2025年4月，瑞典商业信心指数从上个月向下修正的98.9升至99.9，表明市场情绪稳定，接近历史平均水平100。尽管企业对需求状况仍持悲观态度（3月份为-28比-27），并报告称过去三个月就业人数有所下降（-4比-3），但预计劳动力在短期内基本保持不变（1比4）。与此同时，经过四个月的上涨，4月份的净销售价格预期保持稳定（23比24），仍表明价格压力高于正常水平。经季节性调整的季度数据显示，企业报告劳动力短缺略有缓解（21对23），而所有行业的盈利能力仍然疲软（-15对-16）。最后，12个月通胀预期从1月份的1.7%升至2.7%。

Sweden’s business confidence barometer rose to 99.9 in April 2025 from a downwardly revised 98.9 in the previous month, indicating stable sentiment close to its historical average of 100. While companies remained pessimistic about demand conditions (–28 vs –27 in March) and reported a decline in employment over the past three months (–4 vs –3), the workforce is expected to remain largely unchanged in the near term (1 vs 4). Meanwhile, net sales price expectations held steady in April (23 vs 24) after four months of increases, still pointing to above-normal price pressures. On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, firms reported a slight easing in labor shortages (21 vs 23), while profitability remained weak across all sectors (–15 vs –16). Lastly, 12-month inflation expectations rose to 2.7% from 1.7% in January.