19.12.202508:34:45UTC+00Sweden Consumer Morale Barely Changes

In December 2025, Sweden's household confidence indicator showed minimal movement, registering at 95.8 compared to 95.7 in November, still falling short of its long-term average. There was a slight improvement in households' assessments of their financial situations over the past year, which rose to 1 from 0 in November. Additionally, expectations for the finances in the coming twelve months increased to 12 from 10. Despite this, their outlook on the Swedish economy deteriorated; sentiment regarding the economy over the past year dropped to -28 from -26, and forecasts for the upcoming year lessened to -6 from -2. The perceived unemployment risk eased marginally to -2 from -3, although expectations of national unemployment rates remained steady at 15. Opinions on purchasing capital goods held steady at -17, with intentions for purchases in the coming year slightly improving to -14 from -16. Meanwhile, households became slightly less optimistic about their current financial standing (61 down from 63), and the number anticipating saving in the coming year decreased (42 from 47).