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The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning delivers a gloomy forecast regarding new housing production in the coming years. Total investments in housing, premises and facilities in Sweden are expected to shrink by almost ten percent next year, which is comparable to the figures from the financial crisis in 2009 when they fell by approximately 12%. Diagram: Housing starts including net additions through renovation, with uncertainty intervalSource: […]

Speculation about how this year's Black Friday will turn out in our own industry and in other industries is hotly debated among experts, opinion leaders and the media. Among companies in the retail sector, there is great excitement about how consumers will react to the expected price increases from the various players. Applianytt has therefore asked around and checked what […]

If 2020 was the pandemic year that made us change our consumption patterns, then 2021 was the year characterized by logistics chaos and component shortages but also record growth in our industry. Now 2022 will probably be the year that will be characterized by total chaos. Inflation is rising. The krona is weakening. Energy prices are skyrocketing. Less space for consumption. And now we are already in the fourth […]

Statistics Sweden released its report on the number of new housing starts in the country in week 34. Approximately 31,050 apartments were started during the first half of 2022, the statistics show. This is a decrease of approximately 11 percent compared to the same period in 2021, when 34,826 apartments were started. Approximately 23,950 apartments were started in apartment buildings, which is 14 […]

An autumn awaits us that will likely bring a lot of challenges for the Swedish economy, the development of trade and not least our own industry. APPLiAnytt has compiled some of the statements from the Swedish Institute of Economic Research, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and two of our member companies as an indication of how our industry will be affected. KI: The economic outlook has deteriorated […]

The overall construction cost index for apartment buildings rose by 14.6 percent in July this year compared to July 2021. For June, the corresponding increase rate was 14.1 percent, Statistics Sweden announced on Monday. This is the largest change in annual rate since 1980.

Last week, the National Institute of Economic Research released a forecast that sharply lowered expectations for the Swedish economy. Inflation, which is the highest in 30 years, is expected to rise further, while households' purchasing power is expected to decrease and interest rates are expected to take a significant step upwards. Not the best conditions for a successful summer for industry goods, right? But if you listen to HUI's and […]

The industry is still developing better than the comparison year 2020, but compared to the previous pandemic year 2021, the industry is now losing ground. In terms of value, combined white goods (MDA) and household appliances (SDA) are down 3.8 percent after the first five months of the year compared to the same period last year. The entire consumer goods trade is declining The Trade Council within HUI presented today how the first quarter has progressed for […]

What can we expect from the summer besides sun and sand between our toes? Chairman Kent Oderud has looked at the summer sales figures for 2021. We know that July is a strong retail month for appliances and electronics with a monthly index of 8 percent (2021) of annual sales. Customers are there to a large extent to update […]

It is becoming very clear that the industry development will not be able to reach the previous year's record figures this year. However, compared to 2020, the figures up to April still look positive.

This week, Statistics Sweden presented the number of housing starts in Sweden during the first quarter. The report shows that new production of a total of approximately 14,100 new residential apartments began during the first quarter of 2022.

Statistics Sweden announced in its annual report that the housing stock as of December 31, 2021 in Sweden was now close to passing 5.1 million homes - the number of residential apartments in the various housing types amounted to 5,096,007 homes.