Sweden’s consumer confidence indicator rose to 91.1 in August 2025 from an upwardly revised 90.8 in the previous month. Expectations for the general economic outlook over the next year became less pessimistic (-12 vs. -16 in July), while assessments of households’ current financial situation over the past twelve months improved (-3 vs. -5). Additionally, households increasingly expect unemployment to ease in the coming year (41 vs. 48). In contrast, expectations regarding households’ own financial situation in the next twelve months deteriorated (8 vs. 11) and attitude towards major purchases in the coming year turned more unfavorable (-20 vs. -17). source: National Institute of Economic Research, Sweden

Consumer Confidence in Sweden increased to 91.10 points in August from 90.80 points in July of 2025. Consumer Confidence in Sweden averaged 97.41 points from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 119.60 points in March of 2000 and a record low of 44.40 points in January of 1993. This page provides the latest reported value for - Sweden Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Sweden Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Consumer Confidence in Sweden increased to 91.10 points in August from 90.80 points in July of 2025. Consumer Confidence in Sweden is expected to be 88.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around 102.00 points in 2026 and 100.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-30 07:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Jul 90.7 84.9 85.1
2025-08-28 07:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Aug 91.1 90.8 90
2025-09-24 07:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Sep 91.1 88


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 91.10 90.80 points Aug 2025
Consumer Spending 731735.00 728558.00 SEK Million Jun 2025
Disposable Personal Income 861913.00 754308.00 SEK Million Jun 2025
Gasoline Prices 1.61 1.56 USD/Liter Aug 2025
Household Consumption YoY 2.10 0.80 percent Jun 2025
Household Consumption MoM 0.60 -1.20 percent Jun 2025
Households Debt to GDP 83.40 84.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Households Debt to Income 151.12 155.83 percent Dec 2024
Personal Savings 18.76 13.10 percent Mar 2025
Private Sector Credit 2.60 2.40 percent Jul 2025
Retail Sales MoM 0.30 2.60 percent Jul 2025
Retail Sales YoY 2.90 2.60 percent Jul 2025

Sweden Consumer Confidence
In Sweden, the Consumer Confidence indicator is based on a survey of 1500 households that are interviewed each month. The questions cover consumers’ assessment of their personal finances and the Swedish economy, expectations for interest rates and inflation, and plans for major purchases and savings.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
91.10 90.80 119.60 44.40 1993 - 2025 points Monthly
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News Stream
Sweden Consumer Confidence Improves in August
Sweden’s consumer confidence indicator rose to 91.1 in August 2025 from an upwardly revised 90.8 in the previous month. Expectations for the general economic outlook over the next year became less pessimistic (-12 vs. -16 in July), while assessments of households’ current financial situation over the past twelve months improved (-3 vs. -5). Additionally, households increasingly expect unemployment to ease in the coming year (41 vs. 48). In contrast, expectations regarding households’ own financial situation in the next twelve months deteriorated (8 vs. 11) and attitude towards major purchases in the coming year turned more unfavorable (-20 vs. -17).
2025-08-28
Sweden Consumer Confidence at 5-Month High
Sweden's consumer confidence indicator jumped to 90.7 in July 2025 from an upwardly revised 84.9 in the previous month, marking the highest reading since February. The upturn was broad-based, with all sub-indices posting increases. Notably, sentiment regarding households’ own financial situation strengthened significantly—both in terms of developments over the past twelve months and expectations for the year ahead.
2025-07-30
Sweden Consumer Confidence Improves in June
Sweden’s consumer confidence indicator rose to 84.6 in June 2025 from an upwardly revised 83.6 in May. This marks the highest reading in three months, as consumers became slightly less pessimistic about the economy over the past twelve months (-2.6 vs -3.1) and the next twelve months (-1.5 vs -2.4). Meanwhile, views on current household finances became slightly more negative (-3.6 vs -3.4), while expectations for the year ahead remained unchanged (-3.5). Attitudes toward major purchases over the next twelve months also held steady (-4.1). Households continue to expect unemployment to rise more than usual over the coming year, with a slightly elevated perceived risk of personal job loss. Inflation expectations for the year ahead fell to 8.6% in June from 8.9% in May, though current inflation is still perceived at 15.7%.
2025-06-26