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Industrial Orders Jump Fails to Boost Production Levels

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SWEDEN DEC INDUSTRIAL ORDERS +25.1% M/M; NOV -0.6% M/M

SWEDEN DEC INDUSTRIAL ORDERS +24.9% Y/Y; NOV -7.0%r Y/Y

  • Swedish industrial orders jumped by +25.1% m/m and +24.9% y/y in December, after having contracted in November.
  • Transport equipment was the key upwards driver, surging +122.9% m/m alone. Orders were volatile albeit to a lesser degree across other industries.
  • The jump in orders failed to feed through into higher production levels. Swedish industrial production fell by -0.4% m/m, after -1.3% m/m in November. The manufacturing PMI recorded a sixth consecutive month of contraction in January, implying weakness has followed through into January production.
  • Attention turns to the Riksbank rate decision due tomorrow. The Bank is widely expected to raise its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.0%, just above the level it has previously indicated could constitute the peak of the tightening cycle, focusing attention on whether the central bank will signal that more hikes are likely amid continuing inflationary pressures and a weak krona.

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