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Monetary Policy Update September 2012. Figure 1. Repo rate with uncertainty bands Per cent, quarterly averages.
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Figure 1. Repo rate with uncertainty bandsPer cent, quarterly averages Note. The uncertainty bands for the repo rate are based on the ability of risk-adjusted market rates to forecast the future repo rate for the period 1999 up to the point when the Riksbank started to publish forecasts for the repo rate during 2007. The uncertainty bands do not take into account the fact that there may be a lower bound for the repo rate. Source: The Riksbank
Figure 2. GDP with uncertainty bandsAnnual percentage change, seasonally-adjusted data Note. The uncertainty bands are based on the Riksbank’s historical forecasting errors. There is also uncertainty for the outcomes for GDP, as the figures in the National Accounts are revised several years after the preliminary publication. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 3. CPI with uncertainty bandsAnnual percentage change Note. The uncertainty bands are based on the Riksbank’s historical forecasting errors. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 4. CPIF with uncertainty bandsAnnual percentage change Note. The uncertainty bands are based on the Riksbank’s historical forecasting errors. The CPIF is the CPI with a fixed mortgage rate. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 5. Repo ratePer cent, quarterly averages Source: The Riksbank
Figure 6. Real repo ratePer cent, quarterly averages Note. The real repo rate is calculated as an average of the Riksbank’s repo rate forecasts for the coming year minus the inflation forecast (CPIF) for the corresponding period. Source: The Riksbank
Figure 7. GDPQuarterly changes in per cent calculated in annualised terms, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 8. UnemploymentPer cent of the labour force, aged 15-74, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 9. Labour force and number of employedThousands, seasonally-adjusted data Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 10. CPIAnnual percentage change Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 11. CPIFAnnual percentage change Note. The CPIF is the CPI with a fixed mortgage rate. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 12. CPIF excluding energyAnnual percentage change Note. The CPIF is the CPI with a fixed mortgage rate. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 13. GDP gap, hours gap and emplyment gapPer cent Note. GDP gap refers to the deviation from trend in GDP calculated using a production function. The hours gap refers to the deviation in the number of hours worked from the Riksbank’s assessed trend. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Figure 14. TCW-weighted nominal exchange rate Index, 18 November 1992 = 100 Note. Outcome data are daily rates and forecasts are quarterly averages. TCW refers to a weighting of Sweden's most important trading partners. Source: The Riksbank
Figure 15. Oil price, Brent crudeUSD per barrel Note. Futures are calculated as a 15-day average. Outcomes represent monthly averages of spot prices. Sources: Intercontinental Exchange and the Riksbank
Figure 16. GDP in different regions and countriesQuarterly changes in per cent, annual rate, seasonally-adjusted data Note. TCW refers to a weighting of Sweden’s most important trading partners. Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat and the Riksbank
Table 1. Repo rate forecastPer cent, quarterly average values Source: The Riksbank
Table 2. InflationAnnual percentage change, annual average Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank Note. The CPIF is the CPI with a fixed mortgage rate. The HICP is an EU harmonised index of consumer prices.
Table 3. Summary of financial forecastsPer cent, unless otherwise stated, annual average * Per cent of GDP Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Table 4. International conditions Annual percentage change, unless otherwise stated Note. The Swedish export market index is calculated as a weighted average of the imports of the 15 countries which are the largest recipients of Swedish exports. They receive approximately 70 per cent of Swedish exports. The weight assigned to a country is its share of Swedish exports of goods. Sources: Eurostat, IMF, Intercontinental Exchange, OECD and the Riksbank
Table 5. GDP by expenditureAnnual percentage change, unless otherwise stated *Contribution to GDP growth, percentage points Note. The figures show actual growth rates that have not been calendar-adjusted, unless otherwise stated. NA is the National Accounts. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Table 6. Production and employmentAnnual percentage change, unless otherwise stated * Per cent of labour force Note. Potential hours refer to the the long-term sustainable level for the number of hours worked according to the Riksbank’s assessment. Sources: Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
Table 7. Wages and unit labour cost for the economy as a wholeAnnual percentage change, calendar-adjusted data, unless otherwise stated * Contribution to the increase in labour costs, percentage points Note. NMO is the National Mediation Office’s short-term wage statistics and NA is the National Accounts. Labour cost per hour is defined as the sum of actual wages, collective charges and wage taxes divided by the seasonally adjusted total number of hours worked. Unit labour cost is defined as labour cost divided by seasonally adjusted value added at constant prices. Sources: National Mediation Office, Statistics Sweden and the Riksbank
