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Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Sweden. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shown the vulnerability of the current supply chain model and had an extensive impact on the manufacturing industry’s global supply and transportation networks. Global supply chains are forecast to become more…
Technological advances are creating unprecedented change across consumer-facing industries. The Digital Consumer Survey, fielded in March and April, offers insight into the pace and depth of this evolution, tracking consumer behaviour, attitudes,…
The briefing provides an overview of the top 100 global manufacturing companies. The coverage spans 2014 to 2019, and covers the entirety of manufacturing industries, company performance analysis and future trends.
In 2019, Western European construction recorded output of USD4,588 billion despite a slight slowdown in major economies. The COVID-19 crisis in 2020 and related uncertainty led to residential and commercial construction contracting. Rising…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession since World War II. In Q4 2020, the end of the pandemic started as countries began administering effective vaccines among the population; however, vaccine distribution…
The global urban consumer landscape is increasingly complex and difficult to navigate. Which cities should you choose for your consumer business expansion? To answer this and other questions, we are introducing the Euromonitor International Cities…
The briefing examines how automotive industry performs globally and in the largest countries in terms of automotive output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports, industry’s costs, industry’s profitability and…
The briefing examines how the machinery industry is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of machinery output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports, industry costs, industry profitability and…
The briefing provides an overview of the top 100 global manufacturing companies. The coverage spans 2016 to 2020, and covers the entirety of manufacturing industries, company performance analysis and future trends.
Sustainability is high on the agenda among Nordic consumers which has led to local businesses investing resources into acting in a sustainable fashion. Collaboration, innovation and resource consciousness among businesses are some tools that have…
The briefing examines how personalised healthcare market is evolving. The report also provides insights on the countries most ready to use personalised healthcare services, and the potential impact on the pharmaceuticals and medical sectors.
The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…
The briefing introduces the 2022 Electric Vehicle (EV) Readiness Index which has been produced for 37 countries globally. The index seeks to assess the readiness of each country across four key pillars: Market Maturity, Income and Spending,…
COVID-19 drove a significant increase in demand for ready meals packaging in 2020, with further strong growth seen in 2021. Spending more time at home than usual led to a spike in the retail volume sales of ready meals owing to the ease and…
COVID-19 boosted demand for sauces, dressings and condiments packaging during 2020, as it led to consumers spending more time at home and preparing and eating more meals there. This boosted demand for a number of pack types in this category. While…
This Megatrends report highlights long-term trends resulting from shifts in consumer values and behaviour. It provides a summary of each of Euromonitor International’s eight focus megatrends and insights as to how each trend has manifested in…
Consumer mobility is evolving as urbanisation, sustainability and growing technological savviness are driving demand for travel supported by dynamic payment solutions. Euromonitor International introduces the Digital Payments in Mobility Index to…
This report provides a global overview of industrial trends from 2022 through to 2027 for the key manufacturing and service sector industries. Insights analyse long-term global trends that can help businesses adapt to changes in the production and…
Strong rates of net migration and natural increase will drive rapid population expansion in Sweden in 2021-2040. Ageing will accelerate over this timeframe as longevity climbs, but Sweden will remain younger than average in a regional context due to…
In 2022, Sweden maintained high business freedom and an attractive investment climate, placing it among the best locations to conduct business. Strong infrastructure and a high digitalisation level, along with supportive tax policies for R&D…
Dishwashing was the second biggest category in Swedish home care in packaging unit volume terms in 2022, behind only laundry care. In the early part of the year, the Swedish government was recommending people work from home where possible as a…
Sales of alcoholic drinks in Sweden failed to see any perceptible growth in volume terms in 2022, despite the easing of pandemic-related restrictions. While on-trade volumes continued to edge towards their pre-COVID-19 levels, as consumers returned…
Beer saw a fairly flat performance in volume terms in 2022, when compared to the previous year. While on-trade volumes continued to edge towards their pre-COVID-19 levels, thanks to the removal of pandemic-related restrictions, off-trade sales were…
Cider/perry saw marginal growth in total volume terms in 2022. Despite the removal of pandemic-related restrictions, which saw the revival of the on-trade channel, this had little impact on overall demand, due to the overwhelming importance of…
On-trade sales of RTDs saw a strong recovery in 2022, with volumes exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Growth was boosted by the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, which encouraged more people return to bars and restaurants. RTDs are often enjoyed socially…
