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Monetary Policy Report
July 2012
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Unease in Europe casts a shadow over the Swedish economy
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Unease on financial markets
Government bonds with 10 years left to maturity, per cent
Source: Reuters EcoWin
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SpainItalyFranceGermany
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Large differences in growth in Europe
GDP growth, annual percentage change, seasonally-adjusted data
Sources: Federal Statistical Office, Germany, Statistics Norway, Istat, National Institute of Statistics, Italy and INE – National
Statistics Institute, Spain
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Limited contagion effects on rest of world
GDP, annual percentage change Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat, IMF and the
Riksbank
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The world
USA
Euro area
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Continued growth in Sweden despite Europe’s problems
GDP, quarterly changes in per cent calculated in annualised terms, seasonally-adjusted data
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
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AprilJuly
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Confidence among households and companies has dampened slightly
Index, mean = 100, standard deviation = 10 Source: National Institute of Economic Research
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The Economic Tendency Indicator
Mean
+/- one standard deviation
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Labour market better than expected
Unemployment, percentage of the labour force, seasonally-adjusted data
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the
Riksbank
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April
July
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Increased cost pressures
Wages according to the short-term wage statistics, definitive and forecast of definitive outcome, annual percentage change
Sources: National Mediation Office and the Riksbank
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Short-term wages, definitiveShort-term wages, forecast of definitive outcomeMean 1998 - Q1 2011
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Low but rising inflation
Note. Annual percentage change. CPIF is CPI with a fixed mortgage rate.
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
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CPIF
CPI
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Repo rate remains low
Repo rate, per cent, quarterly averages Source: The Riksbank
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AprilJuly
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90%75%50%OutcomeForecast
A forecast, not a promise
Repo rate, per cent, quarterly averages Source: The Riksbank
Confidence among households and
companies returns faster than expected
Problems in the euro area worsen
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Unease in Europe casts a shadow over the Swedish economy