## Sweden: 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; Information Annex; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sweden

_IMF Staff Country Reports, December 2, 2015_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: December 2, 2015
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513559537.002

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### Economic performance (2014–2015)
- Real GDP growth of 3.4 percent per year in the first three quarters of 2015, up from 2.3 percent in 2014.
- The report characterizes Sweden’s economy as "performing well."

### Labor market
- Job creation was robust in the first three quarters of 2015.
- Unemployment rate declined to 7.2 percent in the third quarter of 2015.

### Inflation
- Core inflation rose to 1.4 percent per year on average in recent months (as of the report), but remains below the 2 percent target.

### Outlook and projections
- Solid growth of about 3 percent is expected to continue into 2016.

### Subject coverage and keywords (as listed)
- Subjects: Banking, Financial institutions, Housing, Housing prices, Income, Inflation, Mortgages, National accounts, Prices
- Keywords: core inflation, CR, fund staff calculation, Global, government, Housing, housing price inflation, Housing prices, Income, Inflation, ISCR, liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident, mortgage credit growth, Mortgages, policy

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