In May this year, the index of producer prices for industrial products in Sweden fell by 4.5 percent compared to the same month of 2015 and remained stable compared to April, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB). In the given month, prices increased by 0.3 percent in the import and export markets, both month on month.
In May, prices of energy-related goods increased by 2.6 month on month and decreased by 17.6 percent compared to the same month of last year, while prices of consumer goods declined by 0.3 percent compared to April and 0.7 percent year on year. In May, prices of intermediate goods fell by 0.2 percent from the previous month and by 5.6 percent compared to May 2015. Meanwhile, in the month in question, the prices of capital goods softened by 0.6 percent month on month and 1.4 percent on year-on-year basis.