Author: Isabella Peanberg

APPLiA and eight other industry organizations are jointly urging the government to abolish the electronics tax. The tax, which was originally introduced to protect the environment, has instead led to negative consequences such as higher prices, increased trade in dangerous products by unscrupulous actors and a weakened Swedish competitiveness. APPLiA, Electronics Industry TechSverige, Swedish Trade, Technology Companies, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Computer Games Industry, Small Businesses and the Industry Association for Catering Suppliers feel a […]

The value development for the market for white goods (MDA) and household appliances (SDA) during October shows large differences between these two main segments within our industry. Overall for the industry's two main segments MDA and SDA, the value development during October is slightly higher than the annual rate so far this year. The total values of the industry companies' sell-in reports are just over 10 […]

The Construction Companies' latest economic forecast shows that residential construction will increase by 5,400 housing starts during the forecast period 2024-2025. It is forecast that 33,700 apartments and single-family homes will be built in 2025. Read the full Construction Companies' comprehensive economic forecast.

The Swedish Tax Agency has announced the new tax rates for the electronics tax on white goods and home electronics from 1 January 2025. The index increase that takes place on this date follows the index from July to July and ended at plus 2.6 percent. The maximum tax amount of SEK 548.21/item arises for white goods with a net weight of 44.5 kg and above […]

The APPLiA market has decreased by 12.8 percent compared to last year. September was the strongest month so far in 2024, but still below the level from August 2023. In terms of value, the APPLiA industry as a whole shows a distance from last year's values of an accumulated minus 12.8 percent. The month of September was the strongest month in terms of turnover for the industry so far in 2024, but still a good […]

The Swedish retail sector is slowly improving in the wake of slowing inflation and the expected reductions in loan interest rates. The Riksbank's implemented interest rate cuts and indications of further cuts before the end of the year are likely to lead to increased stimulation of consumption. At the same time, the month of September has been burdened by news of layoffs among large companies such as Telia, Ericsson, and […]

In August, the APPLiA market continued to decline, with a loss of just over 13 percent compared to the same period last year. A correction of the SDA figures in APPstat for July showed an increase of 7.5 percent instead of the previous minus 19 percent. Sell-in values reported during August are below the corresponding month last year. This means that the APPLiA market […]

The Swedish Chemicals Agency writes in a report that thousands of products containing hazardous chemicals were stopped at Sweden's border in 2023. These products included electronics, jewelry and pesticides. APPLiA members have long worked to improve the environmental performance of products and comply with chemical legislation such as REACH* and RoHS**, which phase out hazardous chemicals from everyday products. Market surveillance is extremely important for responsible authorities […]

During the second quarter of this year, the market for new housing production in multi-family buildings turned around. At that time, construction of new homes began at an increasing rate and increased by 22 percent in the second quarter, compared to the corresponding quarter in 2023. This is shown by new statistics from Statistics Sweden. This caused the half-year figures to show a cautious turn for […]

On an annual basis until July, the entire APPLiA market's sell-in value for white goods and household appliances is down 12.8 percent compared to the same period in 2023. Now it is mainly the larger household appliances (MDA) that show a tendency in July to approach last year's figures. Household appliances (SDA) are also starting to regain volume. In comparison, we see that the total figures in Statistics Sweden's reports […]