Statistics Sweden, known as SCB, will release its quarterly Economic Tendency Survey for April at 09:30 Central European Summer Time on April 19, 2026. This survey is a key indicator that measures confidence levels among Swedish businesses and households across the nation.
Moderate Party leader and opposition figure Ulf Kristersson has scheduled a press conference for 11:00 CEST on the same day. He will present his party's analysis and political response to the survey's findings from the Moderate Party headquarters in Stockholm. The announcement of this immediate response has already generated significant political news coverage.
The previous Economic Tendency Survey, which was published in January, showed a slight decline in the overall economic sentiment in Sweden. This makes the upcoming April data and the political reaction to it particularly noteworthy for observers of Stockholm politics and government policy in Sweden.
Kristersson's planned remarks will offer a direct counterpoint to the sitting government's position on the state of the economy. The timing of his press conference, just ninety minutes after the official data release, underscores the political importance attached to these economic indicators within the Swedish Parliament and the broader national debate.