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Monetary Policy Update September 2011. Repo-rate increases postponed. Turbulence in the financial markets. Stock market index, 3 January 2006 = 100. Source: Reuters EcoWin. Major problems with public finances. Public debt as percentage of GDP. Source: IMF WEO April 2011.
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Turbulence in the financial markets Stock market index, 3 January 2006 = 100 Source: Reuters EcoWin
Major problems with public finances Public debt as percentage of GDP Source: IMF WEO April 2011
Declining confidence abroad Purchasing managers’ index, manufacturing industry, seasonally-adjusted data Source: Markit Economics
Global growth holding up GDP, annualpercentagechange Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat and the Riksbank
Cautious Swedish households and companies Confidence indicators for households and the total business sector, net figures, seasonally-adjusted data Source: NIER
Slower Swedish growth in the short term GDP, quarterly percentage change as an annual rate, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Slow improvement in the labour market Unemployment, percentage of labour force, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Wage increases compatible with the inflation target Nominal wages, annual percentage change Sources: National Mediation Office, Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Low inflationary pressures Annual percentage change Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Lower repo-rate path Repo rate, per cent, quarterly mean values Source: The Riksbank
A forecast not a promise Repo rate, per cent, quarterly mean values Source: The Riksbank