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This gives a total increase in the number of new housing starts in Sweden by 4 % compared to the first quarter of 2025. All in all, 6,800 residential apartments were started. Apartments started in the first quarter, 1975-2026 – source: Statistics Sweden Statistics Sweden, which presented the figures this week, writes: ”Of the residential apartments started, 5,200 are in apartment buildings including special housing. The […]

It is possible that we can start to hope for a turnaround in the white goods and household appliance market – this after another month (April) with positive figures for the industry's value-based sell-in figures. Not big numbers, but still encouraging. Two positive months in a row After the pandemic's inflated sales within APPLiA's product range, there have been some meager […]

The number of households in Sweden continues to increase and has now passed five million for the first time. Single-family homes are the most widespread form of housing, followed by rental housing in apartment buildings. SCB's annual report on the number of households in Sweden shows an increase. At the end of 2025, the number of households in Sweden amounted to just over five million, a total of 5,002,600. […]

Finally a month with positive comparative figures compared to the previous year's March for the APPLiA market. Although this did not help quarterly results above the breakeven point, it is still noted gratefully by the industry after a long series of negative market figures. Weak development during Q1 March "green" numbers above in the graph meant some much-needed oxygen to the industry […]

Appstat has now presented the market figures for February and shows that the market continues to suffer losses during February. The loss compared to the previous year now amounts to almost 8 percent in value (sell-in value) for the Swedish white goods and household appliance market. When the content and tone of the geopolitical news flow creates uncertainty among companies and consumers, it is clearly noticeable that purchasing and […]

This month's short market report from APPLiA shows that the first sell-in month of the year started tough for white goods on the Swedish market. The smaller household appliances are doing better at the beginning of the year compared to the same month in 2025. MDA – Major Domestic Appliances / white goods SDA – Small Domestic Appliances / household appliances The two main segments (TOTAL above) […]

Market year 2025 In 2025, the white goods and household appliance industry in Sweden continued to be challenged by a weak economy, cautious consumers and low housing production, which meant that the market did not reach the previous year's level in terms of value. Despite a certain recovery during the year and increased activity during the autumn, the APPLiA market's sales (sell-in value) after the four quarters reached a level […]

Statistics Sweden recently published a report on the number of apartments started in 2025 and can show an increase of 11 percent compared to 2024. The increase comes after substantial declines in the number of apartments started in the years 2022-2024. The number of apartments reported is 30,250 apartments in 2025. This can then be compared with 27,173 the year before. From the Statistics Sweden report […]

The last month of 2025 ended positively compared to December 2024. This is especially true for white goods (MDA), which are now sprinting towards almost reaching last year's level in terms of value. Gradual improvement for consumer durables When the industry figures for the year are summed up, it is clear that the so-called sell-in value for the industry (-3.0%) does not quite reach last year's level. The last month of the year […]

The smaller household appliances provide hope for the super months containing both Black Week and the Christmas shopping that remain in the year, while white goods are losing ground compared to last year. This despite good signals from the building materials trade and construction operations about increased activity around housing production and home renovations. The APPLiA market is barely behind last year. Combined, SDA (household appliances) and MDA (white goods) are missing some […]

September was the month with the strongest turnover in 2025 so far for companies in the industry, but last year's level has still not been reached. Better momentum in the market but last year's level still not reached Three quarters of 2025 have now become history and there are still a few percentage points missing from last year's outcome (-3.2 % in value terms). This corresponds to a 4.2 percent decline […]

The industry's August figures for the "sell-in" value show a clear improvement for larger white goods. The expanded ROT deduction is one factor behind the improvement in this sector, but there are more. For smaller household appliances, however, the recession persists. ROT deduction and single-family homes have a positive effect White goods (MDA) have in recent months worked their way up to […]