The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Deflation 'surprise' hits Swedish economy Sweden has entered a period of deflation, new statistics show, with the development increasing expectations that the central bank will lower interest rates. https://www.thelocal.se/20131112/deflation-surprise-hits-swedish-economy Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:45:00 +0100 deflation-surprise-hits-swedish-economy Swedish prices deflate due to cheap vacations Cheaper holiday packages sent Sweden’s consumer prices sliding further in August, according to new statistics released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090910/22002 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:59:00 +0200 22002 Consumer prices keep dropping in Sweden Sweden's inflation rate continued to fall in July as consumer prices dropped for the fourth straight month, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20090811/21238 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:52:00 +0200 21238 Swedish prices continue to drop Consumer prices in Sweden dropped by 0.6 percent in June on a 12-month basis, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20090709/20554 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:09:00 +0200 20554 Sweden's food prices buck downward trend Consumer prices have dropped in Sweden over the last twelve months, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20090611/20006 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:19:00 +0200 20006