Data Sets
The data from the National Institute of Economic Research (NIER) is open data. You may download unlimited amounts of data from NIER’s website free of charge. It is also permitted to process, copy, and redistribute the data to other users. This applies to commercial use as well, and includes both manual downloads via the website interface and retrieval through the database API.
Data in our forecast report The Swedish Economy contains forecasts for a range of macroeconomic variables, along with historic time series of actual data for the forecast variables.
The Swedish Economy data set is produced in conjunction with our regular forecast reports. It is intended as a data appendix to the report, and not as a general database service. Hence, the content may change from release to release without prior notice. The Swedish Economy Report is released quarterly: in March, June, August and December.
The Statistics Database contains results from the National Institute of Economic Research's business and household surveys. The database is updated with new data in connection with the publication at the end of each month. The Economic Tendency survey is part of Sweden's official statistics.
The government has commissioned the National Institute of Economic Research (NIER) to develop long-term scenarios for the Swedish economy. These scenarios are intended to serve as a basis for government agencies with long planning horizons. The scenarios can be found in the forecast database under the name “Long-Term Reference Scenario.” In addition to these reference scenarios, other long-term projections produced within various assignments are also published. These can be found under the heading “Other Scenarios.” Reports related to the different long-term scenarios are normally published in the “Occasional Studies” series.
Data can be downloaded in several different formats, including text files and Excel files. It is possible to save links to data extractions in the database and to automate data retrieval using an API.
When using or distributing the data, the National Institute of Economic Research (NIER) must always be cited as the source. However, NIER may never be presented as the author of processed or modified statistics, nor cited as the source of the user’s own analyses and conclusions.
The datasets and database service are provided as is. NIER reserves the right to possible delays or deficiencies in the data material.
NIER’s Forecasts
NIER regularly produces forecasts for the Swedish and international economy. The results are published in the report Konjunkturläget (The Swedish Economy).
Forecast Data
Our forecast database contains extensive datasets, including additional forecast variables and longer time series, with both forecasts and historical outcomes for the variables.
The data in the forecast database are updated four times a year, in connection with the publication of Konjunkturläget. Publication dates are available in the calendar.
The Economic Tendency Survey
Every month, NIER asks Swedish businesses and households about their views on the economy. The statistics from the Economic Tendency Survey consist of compilations of responses from businesses and households regarding their views of their own economy and the Swedish economy as a whole. The results are published in the Economic Tendency Survey report, which provides rapid, qualitative indicators of key economic variables.Our statistical database contains extensive datasets, including longer time series and more detailed breakdowns. The Economic Tendency Survey is part of Sweden’s official statistics.
Data from the Economic Tendency Survey
The datasets in the statistical database are updated monthly in connection with the publication of the Economic Tendency Survey. Publication dates are available in the calendar.
The time series published by NIER may differ from those published by the European Commission. This is partly due to the use of different methods for seasonal adjustment. The Commission also calculates the net balances for questions in the consumer survey somewhat differently from NIER and bases the consumer confidence indicator on a different set of questions.
European Commission’s presentation of harmonised business and consumer surveys
Statistical Confidentiality
According to Chapter 24, Section 8 of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400), confidentiality applies within the agency’s statistical operations to information relating to an individual’s personal or financial circumstances that can be traced to that individual. This means, for example, that primary statistical material—such as the responses of individual persons or companies in the Economic Tendency Surveys—is protected by confidentiality.
Can NIER Provide Processed Data?
In some cases, NIER can carry out data processing as a commissioned service for a fee.
Terms of use
Data produced and disseminated by NIER are available for download, without any licences or fees, and may be redistributed freely.
The National Institute of Economic Research, and other primary sources quoted in the data files, should always be quoted as the source(s) of the data throughout the potential redistribution chain. However, the NIER must never be quoted as the source, or in any other way be described as responsible for, any data manipulation performed, analyses made or conclusions drawn by the user.