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The Swedish Economy and Monetary Policy NBP Warsaw 24 May 2012. Governor Stefan Ingves. Financial markets fragile. Weak growth in the euro area…. GDP, annual percentage change . Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat and the Riksbank.
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The Swedish Economy and Monetary PolicyNBP Warsaw24 May 2012 Governor Stefan Ingves
Weak growth in the euro area… GDP, annual percentage change Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat and the Riksbank
…which dampens Swedish exportsExport market and exports Quarterly changes in per cent, annual rate, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Improvement at the start of the year Source: Statistics Sweden Index, 2007 = 100
Some positive signs Source: National Institute of Economic Research Index, mean value = 100, standard deviation = 10
Labour market to deteriorate slightly over the coming year Unemployment, percentage of the labour force, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Low inflation Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank Annual percentage change
Repo rate to remain low Source: The Riksbank Repo rate, per cent, quarterly averages
A forecast, not a promise Source: The Riksbank Repo rate, per cent, quarterly mean values
Household´sdebt Note. The series refers to the Riksbank's own calculations using data from Statistics Sweden. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Sweden has a large banking sector that is dependent on other countries…Bank assets in relation to GDP Sources: ECB, European Commission, Swiss National Bank and the Riksbank Note. Per cent. Data refer to December 2010.
Swedish banks arede facto Nordic-Baltic Market shareof Swedish banks in Nordic and Baltic countries, late 2009 Finland: 39 % Norway: 16 % Sweden: 75 % Estonia: 81 % Latvia: 53 % Denmark: 15 % Lithuania: 62 % Sources: Official and industry data, Riksbank estimates