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  • Retail sales volume nearly unchanged in November 2024

    The retail sales volume decreased by 0.2 percent in November 2024 compared with October 2024. Retail sales in durables decreased by 0.2 percent and retail sales in consumables (excluding Systembolaget, the state-owned chain of liquor stores) decreased by 0.2 percent. These figures are working-day and seasonally adjusted and calculated in constant prices.

  • Price increases in all markets in November 2024

    The Producer Price Index rose by 3.1 percent in November compared to October 2024. Prices increased by 2.1 percent on the export market and increased by 4.0 percent on the domestic market. On the import market, prices rose by 1.1 percent. The annual rate according to the Producer Price Index was 0.3 percent in November (-1.3 percent in October).

  • Uneven gender distribution in most major professions

    The most common occupation in Sweden was “assistant nurses, home care and homes for the elderly”. It was also the most common occupation among women. The most common occupation among men was “Software- and system developers”.

  • Combining work with study is common

    It is common for students at universities and higher vocational education to work during their studies. In the second half of 2022, 45 percent of students at university and 50 percent of students at higher vocational education were working while studying. Most of them had a low income.