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2026.06.3006:13:26UTC+00Sweden Retail Sales Growth Hits 5-Year High

Retail sales in Sweden increased by 8.0% year-on-year in May 2026, up from a 4.7% rise in April and representing the fastest pace of growth since May 2021. Sales of durable goods climbed 10.3%, accelerating from a revised 5.4% in the previous month. Meanwhile, sales of consumables (excluding Systembolaget) also picked up, rising 5.5% after a 3.7% gain in April.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, however, retail sales slipped 0.2% in May, reversing the 0.2% increase recorded in April. Over the latest three-month period (March–May), calendar- and seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes were 2.2% higher than in the preceding three months (December–February).

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