The Services Producer Price Index increased by 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the third quarter of 2022. Since the fourth quarter of 2021, the Services Producer Price Index has increased by 7.5 percent. The annual rate in the third quarter of 2022 was 7.8 percent.
Greenhouse gas emissions from Swedish households decrease by 11 percent in the third quarter of 2022 compared with the same quarter in 2021. This decrease is due to reduced emissions from passenger cars which is an effect of increasing shares of biofuels in diesel and other factors. Compared to pre-pandemic levels Swedish households have reduced their emissions by 16 percent.
In 2021, enterprises’ IT expenditure was SEK 215.7 billion, and software expenditure accounted for almost half of total IT expenditure. This is shown by data from Enterprises’ IT expenditure survey.
Sweden’s GDP decreased by 0.5 percent in December, seasonally adjusted and compared with the previous month, as shown in the preliminary compilation of the GDP indicator. For the fourth quarter as a whole, GDP decreased by 0.6 percent, seasonally adjusted and compared with the previous quarter.
Swedish holdings in foreign portfolio assets decreased in the first half of 2022. Total holdings amounted to SEK 7 837 billion, which was a decrease of 11 percent compared to the end of 2021. Holdings in foreign shares accounted for the largest percentage decrease, but funds and debt securities did also decrease.