STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN / RankWire.AI / – Official data revealed that Sweden’s industrial output experienced a 1.5% decrease in June compared to the same month last year. Additionally, after seasonal adjustments, production dipped 0.4% from May, indicating a weaker month for the country’s industrial sector. Statistics Sweden announced these figures in its June Production Value Index publication. The industrial index stood at 112.4, down from 112.9 in May, with 2021 serving as the base year set at 100.
This annual decrease followed a revised 7.6% growth in May. Manufacturing output declined 1.0% from June 2025, while mining and quarrying dropped 13.8%. On a month-to-month basis, manufacturing fell 0.4%, and mining and quarrying declined 3.3%. Industry represented 20.2% of the broader private-sector measure for 2025, with manufacturing accounting for 19.4 percentage points of that share, making it the leading component of industrial activity.
Despite the June decrease, gains persisted across the second quarter. The average industrial production from April through June was 4.0% higher than the same period in 2025. Seasonally adjusted industrial output also grew 4.8% compared to the previous three months. Sweden’s overall private-sector production increased by 0.4% from May and 1.8% from the same period last year. This broader indicator includes industry, services, construction, and select utility activities.
Industrial slowdown contrasts with broader growth in other sectors
Services sector output decreased 0.2% from May but increased 3.0% from June 2025. Construction activity grew by 2.0% month-over-month and 7.6% year-over-year. The services index was at 111.9 in June, down slightly from 112.1 in May. Construction advanced to 94.9 from 93.0. Within the broader measure, services constituted 67.2%, while construction made up 8.4%.
Separate data from Statistics Sweden showed total industrial orders increased by 32.3% from May after seasonal adjustment. When adjusted for calendar effects, orders rose 29.9% from June 2025. Export orders jumped 56.5% from the previous month and 57.6% from the same month last year. Domestic orders saw a marginal rise of 0.1% from May but declined 7.4% annually. From January to June, total orders were 4.0% higher than in the same period of 2025, with export orders rising 6.6%.
Export orders climb while domestic orders decrease annually
Transport equipment experienced the largest growth among key order categories in June. Orders in this category surged 101.0% from May and 118.2% from a year earlier. Manufacturing orders increased by 33.2% on a monthly basis and 31.2% annually. Capital-goods orders grew 45.5% from May and 50.7% from June 2025. Conversely, orders for mining and quarrying decreased 1.8% month-over-month and 19.0% year-over-year.
The release of production and order data reflects different aspects of industrial activity. The Production Value Index tracks monthly changes in private-sector goods and services production in constant prices, while the orders series monitors short-term shifts in new industrial orders in both domestic and export markets. Updates to the initial June figures may occur as new information becomes available. The next reports are scheduled for September 10 and will include data for July 2026.