The volume of retail trade increased by 1.0 percent in June 2026 compared with May 2026. Retail sales in durables increased by 1.4 percent while retail sales in consumables (excluding Systembolaget, the state-owned chain of liquor stores) increased by 0.4 percent. These figures are calendar and seasonally adjusted and calculated in constant prices.
Swedish GDP decreased by 0.2 percent in June, seasonally adjusted and compared with the previous month, according to the preliminary compilation of the GDP indicator. For the second quarter as a whole GDP increased with 1.4 percent compared with the preceding quarter. Calendar adjusted GDP for June was 2.4 percent higher than in the corresponding month of the preceding year, while GDP for the quarter as a whole was 2.8 percent higher than in the second quarter of 2025.
In June 2026, Swedish exports of goods amounted to SEK 197.9 billion, and imports of goods amounted to SEK 195.3 billion. As a result, the net trade balance was SEK 2.6 billion.
In May, exports of goods increased by 9 percent in value and by 4 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. At the same time, imports of goods increased by 8 percent in value while they remained the same in volume.
People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 309 000 in May 2026. The number of employed increased by 27 000 people compared with May 2025. In the 20 to 65 age range, 271 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.2 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared with the same period of the previous year.