• Increased growth rate of lending to micro enterprises

  The annual growth rate of lending to micro enterprises continued to rise, reaching 4.5 percent in July 2026. This implies that the growth rate of micro enterprises has been on an upward trend for just over two years since it last bottomed out at 0.6 percent in April 2024. Over the same period, interest rates have declined significantly, with the average interest rate on outstanding loans to micro enterprises standing at 3.75 percent in July 2026, compared with the higher rate of 5.59 percent in April 2024.

  2026-09-11 • Credit Database (KRITA)

• Lower GDP in July

  Swedish GDP decreased by 0.8 percent in July, seasonally adjusted and compared with the previous month, as shown by the preliminary compilation of the GDP indicator. Calendar adjusted GDP was 2.5 percent higher than in the corresponding month of the preceding year.

  2026-09-10 • National accounts other

• Orders in industry decreased in July 2026

  Total orders in industry decreased by 24.1 percent in July 2026 compared with June 2026, in seasonally adjusted figures. Compared with July 2025, total orders in industry decreased by 0.5 percent in calendar-adjusted figures.

  2026-09-10 • Orders and turnover in industry

• Private sector production unchanged in July 2026

  Private sector production was unchanged (0.0 percent) in July 2026 compared with June 2026 in seasonally adjusted figures, and increased by 3.6 percent compared with July 2025 in calendar adjusted figures.

  2026-09-10 • Production value index (PVI)

• Tough for recent graduates

  A follow-up of students in several forms of education gives a consistent picture of the lower establishment in the labour market in recent years for recent graduates. The current recession has made it more difficult to get a job, although this may vary between fields of education.

  2026-09-08 • Employment and income after completed education