SWEDEN

摘要

1. Manufacturing orders increased recently after stock levels were run down. This has lead the purchasing mangers' index for manufacturing to rise from 43.7 in May to 50.5 in June. Our panel's production forecasts for 2010 also reflect cautious improvement, although 2009 estimates have been sharply downgraded this month. The Riksbank also lowered its key interest rate to 0.25% on July 2.