Sweden - Real Retail Sales





Sweden: Real Retail Sales

Mnemonic WRT$.ISWE
Unit Vol. Index 2015=100, WDASA
Adjustments Working Day Adjusted and Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly 0.18 %
Data Dec 2023 108.8
Nov 2023 109

Series Information

Source Statistics Sweden
Release Retail Sales Index
Frequency Monthly
Start Date 1/31/1991
End Date 12/31/2023

Sweden: Consumer

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Consumer Confidence Feb 2024 -6.9 -8.6 SA Monthly
Real Retail Sales Dec 2023 108.8 109 Vol. Index 2015=100, WDASA Monthly
Retail Sales Dec 2017 147.8 127.1 2010=100, WDA Monthly

Release Information

For Sweden, the retail sales data is register-based and is designed to measure the monthly sales trend and quarterly wholesale trade in the retail sector and other service industries.

Active:

  • Classification: NACE Rev. 2
  • Measurements:
    • Fixed-base volume index relative to 2015 (Vol. Index 2015=100)
    • Value index (Index 2015=100)
  • Adjustments:
    • Working day adjusted and seasonally adjusted (WDASA)
    • Working day adjusted (WDA)
    • Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Monthly
  • Start date: Uniformly 1991m1

Predecessors:

  • 2010=100 - 1991m1 to 2017m12 ("_10")
  • 2005=100 - 1991m1 to 2012m12 ("_05")
  • 2000=100 - 1990m1 to 2007m12 ("00")

Data is calculated in constant prices.

The surveys are documented in three different ways to describe the different aspects:

  • Quality
  • Developement
  • Detailed content

The SCB has been analyzing this data since 1963 in order to measure the quarterly and annual net sales developement in retail, wholesale, and other service sectors.  Most statistics are reported in a percent change. It is used as a major input to the national accounts consumption and production calculations. 

"Systembolaget" is a goverment-owned liquor sales monopoly.

Moody's Analytics supplements

For the all-items value index, we construct a seasonally adjusted counterpart.

Possible but uncommon.

  • Sep 2005 - Initial version.
  • Feb 2008 - Rebased to 2005.
  • Mar 2012 - Addendum of SA supplements.
  • Mar 2013 - Rebased to 2010.
  • Mar 2018 - Rebased to 2015.
  • 1 Dec 2023, Phillip Thorne - Partial termination: Properties.