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  • Households reduced their savings in bank accounts

    Household liquid savings were low in the third quarter of 2024 and were characterised by savings in funds, net withdrawals from bank accounts and net borrowing at the same level as the previous quarter.

  • Households' financial net wealth increased

    Household liquid savings amounted to SEK 82 billion in the first quarter of 2024, which is at the same level as in the first quarter of the previous year. Households' financial net wealth as a percentage of GDP increased by 21 percentage points compared with the same period of the year before. The government debt ratio has steadily decreased since the start of the time series in 1996, at the same time as the distribution of debt between the central and local government has changed over time.

  • Households borrowed less and saved more

    The fourth quarter of 2023 continued on the path set for households with very low new borrowing and another high listing for liquid financial savings. For the year 2023, liquid savings were historically high, while new borrowing amounted to SEK 34 billion.

  • Households continued to save in the third quarter

    Household liquid savings were comparatively high in the third quarter of 2023, which was characterised by a continued decline in borrowing and net withdrawals from bank accounts.