STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN / RankWire.AI / – Official data revealed that Sweden’s industrial output contracted by 1.5% in June compared to the same month last year. After seasonal adjustments, production also dropped by 0.4% from May, indicating a softer month for the nation’s manufacturing sector. Statistics Sweden published these figures in its June Production Value Index report. The industrial index was at 112.4, down from 112.9 in May, with 2021 serving as the base year of 100.
This annual decrease followed a revised 7.6% rise in May. Manufacturing output declined 1.0% from June 2025, while mining and quarrying fell sharply by 13.8%. On a month-to-month basis, manufacturing decreased by 0.4%, and mining and quarrying decreased by 3.3%. Industry held a 20.2% share in the broader private-sector measure for 2025, with manufacturing comprising 19.4 percentage points of that share, making it the leading industrial segment.
Despite the June dip, overall gains persisted across the second quarter, with average industrial production from April through June being 4.0% higher than the same period in 2025. Seasonally adjusted figures also indicated a 4.8% increase from the previous three months. Sweden’s wider private-sector output grew by 0.4% from May and 1.8% year-over-year. This broader measure includes industry, services, construction, and selected utility activities.
Manufacturing Weakness Contrasts with Overall Growth
While services output edged down 0.2% from May, it still increased 3.0% compared to June 2025. Construction activity rose by 2.0% month-over-month and 7.6% annually. The services index stood at 111.9 in June, slightly below May’s 112.1, whereas construction climbed to 94.9 from 93.0. Services accounted for 67.2% of the broader measure, with construction representing 8.4%.
Separate data from Statistics Sweden for June indicated that total industrial orders surged by 32.3% from May after seasonal adjustment. On a calendar-adjusted basis, orders increased by 29.9% from June 2025. Export orders jumped 56.5% compared to May and 57.6% from the previous year. Domestic orders saw a slight increase of 0.1% from May but decreased by 7.4% annually. From January to June, total orders were up 4.0% over the same period in 2025, with export orders rising 6.6%.
Export Orders Grow as Domestic Orders Decline
Transport equipment experienced the largest growth among key order categories in June, increasing 101.0% from May and 118.2% from a year earlier. Manufacturing orders grew by 33.2% month-over-month and 31.2% annually. Capital-goods orders saw a 45.5% increase from May and a 50.7% rise from June 2025. Conversely, orders for mining and quarrying declined by 1.8% monthly and 19.0% year-over-year.
The data on production and orders reflect different measures of industrial activity; the Production Value Index assesses monthly changes in private-sector goods and services production at constant prices, while the orders series tracks short-term fluctuations in new industrial orders domestically and internationally. Future revisions to the preliminary June figures are possible as new information becomes available. The upcoming reports are scheduled for September 10 and will include data for July 2026.
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