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House prices in Sweden: price index for 1 and 2 dwelling buildings for permanent living (1981=100)

Sweden

House prices in Sweden.

Statistics Sweden (SCB) has a good collection of Swedish house price statistics. There is a real estate price index for one and two dwelling buildings which extends back to 1986.

House prices in Sweden, % change 1 yr

Nominal and inflation-adjusted ('real')

Sweden

Source: Statistics Sweden


Quarterly change in house prices, inflation-adjusted

 Q1Q2Q3Q4
20202.4%
20190.42%0.07%1.78%-0.14%
2018-0.94%-2.21%-0.24%-0.32%
20171.94%2.34%1.54%-0.22%
20160.22%1.6%3.1%-0.19%
20152.66%3.28%3.62%2.34%
20142.35%1.82%3.28%1.08%
20130.32%1.21%1.48%0.77%
2012-0.19%0.65%1.89%-0.15%
2011-0.51%-0.57%-0.29%-4.16%
20101.95%1.77%0.51%-0.96%
2009-0.02%3.73%2.78%1.18%
2008-1.41%-0.2%0.71%-3.5%
20070.8%4.24%4.23%-1.46%
20063.55%1.89%2.95%0.18%
20050.91%3.06%3.94%1.48%
20042.27%3.69%2.49%0.76%
2003-0.44%2.13%2.55%0.49%
20021.48%1.88%3.77%-0.4%
20012.8%-0.45%1.71%-1.81%
20003.18%4.09%3.5%-0.35%
19991.38%3.31%3.02%-0.48%
19984.11%2.98%3.33%1.27%
19971.69%2.85%1.77%-0.57%
19960.69%0.66%2.26%-0.08%
1995-0.6%0.55%-1.08%-2.11%
19941.3%1.86%0.66%-2.21%
1993-7.29%-0.53%-0.45%0.32%
1992-4.7%-2.44%-3.21%-7.53%
19912.33%-2.15%0.22%-2.2%
1990-0.64%0.02%-3.22%

This table shows the change in house prices during a single quarter, adjusted for inflation.

Adjusting house price rises (or declines) for inflation produces a more accurate picture of the change in value of housing than the usual nominal figures cited in the newspapers.