Sweden Inflation Rate Edges Up to 0.8% in July

Sweden’s annual inflation rate edged up to 0.8% in July 2025 from 0.7% in the previous month, but missing market expectations of 0.9%, a preliminary estimate showed. This marked the highest reading since February but remained well below the Riksbank’s 2% target. On a monthly basis, consumer prices advanced 0.2%, slowing from a 0.5% rise in June. Meanwhile, the CPI with a fixed interest rate (CPIF), the Riksbank’s target measure, rose 2.8% year-on-year in July, slightly easing from a 3.0% increase in the previous month and coming in below market forecasts of a 3.0% growth.