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Short term trends

The short term economic development in Denmark is illustrated by a number of indicators. This development is shown in percentage in relation to, the previous period (t-1), three months before (t-3), the same quarter of the previous year (t-4) or the same month of the previous year (t-12)

The numbers of the short term economic development are updated on a daily basis at 8.05 am.

 PeriodValueDev. 
National accounts  t/(t-1) 
Gross domestic product, real growth
(DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures)
  Q2/24  665  1.1
StatBank tables: Demand and supply
Declaration: National Accounts
Household consumption expenditure, real growth
(DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures)
  Q2/24  281  -0.4
StatBank tables: Demand and supply
Declaration: National Accounts
NPISH consumption expenditure, real growth
(DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures)
  Q2/24  9  0.0
StatBank tables: Demand and supply
Declaration: National Accounts
Government consumption, real growth
(DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures)
  Q2/24  149  -0.1
StatBank tables: Demand and supply
Declaration: National Accounts
Gross capital formation, real growth
(DKK million, 2020-price level chain figures)
  Q2/24  134,361  14.8
StatBank tables: Gross capital formation
Declaration: National Accounts
Imports of goods and services, real growth
(DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures)
  Q2/24  347  1.4
StatBank tables: Demand and supply
Declaration: National Accounts
Exports of goods and services, real growth
(DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures)
  Q2/24  439  4.0
StatBank tables: Demand and supply
Declaration: National Accounts
Employment. National accounts
(persons)
  Q2/24  3,228,406  0.1
StatBank tables: Employment (10a3-grouping)
Declaration: Employment and Compensation of Employees in National Accounts
Labour market  t/(t-4) 
Jobs. WTA (number)  Q2/24  3,452,108  0.9
StatBank tables: Working Time Accounts (seasonal adjustment) (quarter)
Declaration: Working time accounts
Jobs. Hours worked, WTA (1000 hours)  Q2/24  1,069,773  0.7
StatBank tables: Working Time Accounts (seasonal adjustment) (quarter)
Declaration: Working time accounts
Indices of average earnings in Corporations and Organizations (1. qtr. 2005=100)  Q2/24  158.9  4.9
StatBank tables: Implicit index of average earnings in Corporations and Organizations
Declaration: Implicit index of average earnings
Indices og average earnings in the public sector, central government (1. qtr 2005=100)  Q2/24  161.1  6.6
StatBank tables: Implicit index of average earnings in the public sector, central government
Declaration: Implicit index of average earnings
Indices of average earnings in the public sector, local government (1. qtr. 2005=100)  Q2/24  161.0  5.0
StatBank tables: Implicit index of average earnings in the public sector, local government
Declaration: Implicit index of average earnings
Job vacancies  Q2/24  55,678  -3.3
StatBank tables: Job vacancies
Declaration: Job Vacancies
Registered unemployment  t/(t-12) 
Gross unemployment (converted into full-time) per cent of the labour force 2)  Sep/24  2.9  0.1
StatBank tables: Unemployed persons (seasonally adjusted)
Declaration: Registered unemployment
Gross unemployment (converted into full-time)  Sep/24  88,409.7  4.4
StatBank tables: Unemployed persons (seasonally adjusted)
Declaration: Registered unemployment
Net unemployment (converted into full-time) per cent of the labour force 2)  Sep/24  2.6  0.2
StatBank tables: Unemployed persons (seasonally adjusted)
Declaration: Registered unemployment
Net unemployment (converted into full-time)  Sep/24  78,480.8  6.5
StatBank tables: Unemployed persons (seasonally adjusted)
Declaration: Registered unemployment
ILO unemployment  t/(t-3) 
ILO-unemployment rate 2)  Sep/24  6.4  0.2
StatBank tables: Labour force status
Declaration: The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS)
Consumption  t/(t-1) 
Retail trade index total (2021=100)  Sep/24  95.4  0.1
StatBank tables: Retail Trade Index
Declaration: Retail Trade Index
New registration of passenger cars (number)  Sep/24  15,725  13.0
StatBank tables: New registration of motor vehicles
Declaration: Car Register and Publications
Consumer confidence indicator  Oct/24  -8.9  ..
StatBank tables: Consumer confidence indicator
Declaration: Consumer Expectations Survey
Industries  t/(t-1) 
Number of persons employed in the construction industry total  Q3/24  196,922  -0.3
