Investment-driven upturn to peak in 2018
The Swedish economy will peak this year. Next year, growth will slow, due partly to falling domestic housing investment. GDP growth will instead be propped up by burgeoning demand for Swedish export goods. At the same time, firms will continue to have difficulty recruiting workers with the desired skills, contributing to a gradual increase in wage growth. Such are the results of the latest forecast from the National Institute of Economic Research (NIER), published today.Swedish exports will gain considerable momentum during the autumn and continue to strengthen next year, which will boost