Household consumption in Sweden rose by 1.2% month-on-month in October 2026, speeding up from a 0.5% increase in September. The strongest growth in spending was recorded in recreation, sports and culture (up 6.4% vs 0.9% in September), clothing and footwear (5.6% vs 1.8%), furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (5.3% vs 2.2%), and restaurants and accommodation services (5.1% vs -0.1%).
Spending also picked up in personal care, social protection and other miscellaneous goods and services (3.1% vs 1.5%).
By contrast, expenditures continued to fall in housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-1.9% vs -0.5%), healthcare (-1.1% vs 0.4%), transportation (-2.1% vs 0.9%), and information and communication (-2.4% vs 0.4%). Growth in spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.6% vs 2.3%) and on alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.1% vs 3.5%) slowed.
On an annual basis, household consumption increased by 3.3% in October, up from 2.7% in September.
