Economics

Sweden’s Export-Driven Economy Reaches Pre-Pandemic Level

  • Calendar-adjusted GDP was unchanged from a year earlier in 1Q
  • Data may push Riksbank toward starting tapering discussion
Shoppers in central Stockholm, Sweden.Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg
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Sweden’s economy returned to its pre-pandemic level in the first quarter as the recovery in the largest Nordic economy is outpacing most of its wealthy peers.