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, after seasonal adjustment, output declined by 0.4% from May, indicating a softer month for the nation’s manufacturing sector. Statistics Sweden released these figures as part of its June Production Value Index report. The industrial index registered at 112.4, down from 112.9 in May, with 2021 serving as the base year set at 100.
This yearly drop followed a revised 7.6% growth in May. Manufacturing output fell by 1.0% from June 2025, while mining and quarrying shrank by 13.8%. On a month-to-month basis, manufacturing decreased by 0.4%, and mining and quarrying declined by 3.3%. Industry’s contribution to the broader private-sector measure for 2025 accounted for 20.2%, with manufacturing representing 19.4 percentage points of that total, making it the leading industrial sector.
Despite the June setback, gains made during the second quarter remain intact, with average industrial output from April to June exceeding the same period in 2025 by 4.0%. Seasonally adjusted industrial production also saw an increase of 4.8% from the previous three months. Sweden’s broader private-sector output expanded by 0.4% from May and 1.8% from the same month last year. This wider measure includes industry, services, construction, and selected utility activities.
Contrasting industrial decline with overall growth in production
While industrial figures showed weakness, the services sector experienced a slight decline of 0.2% from May but still grew by 3.0% compared to June 2025. Construction activity, on the other hand, rose by 2.0% month-over-month and by 7.6% year-over-year. The services index stood at 111.9 in June, down from 112.1 in May, whereas construction increased to 94.9 from 93.0. Services held a 67.2% share of the broader measure, with construction accounting for 8.4%.
Additional June data from Statistics Sweden revealed a 32.3% rise in total industrial orders from May following seasonal adjustment, while orders increased 29.9% from June 2025 on a calendar-adjusted basis. Export orders surged by 56.5% in the month and 57.6% compared to the previous year. Domestic orders showed a marginal increase of 0.1% from May but declined by 7.4% annually. For the first half of the year, total orders were 4.0% higher than the same period in 2025, with export orders climbing 6.6%.
Export orders grow sharply while domestic orders decline annually
Transport equipment experienced the largest increase among key order categories in June, rising 101.0% from May and 118.2% from a year earlier. Manufacturing orders increased by 33.2% on a monthly basis and 31.2% annually. Capital-goods orders increased significantly, up 45.5% from May and 50.7% from June 2025. Conversely, mining and quarrying orders declined by 1.8% month-over-month and fell 19.0% from the previous year.
It is important to note that the data on production and orders measure different aspects of industrial activity. The Production Value Index tracks monthly changes in private-sector goods and services produced in constant-price terms, whereas the orders series captures short-term variations in new industrial orders across both domestic and export markets. As new data becomes available, revisions to the initial June figures may occur. The next updates are scheduled for Sept. 10 and will include data for July 2026.