Swedish May manufacturing growth highest since early 2022

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2026-06-01

Stockholm (dpa-AFX) - Sweden's industrial economy expanded at the quickest pace in more than four years in May, survey data from Swedbank and the logistics association SILF showed on Monday. The purchasing managers' index for the manufacturing sector rose to 57.3 in May from 57.0 in April. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, and the latest PMI reading was the highest since February 2022. Among components, the employment sub-index was the larg......

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