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Although the RUT deduction for white goods repairs was introduced in 2017 to promote sustainable consumption, new statistics from the Swedish Tax Agency show that only around 88,000 deductions were made in 2024, something SVT highlights. This is a small proportion compared to the approximately two million ROT and RUT deductions that are handled annually. According to Applia Sverige, the trade association for white goods manufacturers and importers, […]

The budding signs that the APPLiA market is recovering, which have been visible in recent months, suffered a real setback in April. In terms of value, the sell-in value for April landed down by a full 17 percent compared to the same month in 2024 and the value for the entire four-month period thus dropped to minus 7 percent. A really weak […]

Statistics Sweden's statistics on the completion of new housing in 2024 were recently released. The total addition of housing through new construction and renovation for 2024 amounted to 48,024 apartments according to Statistics Sweden measurements and this is a full 30 percent fewer than the year before. Single-family home production hardest hit The construction and completion of single-family homes is the housing sector that is declining the most […]

A new updated version of the report The Unsustainable Electronics Tax is now available. This year with Applia as one of the initiators, together with the Electronics Industry, Technology Companies, Computer Games Industry and TechSverige. The report shows how the electronics tax, which was introduced in 2017 to phase out certain flame retardants, has in practice had the opposite effect. Instead of benefiting the environment, it drives up prices, makes recycling more difficult […]

The number of residential apartments in Sweden at the turn of the year 2024/2025 amounted to 5,260,876. These are divided into 2,136,854 apartments in single-family houses, 2,756,647 apartments in apartment buildings, 289,047 in special housing (e.g. retirement homes, student housing) and 78,328 in other buildings. In addition to this, there are approximately 612,000 second homes. Types of housing in Sweden Source: Statistics Sweden and Umeå University Rental rights dominate in the country's municipalities In apartment buildings, rental rights […]

The industry's sell-in figures for the first quarter of this year show some recovery for larger white goods, while smaller household appliances are still well behind the corresponding period last year. The industry as a whole does not reach last year With a loss of minus 3.6 percent for the first three months of the year, the first quarter for the overall […]

The market for white goods and household appliances continues to be challenging. The latest market figures from Appstat show that hopes for an improved market development for white goods and household appliances have not yet been fulfilled. However, HUI's forecast for the industry's full year 2025 is positive. Loss now, but positive forecast In terms of value, the overall industry is losing 4.7 percent of the sell-in value compared to the comparable period […]

Does anyone remember the colorful 1980s and 1990s, where the colors of white goods were anything but white! What about the creative color names that existed then, such as lion yellow, avocado green, ruby red or why not fancy fire yellow. At that time, this was called Televerks orange among industry professionals (old Televerks service vehicles had this color)! Las Vegas sets trends But now […]

The government has taken measures to stop unfair competition from abroad. Now it is time to take the next step and abolish the electronics tax – a levy that makes Swedish electronics more expensive than in neighboring countries, without providing any environmental benefit whatsoever. APPLiA, together with representatives of the Computer Games Industry, the Electronics Industry, Swedish Trade, TechSverige, the Swedish Federation of Small Businesses and the Industry Association […]

The Swedish electronics tax on white goods and home electronics has doubled since its introduction in 2017 – without achieving any measurable environmental effect. In 2024, the tax collection increased by just over 21 percent and amounted to SEK 2.4 billion, despite the fact that sales of white goods and home electronics decreased by approximately 7 percent. The industry organization APPLiA has produced an annual report for 2024, which […]