1. 1. The functioning of the financial markets is continuing to improve TED spread, basis points
Note. TED spread is calculated as the difference between the three-month interbank rate and treasury bills.
Sources: Reuters EcoWin and the Riksbank

2. 2. Central banks’ total assets Percentage of GDP
Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat, Statistics Sweden and respective central banks

3. 3. Volume of world trade World trade monitor index, year 2000 = 100, seasonally adjusted data
Source: Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

4. 4. Global GDP growth Annual percentage change
Note. Striped bars represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sources: IMF and the Riksbank

5. 5. GDP growth in the US and Euro area Annual percentage change, seasonally adjusted data
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009
Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat, and the Riksbank

6. 6. Range in Consensus forecasts for subsequent year Standard deviation
Source: Copyright Consensus Economics Inc.

7. 7. GDP in the BRIC countries Annual percentage change
2007
2008
2009*
2010*
2011*
Brazil
5.7
5.1
-0.4
4.7
3.7
Russia
8.1
5.6
-9.0
3.6
3.4
India
9.4
7.3
7.7
7.8
China
13.0
9.0
8.7
10.0
9.7
* IMF forecast January 2010
Source: IMF

8. 8. Consumer prices, USA Annual percentage change
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics and OECD

9. 9. Consumer prices, euro area Annual percentage change
Sources: Eurostat and OECD

10. 10. Economic Tendency Indicator and Purchasing Manager Index Index, average value = 100 respective net figures
Source: National Institute of Economic Research

11. 11. GDP growth in Sweden Annual percentage change, fixed prices
Note. Striped bars represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

12. 12. GDP level in Sweden Index 2008 Q2=100
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

13. 13. Employment rate Employment as a percentage of population, 16-64 years, seasonally adjusted data
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December.
Source: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

14. 14. Unemployment Percentage of the labour force, seasonally adjusted data
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast, years.
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

15. 15. Current account balance and public finances Percentage of GDP
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

16. Source: Statistics Sweden
16. Industrial and service production Index January 2005=100, seasonally adjusted data
Note. Three-month moving average.
Source: Statistics Sweden

17. 17. Low resource utilisation Percentage deviation from the HP trend
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

18. 18. Employment in industry and private services Thousands
Source: Statistics Sweden

19. 19. Inflation, CPI och CPIF Annual percentage change
Note. CPIF is CPI with a fixed mortgage interest rate. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

20. 20. HICP inflation Annual percentage change
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sources: Eurostat, Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

21. 21. Unit labour costs Annual percentage change
Note. Broken lines and striped bars represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank

22. 22. TCW exchange rate Index, 18 Nov 1992 = 100
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Source: The Riksbank

23. 23. Repo rate Percent
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
feb-04
maj-04
aug-04
nov-04
feb-05
maj-05
aug-05
nov-05
feb-06
maj-06
aug-06
nov-06
feb-07
maj-07
aug-07
nov-07
feb-08
maj-08
aug-08
nov-08
feb-09
maj-09
aug-09
nov-09
feb-10
maj-10
aug-10
nov-10
feb-11
maj-11
aug-11
nov-11
feb-12
maj-12
aug-12
nov-12
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009, quarterly averages.
Source: The Riksbank

24. 24. Inflation expectations, 5 years ahead Percent
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10
Source: TNS SIFO Prospera

25. 25. Low wage increases Annual percentage change
Note. Broken lines represent the Riksbank’s forecast MPU December 2009.
Sourcesr: National Mediation Office, Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank