Published 13 February 2023 at 11.52
Economy. Of all the countries in the EU, Sweden is predicted to have the worst growth, according to a new report from the European Commission.
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The EU Commission's new winter forecast for 2023 shows a sad picture for Sweden's economy, reports Aftonbladet.
The country ends up at the bottom of the growth comparison among the 27 EU countries and growth is expected shrink by 0.8 percent in the coming year. None of the other countries are expected to have negative growth.
Although the economic headwind still remains, according to the report, things look more positive for both the EU and the eurozone compared to the forecast from last autumn.
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On the plus side, inflation is expected to fall to 6.3 percent already this year and continue down to 1.8 percent next year.
The European Commission's forecast for growth in the EU in 2023:
Ireland: 4.9 percent
Malta: 3.1
Romania: 2.5
Luxembourg: 1.7
Cyprus: 1.6
Slovakia: 1.5
Spain: 1.4
Bulgaria: 1.4
Greece: 1.2
Croatia: 1.2
Portugal: 1.0
Slovenia: 1.0
Netherlands: 0.9
Italy: 0.8
Belgium: 0.8
France: 0.6
Hungary : 0.6
Austria: 0.5
Poland: 0.4
Lithuania: 0.3
Germany: 0.2
Finland: 0.2< br />Denmark: 0.1
Czech Republic: 0.1
Latvia: 0.1
Estonia: 0.1
Sweden: -0.8
< p>Eurozone: 0.9
Whole EU: 0.8