瑞典银行2024年4月的制造业采购经理人指数从上月的50.4上升至51.4。这是该国制造业连续第二个月增长，订单量持续改善（3月份为54.6比51.5），创下两年多来的最高水平。此外，就业人数（49.1比46.8）、交货时间（43.7比42.1）和库存（44.2比44.9）也有所增加。与此同时，生产计划回落至58.7（比59.2），但高于过去12个月的平均水平（54.0）。此外，供应商原材料和投入价格指数升至53.4（比46.8）。

The Swedbank Manufacturing PMI for Sweden increased to 51.4 in April 2024 from an upwardly revised 50.4 in the previous month. It was the second consecutive month of growth in the country’s manufacturing sector, as order intake continues to improve (54.6 vs 51.5 in March), marking its highest level in over two years. Additionally, increases were also observed in employment (49.1 vs 46.8), delivery times (43.7 vs 42.1), and inventories (44.2 vs 44.9). Meanwhile, production plans fell back at 58.7 (vs 59.2) but higher than the average for the past twelve months (54.0). Also, the index for suppliers' raw and input prices rose to 53.4 (vs 46.8).

2024年3月，瑞典经济环比萎缩0.3%，与前一时期持平。这标志着GDP连续第二个月收缩，表明经济活动放缓。与去年同期相比，继2月份下降0.8%之后，国内生产总值下降了1.1%。

The Swedish economy shrank 0.3% month-over-month in March 2024, the same pace as in the previous period. It marked the second consecutive month of GDP contraction, indicating a deceleration in economic activity. Compared to the same period in the previous year, the GDP declined 1.1%, following a 0.8% drop in February.

瑞典零售额继上月下调0.1%后，2024年3月同比增长1.1%。这是连续第二个月增长，耐用品销售额有所回升（2月份为2.1%，而2月份为-0.9%）。与此同时，消耗品的销售额增长速度较慢（0.7%对1.7%）。从月度来看，3月份零售贸易在上月增长0.5%后下降了0.4%。

Retail sales in Sweden increased 1.1% year-on-year in March 2024, following a downwardly revised 0.1% rise in the previous month. This was the second straight month of growth, as sales in durables rebounded (2.1% vs -0.9% in February). Meanwhile, sales in consumables rose at a slower pace (0.7% vs 1.7%). On a monthly basis, retail trade dropped 0.4% in March, after a 0.5% gain in the prior month.

初步估计显示，截至2024年3月的三个月里，瑞典经济萎缩了0.1%，与市场预测相符。瑞典统计局经济学家Mattias Kain Wyatt表示：“瑞典经济活动在2024年第一季度继续疲软，2月和3月出现收缩。这是连续第四个季度出现负增长。”。与去年同期相比，在上一季度下降0.2%后，第一季度经济收缩1.1%。

The Swedish economy shrank by 0.1 percent in the three months to March 2024, matching market forecasts, preliminary estimates showed. "Swedish economic activity continued to weaken in the first quarter of 2024 with contractions in February and March. This is the fourth consecutive quarter with negative growth," said Mattias Kain Wyatt, an economist at Statistics Sweden. Compared with the same period last year, the economy contracted 1.1% in Q1, after a 0.2% fall in the prior quarter.