Updated Swedish Convergence Programme 2006 Reference No.: Fi 2006.25

Sweden's economy is growing strongly and the public finances are in surplus. This is the message in the updated convergence programme 2006. GDP is expected to rise by 4.0 per cent in 2006 and 3.3 per cent in 2007. General government net lending is predicted to show a surplus of 2.8 per cent of GDP in 2006 and 2.3 per cent in 2007. General government consolidated gross debt (Maastricht debt) is predicted to be 46.5 per cent of GDP this year, falling to 33.0 per cent of GDP in 2009.