Monthly indicator of household consumption, September 2020
Household consumption increased in September
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2020-11-10 9.30
Household consumption increased by 0.6 percent in September 2020 compared with August 2020, in seasonally adjusted figures. Compared with September 2019, household consumption decreased by 3.8 percent, measured in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures. In the last three-month period, consumption decreased by 3.7 percent in fixed prices and working day adjusted figures, compared with the same period a year ago.
The largest weighted positive contribution came from the retail trade, mostly food and beverages sector, which increased by 3.4 percent in fixed prices compared with September a year ago.
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services accounted for the largest weighted negative contribution to total consumption and decreased by 17.5 percent in fixed prices compared with September a year ago.
Prices increased by 1.1 percent according to the consumption deflator.
Activity |
Current prices |
Volume |
Volume working day adjusted |
Weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 2020* | September | 2020* | September | 2020* | ||
Household consumption (excl. foreign posts) |
‑1.8 | ‑3.5 | ‑2.9 | ‑4.3 | ‑3.8 | ‑4.6 | 0.93 |
Retail trade, mostly food and beverages |
4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.19 |
Retail trade, clothing and footwear |
‑9.9 | ‑20.3 | ‑10.8 | ‑19.8 | ‑11.8 | ‑20.2 | 0.03 |
Housing, electricity, gas and heating |
1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.26 |
Furniture, furnishings, household equipment and consumables |
9.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0.04 |
Transport and retail sales and service of motor vehicles |
‑4.6 | ‑10.6 | ‑6.7 | ‑12.4 | ‑8.9 | ‑12.7 | 0.15 |
Post and telecommunications |
‑7.6 | ‑3.6 | ‑6.9 | ‑1.2 | ‑7.1 | ‑1.2 | 0.03 |
Recreation and culture, goods and services |
‑8.7 | ‑6.8 | ‑7.7 | ‑5.7 | ‑8.8 | ‑6.2 | 0.12 |
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and other accommodation services |
‑17.6 | ‑21.0 | ‑17.5 | ‑21.7 | ‑17.3 | ‑21.9 | 0.07 |
Other goods and services |
4.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ‑2.1 | ‑0.3 | 0.03 |
All figures compared to the same period in the previous year. *The period from January to the current month compared to the same period in the previous year.
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