STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN / RankWire.AI / – Sweden’s industrial sector experienced a downturn in June, with output decreasing by 1.5% compared to the same month last year, according to official statistics. Additionally, after seasonal adjustment, production fell by 0.4% from May, indicating a weaker period for the nation’s manufacturing industry. Statistics Sweden announced these figures in its June Production Value Index report. The industrial index registered at 112.4, down from 112.9 in May, with 2021 serving as the reference base of 100.
This yearly decline followed a revised 7.6% rise in May. Specifically, manufacturing output decreased by 1.0% from June 2025, while mining and quarrying dropped sharply by 13.8%. On a month-to-month basis, manufacturing contracted by 0.4%, and mining and quarrying declined by 3.3%. Industry held a 20.2% share in the broader private-sector measure for 2025. Manufacturing alone contributed 19.4 percentage points of that share, making it the leading component within the industrial sector.
Despite the June decline, overall industry performance for the second quarter remained positive. The average industrial output from April through June was 4.0% higher than the same period in 2025. Seasonally adjusted figures also showed a 4.8% increase from the previous three months. Sweden’s broader private-sector output grew by 0.4% from May and by 1.8% year-over-year. This broader measure encompasses industry, services, construction, and selected utility activities.
Contrasting industrial weakness with overall economic growth
While industrial activity waned, service sector output declined by 0.2% from May but expanded by 3.0% compared to June 2025. Construction output rose by 2.0% month-over-month and by 7.6% annually. The services index stood at 111.9 in June, slightly below 112.1 in May. Construction increased to 94.9 from 93.0. Services constitute a 67.2% share of the broader measure, with construction accounting for 8.4%.
Separate data from Statistics Sweden for June revealed that total industrial orders jumped 32.3% from May after seasonal adjustment. Orders increased 29.9% from June 2025 on a calendar-adjusted basis. Export orders rose 56.5% month-over-month and 57.6% from a year earlier. Domestic orders saw a marginal increase of 0.1% from May but decreased by 7.4% annually. From January to June, total orders were up by 4.0% compared to the same period in 2025, with export orders up by 6.6%.
Export demand surges as domestic orders decline annually
Transport equipment recorded the most substantial increase among major order categories in June. Orders in that segment grew by 101.0% from May and by 118.2% compared to the previous year. Manufacturing orders also rose by 33.2% month-over-month and by 31.2% annually. Capital-goods orders increased by 45.5% from May and by 50.7% from June 2025. Conversely, orders in mining and quarrying declined by 1.8% month-to-month and by 19.0% year-over-year.
The reports on production and orders serve different purposes: the Production Value Index tracks monthly variations in private-sector goods and services production in constant prices, while the orders series reflects short-term changes in new industrial orders from both domestic and export markets. Future revisions to the preliminary June data are possible as new information becomes available. The upcoming releases are scheduled for Sept. 10 and will cover July 2026.