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Monetary Policy Update December 2011. Swedish economy is slowing down and inflationary pressures are low. Still considerable unease on the financial markets. Government bonds with approximately 10 years to maturity, percentage points. Source: Reuters EcoWin.
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Swedish economy is slowing down and inflationary pressures are low
Still considerable unease on the financial markets Government bonds with approximately 10 years to maturity, percentage points Source: Reuters EcoWin
High indebtedness – still a long way to go Source: IMF WEO September 2011 Public debt as a percentage of GDP
Weak development in the euro area GDP, quarterly percentage change as annual rate, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat, Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Sweden burdened by weak development in the euro area GDP, quarterly percentage change as annual rate, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat, Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Clear fall-off in Swedish export orders Export orders, net total Source: National Institute of Economic Research
Cautious households and companies Confidence indicators for households and entire business sector, net figures, seasonally-adjusted data Source: National Institute of Economic Research
Weaker labour market Unemployment, percentage of labour force, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Low inflationary pressures Annual percentage change Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
A low repo rate stabilises inflation around the target Repo rate, per cent, quarterly mean values Source: The Riksbank
A forecast not a promise Unease about public finances subsides quicker than expected Problems in the euro area increase Repo rate, per cent, quarterly mean values Source: The Riksbank
Swedish economy is slowing down and inflationary pressures are low
Average interest rate for new contracts for companies and households Per cent Sources: Ecowin and the Riksbank