Inventories and wholesale sales · Sweden
Sweden Industrial Inventories QoQ
The Sweden Industrial Inventories QoQ measures the stock of unsold goods held by businesses in Sweden, or the sales of wholesalers.
- Importance
- Low
- Released
- Quarterly
- Next release
- Currency
- SEK · Swedish krona
- Central bank
- The Riksbank
Latest figures
The latest release for Q2, published on 25 August 2026, came in at SEK -4.60B.
| Released | For | Actual | Consensus | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | Q2 | SEK -4.60B | – | SEK11.67B |
| 26 May 2026 | Q1 | SEK 11.67B | – | SEK-5.02B ® |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Q4 | SEK -5.73B | – | SEK2.75B ® |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Q3 | SEK 3.46B | – | SEK2.33B ® |
| 22 Aug 2025 | Q2 | SEK 1.96B | – | SEK6.68B ® |
| 23 May 2025 | Q1 | SEK 8.71B | – | SEK-5.48B ® |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Q4 | SEK -6.14B | – | SEK6.18B ® |
Why it matters
Inventory changes feed directly into GDP: building stocks adds to growth, running them down subtracts. A pile-up of unsold goods can foreshadow cuts in production.
How it is calculated
Businesses report the book value of their stocks and sales; the inventory-to-sales ratio shows how many months of sales are on the shelves.
What changes mean
- Rising inventories with falling sales are a warning sign; with rising sales they are healthy restocking.
- Markets react little except where the figure changes GDP estimates.
A short history
Inventory cycles were first described by Joseph Kitchin in the 1920s ("Kitchin cycles" of about 40 months).
The Riksbank is the world's oldest central bank, founded in 1668.
Questions
What is the Sweden Industrial Inventories QoQ?
The Sweden Industrial Inventories QoQ measures the stock of unsold goods held by businesses in Sweden, or the sales of wholesalers.
What was the latest Sweden Industrial Inventories QoQ?
SEK -4.60B for Q2, published on 25 August 2026.
When is the next Sweden Industrial Inventories QoQ?
On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 07:00 UTC.
Educational content only, not investment advice. Figures are the published results as recorded by our calendar; market reactions described are typical, not guaranteed.