National accounts: Monthly GDP indicator, May 2024
GDP indicator up in May
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2024-07-05 8.00
Sweden’s GDP increased 0.1 percent in May, seasonally adjusted and compared with the previous month, as shown by the preliminary compilation of the GDP indicator. Calander adjusted GDP decreased by 0.2 percent compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year.
The GDP indicator provides an early picture of the development of the gross domestic product, GDP. It is compiled on a monthly and quarterly basis with more limited and preliminary statistics than the regular quarterly national accounts. The monthly version of the indicator lies outside the official statistics and is classified as statistics under construction.
“Growth turned positive in the month of May following an April slump, although economic activity remained lower than in the first quarter. Household consumption expenditure continued to weaken while lower imports concerning goods held up GDP” says Mattias Kain Wyatt, economist at Statistics Sweden.
For more information about development in different parts of the economy, see:
Balancing and revisions
In a first step, the GDP indicator calculates two separate GDP outcomes from the production and use side of the economy. Then a reconciliation is made in which one side is adjusted downwards and the other side is adjusted upwards to arrive at a single final result. Before reconciliation, the statistical data in May showed actual GDP development from the use side of 0.3 percent and corresponding development from the production side of -0.8 percent, compared with the corresponding month a year ago. In line with ordinary balancing procedures, this results in a reconciled actual GDP development of -0.2 percent. The month had the same number of working days 2023 and 2024.
In accordance with the revision policy of the GDP indicator, only months in the current quarter are revised.
| Published 05/07/2024 | Published 10/06/2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Use | Reconciled | Production | Use | Reconciled | ||
| April | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | |
| May | ‑0.8 | 0.3 | ‑0.2 | ||||
Additional information
Time series and revision history for the GDP indicator.
For more information about the indicator, see Compilation of the Swedish GDP indicator.
Next publishing will be
The GDP indicator for June 2024 will be published on 2024-07-29 at 08:00.
The ordinary calculation of the second quarter 2024 will be published on 2024-08-29 at 08:00.
Statistical Database
More information is available in the Statistical Database
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