with last month. Households remain very pessimistic and the Consumer Confidence Indicator has fallen 2 points to -16.5. Confidence in...