Swedish retail sales rise 0.8% in Aug from July

STOCKHOLM, Sept 30 (Reuters) — Retail sales in Sweden rose 0.8% in August from July and increased 6.9% from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Wednesday. SWEDISH RETAIL SALES AUG 2026 JULY 2026* Monthly percentage change +0.8 -0.1* Annual percentage change +6.9 +6.5* (*July retail sales were revised from a fall of 0.2% on the month and a 6.2% increase compared to a year earlier.) DETAILS For previous stories on retail sales please see SERSLY=ECI Market Reaction: For Swedish crown click on For crown Forward Rate Agreements Swedish bond reaction Swedish T-Bill reaction Swedish benchmark bond reaction (Reporting by Stockholm Newsroom) ((simon.c.johnson@thomsonreuters.com)(+46 8 700 1045)(Reuters Messaging: simon.c.johnson.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)