StatBank tables: Number of persons employed in the construction industry
Declaration: Number of Persons Employed in the Construction Industry
Domestic sales by VAT registered firms (DKK million)  Aug/24  279,612  -0.7
StatBank tables: Purchases and sales
Declaration: Purchases and sales by enterprises
Industrial production index (2021=100)  Aug/24  138.2  -4.8
StatBank tables: Industrial production index
Declaration: Production and Turnover in Manufacturing Industries
  t/(t-12) 
New registration of van and lorries (number) 1)  Sep/24  2,665  8.6
StatBank tables: New registration of motor vehicles
Declaration: Car Register and Publications
Bankruptcies (number)  Sep/24  656  3.3
StatBank tables: Bankruptcies (historical summary)
Declaration: Bankruptcies
Tendency Surveys   
Tendency survey for construction industry (composite)  Oct/24  -10  ..
StatBank tables: Confidence indicator for Construction
Declaration: Business tendency surveys
Tendency survey for manufacturing industries (composite)  Oct/24  2  ..
StatBank tables: Confidence indicator for the Industry
Declaration: Business tendency surveys
Tendency survey for services sector (composite)  Oct/24  6  ..
StatBank tables: Confidence indicator for Services
Declaration: Business tendency surveys
Tendency survey for retail trade (composite) 1)  Oct/24  5  ..
StatBank tables: Confidence Indicator for Retail Trade
Declaration: Business tendency surveys
Property Market  t/(t-1) 
Construction Cost Index for residential buildings (2021=100) 1)  Q2/24  117.1  0.4
StatBank tables: Construction cost index for residential buildings
Declaration: Construction cost index for residential buildings
Price index for one-family houses (2022=100)  Q2/24  100.7  1.3
StatBank tables: Seasonally adjusted sales of property
Declaration: Sales of real property
Forced sales of real property (number)  Sep/24  105.0  -10.3
StatBank tables: Announcements of forced sales of real property
Declaration: Announcements of forced sales of real property
External Trade and Balance of Payments  t/(t-1) 
Import of goods (DKK milllion) 1)  Aug/24  67,953.3  1.3
StatBank tables: Value of imports and exports (DKK 1.000)
Declaration: International Trade in Goods
Export of goods (DKK million) 1)  Aug/24  77,323.7  -0.7
StatBank tables: Value of imports and exports (DKK 1.000)
Declaration: International Trade in Goods
Import of services (DKK milllion)  Q2/24  200,847.2  2.7
StatBank tables: External trade quarterly
Declaration: Balance of Payments
Export of services (DKK milllion)  Q2/24  209,723.5  6.2
StatBank tables: External trade quarterly
Declaration: Balance of Payments
Balance of payments, surplus (DKK million) 3)  Aug/24  33,578.7  446.3
StatBank tables: Balance of payments monthly
Declaration: Balance of Payments
Prices  t/(t-12) 
Consumer price index (2015=100)  Sep/24  118.9  1.3
StatBank tables: Consumer price index
Declaration: Consumer Price Index
Price index for Domestic Supply (2015=100)  Sep/24  127.1  -1.7
StatBank: Price index for Domestic Supply
Declaration: Producer and Import Price Index for Commodities
Price index for domestic supply (2015=100) - Mineral fuels, mineraloil and distilery products thereof  Sep/24  164.7  -25.2
StatBank: Price index for Domestic Supply
Declaration: Producer and Import Price Index for Commodities
Producer price index for commodity (2015=100)  Sep/24  159.7  6.0
StatBank tables: Producer price index for commodities
Declaration: Producer and Import Price Index for Commodities
Import price index for commodity (2015=100)  Sep/24  125.7  -2.2
StatBank: Import price index for commodities
Declaration: Producer and Import Price Index for Commodities
Government net lending  t/(t-1) 
Government net lending (DKK million)  Q2/24  29,170  -6.4
StatBank tables: General government, expenditure and income
Declaration: Government Finance Statistics
Interest and share rates  t/(t-1) 
Share index OMXC20 (july 3rd 1989=100)  Sep/24  2,490  -10.6
StatBank tables: Share index
Declaration: Interest and Share Price Indices
Exchange rate, nominal effective Krone rate, monthly average (1980=100)  Sep/24  105.2  -0.1
StatBank: Monthly exchange rates
Declaration:
Short interest rate, 3 month CIBOR (pct. p.a.) 2)  Sep/24  ..  ..
StatBank tables: Interest rates, by type
Declaration: Interest and Share Price Indices
Long interest rate, 10-years central government bond (pct. p.a.) 2)  Sep/24  1.9  -0.3
StatBank tables: Interest rates, by type
Declaration: Interest and Share Price Indices

Footnotes:
1) Not seasonally adjusted
2) Development in percentage point
3) Development in DKK million

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