Following a two-year period of healthy volume growth, sales of spirits declined in 2022. This was attributable to the poor performance of the off-trade, as inflationary pressures forced many consumers to show more prudence with their spending.…
Wine in Sweden saw a disappointing performance in 2022, thanks to a moderate decline in off-trade volumes. Sales flourished during the first year of the pandemic, having benefitted from minimal international travel and cross-border trade across much…
Chocolate confectionery, as a product area, is set to see retail volume sales continue to normalise in 2023 following the surge seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, inflation and rising production costs had an impact on the development of unit…
Gum sales, primarily driven by impulse purchases, faced a significant setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With consumers spending more time at home, the need for gum as a quick oral cleaning solution diminished. As a result, gum sales struggled to…
Swedes have a high per capita consumption of ice cream and indulge in it throughout the year. However, sales tend to peak during the summer months, heavily influenced by the unpredictable Nordic summer weather. In 2022, ice cream sales declined due…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, snacking became a source of comfort for Swedes. In 2022, the volume sales of snacks evened out and declined slightly, while unit prices were impacted by inflation and rising production costs. However, snacking is…
In 2023, snacks, as a product area, is experiencing healthy growth in value terms, driven by increasing unit prices due to rising production costs and inflation. However, volume growth varies across different snacks categories as some continue to…
Sugar confectionery continues to experience a decline in volume sales, but the increasing unit prices due to inflation and production costs have helped maintain positive value sales growth. The competition from other snacks categories, particularly…
Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks, as a product area, experienced varying impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Snack bars and protein/energy bars suffered from declining sales as people stayed home instead of going to the gym. However, in…
Skin care packaging in Sweden continued to record positive growth in 2022 not just due to the demand for these products among the local population but also as a result of its emphasis on sustainable packaging materials, minimalist designs and a…
Consumer Types can be a powerful tool to help companies better understand and appeal to their target markets. By going beyond typical demographic-based segmentation, such as age or gender, and grouping consumers based on shared traits and…
The Gothenburg in Sweden report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…
The Stockholm in Sweden report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…
Sales of computers and peripherals saw a brief return to growth in 2020 as the pandemic forced a shift to homeworking; however, this positivity was short lived with sales declining in retail volume terms in 2021 and 2022 and continuing to decline in…
Sales of consumer electronics continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with high inflation and economic uncertainty continuing to negatively impact sales. With many households facing a drop in disposable income and with interest rate rises…
When it comes to headphones there continues to be a growing shift to wireless headbands and TWS earbuds with both categories continuing to enjoy healthy growth in retail volume terms in 2023. TWS earbuds remains the largest category with consumers…
Sales of home audio and cinema are in long-term decline and they continue to fall in 2023, with further declines expected over the forecast period. Most home audio and cinema products have long been considered redundant by most consumers and are…
It has been a mixed few years for sales of televisions in Sweden. There was a huge spike in sales of LCD and OLED TVs in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 as consumers went into self-enforced isolation. This home seclusion encouraged many…
Sales of imaging devices are seeing a sharp decline in retail volume terms in 2023 as the category continues to lose its appeal. Consumers are increasingly satisfied with the growing sophistication of the imaging capabilities of smartphones and thus…
Sales of in-car entertainment continue to record a steep decline in 2023 with these products increasingly losing relevance in Sweden. New vehicles are introducing ever more advanced built-in entertainment, while for many consumers their smartphones…
Sales of smartphones continue to decline in retail volume terms in 2023 with several factors weighing on demand. Firstly, this stagnation reflects the increasing maturity of the category with very few consumers still without a mobile phone, unless by…
Sales of portable players is recording growth in retail volume terms in 2023, but this being fuelled entirely by the growing demand for wireless speakers. E-readers continue to lose appeal while portable multimedia players have now largely…
There has been an increased focus on healthy tech that supports physical and mental health since the pandemic with many consumers keen to keep track of their fitness and health vitals. This continues to support demand for wearable electronics while…
Stockholm and Gothenburg are Sweden’s most economically vibrant cities. Meanwhile, Norrköping holds the highest potential for future economic growth. However, challenges for the country’s cities will persist – in the near term, the global economic…
Sweden’s economic trajectory projects an increase in per capita gross income over 2022-2027, shaped by Late Lifers’ dominance in the top income band. The current moderate income inequality is forecast to grow. Rising housing costs and evolving…