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Sweden's inflation hits new 30-year record in August

STORY: Sweden's inflation hits new 30-year record in August DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Statistics Sweden 2. various of a supermarket in Stockholm, Sweden 3. various of a gas station in Stockholm, Sweden 4. various of street views in Stockholm, Sweden 5. various of Sweden's central bank STORYLINE: Sweden's inflation rate hit a new three-decade high in August, according to official statistics released on Wednesday. The CPIF (consumer price index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation reached 9 percent in August, up from 8 percent in July, Statistics Sweden said. Inflation accelerated in August despite fuel becoming considerably cheaper than in July. Electricity, however, was getting increasingly expensive, up 29 percent from July and 51.4 percent from a year ago. "The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages has risen every month since December 2021. In total, this is a price increase of 14.03 percent in the past

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-INFLATION

(220914) -- STOCKHOLM, Sept. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops at a supermarket in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. Sweden's inflation rate hit a new three-decade high in August, according to official statistics released on Wednesday. The CPIF (consumer price index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation reached 9 percent in August, up from 8 percent in July, Statistics Sweden said. (Xinhua/He Miao)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-INFLATION

(220914) -- STOCKHOLM, Sept. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a supermarket in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. Sweden's inflation rate hit a new three-decade high in August, according to official statistics released on Wednesday. The CPIF (consumer price index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation reached 9 percent in August, up from 8 percent in July, Statistics Sweden said. (Xinhua/He Miao)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-INFLATION

(220914) -- STOCKHOLM, Sept. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a supermarket in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2022. Sweden's inflation rate hit a new three-decade high in August, according to official statistics released on Wednesday. The CPIF (consumer price index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation reached 9 percent in August, up from 8 percent in July, Statistics Sweden said. (Xinhua/He Miao)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-INFLATION-RECORD

(220714) -- STOCKHOLM, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a supermarket in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 14, 2022. Inflation keeps accelerating in Sweden as the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) rose by 8.5 percent year-on-year in June, according to statistics released on Thursday. (Xinhua/Fu Yiming)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-INFLATION-RECORD

(220714) -- STOCKHOLM, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man fuels a vehicle at a gas station in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 14, 2022. Inflation keeps accelerating in Sweden as the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) rose by 8.5 percent year-on-year in June, according to statistics released on Thursday. (Xinhua/Fu Yiming)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-INFLATION-RECORD

(220714) -- STOCKHOLM, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers are seen at a coffee shop in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 14, 2022. Inflation keeps accelerating in Sweden as the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) rose by 8.5 percent year-on-year in June, according to statistics released on Thursday. (Xinhua/Fu Yiming)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-INFLATION-RECORD

(220714) -- STOCKHOLM, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a supermarket in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 14, 2022. Inflation keeps accelerating in Sweden as the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) rose by 8.5 percent year-on-year in June, according to statistics released on Thursday. (Xinhua/Fu Yiming)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-INFLATION-RECORD

(220714) -- STOCKHOLM, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a supermarket in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 14, 2022. Inflation keeps accelerating in Sweden as the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) rose by 8.5 percent year-on-year in June, according to statistics released on Thursday. (Xinhua/Fu Yiming)

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Sweden's inflation continues to rise after breaking 30-year record

STORY: Sweden's inflation continues to rise after breaking 30-year record DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Statistics Sweden 2 various of supermarket and shopping mall in Stockholm 3 various of street view in Stockholm 4 various of the central bank of Sweden STORYLINE: Statistics Sweden said on Thursday that Sweden's inflation has continued to rise in April after breaking its 30-year record a month ago. The figure was 6.4 percent in April, up from 6.1 percent in March, when it surpassed the previous record set in December 1991. The CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation rate was 6.4 percent in April, up from 6.1 percent in March. Higher energy prices is a leading factor for rising inflation. Additionally, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages continued to increase in April, with dairy products registering the highest price rise. Analysts believed that the inflation will continue to grow r

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Sweden records highest inflation since 1991

STORY: Sweden records highest inflation since 1991 DATELINE: April 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Sweden STORYLINE: Sweden is experiencing the highest inflation in decades, with a 12-month inflation rate of 6.1 percent in March, Statistics Sweden said on Thursday. "The inflation rate rose sharply because of a general and broad price increase. Prices on food and non-alcoholic beverages rose, but mainly it was rising electricity and fuel prices that had a major impact," Caroline Neander, a statistician of the agency, said in a press release. The CPIF (Consumer Price Index with a fixed interest rate) 12-month inflation rate rose by 1.7 percent from February to March, according to the Swedish government agency. The rate was mainly affected by higher energy prices, which contributed 2.2 percentage points, adding that additional contributing factors were higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages. The agency also repo