Sweden’s consumer prices increased 0.3% year-on-year in August 2026, according to preliminary estimates from Statistics Sweden, missing the 0.6% market forecast. The reading was slightly higher than July’s 0.2% increase, which had been the lowest since May 2025. Prices fell 0.3% month-on-month, matching the previous period. The CPIF, the consumer-price measure used for the Riksbank’s inflation target, rose 0.7% from a year earlier, unchanged from July and just below the expected 0.8%.