STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN / RankWire.AI / – According to official data, Sweden’s industrial production experienced a 1.5% decrease in June compared to the same month last year. Seasonal adjustments showed a 0.4% drop from May. Statistics Sweden indicated that the industrial Production Value Index stood at 112.4, down from 112.9 in May. This June figure followed a revised 7.6% yearly growth in May, marking a noticeable shift from the previous month’s strong annual increase.
Manufacturing sector output fell by 1.0% from June 2025 and was 0.4% lower than in May. Mining and quarrying recorded a steeper decline, decreasing 13.8% year on year. In that segment, output also diminished by 3.3% compared to May. Industry holds a 20.2% weight in Sweden’s broader private-sector production measure, with manufacturing accounting for most of this share, representing 19.4 percentage points of the total.
Despite the decline in June, industrial output remained higher over the second quarter. The average production from April through June increased by 4.0% compared to the same period in 2025. Seasonally adjusted data shows a 4.8% rise from the previous three months. Sweden’s overall private-sector production also grew in June, rising 0.4% from May and up 1.8% from the same month last year.
Private-sector output experiences annual expansion
The services sector saw a 0.2% decline from May but maintained a 3.0% increase compared to June 2025. Construction activity increased by 2.0% month-on-month and 7.6% annually. The services index stood at 111.9, slightly below May’s 112.1, while construction rose to 94.9 from 93.0. Services constitute 67.2% of the broader production measure, with construction accounting for 8.4%.
New industrial orders in June showed a significant rise according to separate data from Statistics Sweden. Total orders increased by 32.3% from May after seasonal adjustment, and were 29.9% higher than in June 2025 on a calendar-adjusted basis. Export orders surged by 56.5% from May and 57.6% compared to the same month last year, while domestic orders remained nearly flat month-on-month but declined 7.4% annually.
Transport equipment drives export order gains as overall orders rise
Transport equipment saw the strongest growth among major industrial order categories, increasing 101.0% from May and 118.2% from June 2025. Manufacturing orders expanded by 33.2% on the month and 31.2% year over year, while capital-goods orders climbed 45.5% from May and 50.7% annually. Conversely, mining and quarrying orders declined, falling 1.8% month-on-month and 19.0% from a year earlier.
Looking at the first half of 2026, total industrial orders were 4.0% above the same period in 2025, with export orders increasing by 6.6%. The indices for production and orders track different facets of industrial activity: the Production Value Index reflects output at constant prices, whereas the orders series captures new demand from both domestic and international clients. It is important to note that preliminary monthly figures may be revised as additional data becomes available.