STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN / RankWire.AI / – Sweden’s industrial activity experienced a 1.5% decrease in June compared to the same month last year, according to official statistics. Additionally, production diminished by 0.4% from May after seasonal adjustments. Statistics Sweden indicated that the industrial Production Value Index was at 112.4, down from 112.9 in May. This June figure followed a revised annual increase of 7.6% in May, illustrating a clear reversal from the previous month’s significant annual growth.
Manufacturing output fell 1.0% compared to June 2025 and also declined 0.4% from May. Mining and quarrying sectors saw a more pronounced drop, decreasing 13.8% year on year, with output in that segment falling 3.3% from May. Industry constitutes 20.2% of Sweden’s broader private-sector production measure, with manufacturing making up most of this share, accounting for 19.4 percentage points of the total weight.
Despite the decline recorded in June, industrial production averaged higher across the second quarter, rising 4.0% from the same period in 2025. Seasonally adjusted data also indicated a 4.8% increase from the previous three months. Furthermore, Sweden’s overall private-sector output continued its upward trend in June, increasing 0.4% from May and 1.8% compared to the same month last year.
Growth in private-sector output maintains positive annual trend
While services production experienced a slight dip of 0.2% from May, it remained 3.0% above its June 2025 level. Construction activity, on the other hand, grew 2.0% on the month and 7.6% compared to a year earlier. The services index stood at 111.9, down slightly from 112.1 in May, whereas construction increased from 93.0 to 94.9. Services account for 67.2% of the broader production measure, with construction representing 8.4% of the total.
Separate data from Statistics Sweden revealed a significant jump in new industrial orders during June. Total orders soared 32.3% from May after seasonal adjustment, and were 29.9% higher than in June 2025 on a calendar-adjusted basis. Export orders experienced the most substantial increase, rising 56.5% from May and 57.6% from a year earlier, while domestic orders remained nearly unchanged month-on-month but fell 7.4% on an annual basis.
Transport equipment leads export order growth, reflecting a strong month
Transport equipment recorded the most significant increase among key industrial order categories, with orders rising 101.0% from May and 118.2% from June 2025. Manufacturing orders grew 33.2% for the month and 31.2% year over year, while capital-goods orders increased 45.5% from May and 50.7% annually. Conversely, mining and quarrying orders declined 1.8% month-on-month and 19.0% from the previous year.
Looking at the first half of 2026, total industrial orders were 4.0% higher than during the same period in 2025, with export orders climbing 6.6% over the six months. It is important to note that the indicators for production and orders track different facets of industrial activity; the Production Value Index measures output changes at constant prices, whereas the orders series captures new demand from both domestic and international clients. The preliminary monthly figures may be revised as more data becomes available.