Decreased borrowing in debt securities
At the end of April, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 439 billion, down by SEK 13 billion from March.
At the end of April, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 439 billion, down by SEK 13 billion from March.
Lending rates increased for all economic activities and enterprise sizes in March compared to February. Wholesale and retail trade showed the largest increase rising from 3.56 percent in February to 3.71 percent in March. After diverging from the prevailing pattern in the previous month, the lending rate in the Industry economic activity is now rising as well.
The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings increased by 0.8 percent in April compared with March 2026. The annual rate of change in the Construction Cost index was 2.4 percent in April, compared with the corresponding month in 2025 (1.3 percent in March 2026).
The inflation rate according to the CPI in April 2026 was -0.1 percent, down from 0.5 percent in March. The monthly change for the CPI from March to April was -0.6 percent. The inflation rate according to the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) was 0.8 percent in April, down from 1.6 percent in March.
In 2024 the business sector showed a marginal increase of 0.7 percent measured in net turnover. The smallest enterprises contributed most to this slight increase. Expressed in fixed prices, the production value in the business sector decreased by 0.4 percent. Despite this decrease, gross investments and key ratios shows that the business sector is investing in the future.