Sweden Inflation Rate (National Definition)

How much consumer prices are rising compared with a year ago, on Statistics Sweden's own consumer price index, the headline figure quoted domestically.

1.1%

+0.8pp vs Aug 2026

Sep 2026 · Monthly data

Not seasonally adjusted

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Inflation Rate (National Definition)

Jan 2015 to Sep 2026

Source: OECD prices database · CPI, national definition, all items, year on year, as published by Statistics Sweden.

Sweden Inflation Rate (National Definition) in context

Worked out from the published series shown above.

In Sweden, the inflation rate rose by 0.3pp over the year to Sep 2026, from 0.9% in Sep 2025.

Over the past five years it has ranged from −0.1% in Apr 2026 to 12.3% in Dec 2022.

Its average since Jan 2015 is 2.6%, and the latest reading is below that.

How this series is defined

Everything you need to check the figure against the source.

Source
OECD
Series
prices
Frequency
Monthly
Unit
%
Seasonal adjustment
Not seasonally adjusted
Latest observation
Sep 2026
Revision status
Latest published estimate, subject to revision

It includes mortgage interest costs, so it moves with the policy rate; the Riksbank's 2% target is set on CPIF, which holds interest rates fixed.

Data refreshed 2026-11-06. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.

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