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.
| Period | Value | Dev. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National accounts | t/(t-1) | |||
| Gross domestic product, real growth (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures) | Q2/26 | 708 | 0.9 |   |
| Household consumption expenditure, real growth (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures) | Q2/26 | 281 | 0.0 | |
| NPISH consumption expenditure, real growth (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures) | Q2/26 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Government consumption, real growth (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures) | Q2/26 | 153 | 0.0 | |
| Gross capital formation, real growth (DKK million, 2020-price level chain figures) | Q2/26 | 161,304 | 3.3 | |
| Imports of goods and services, real growth (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures) | Q2/26 | 369 | 1.8 | |
| Exports of goods and services, real growth (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures) | Q2/26 | 466 | 1.5 | |
| Employment. National accounts (persons) | Q2/26 | 3,271,105 | 0.2 | |
| Labour market | t/(t-4) | |||
| Jobs. WTA (number) | Q2/26 | 3,520,604 | 1.1 | |
| Jobs. Hours worked, WTA (1000 hours) | Q2/26 | 1,077,666 | 0.9 | |
| Indices of average earnings in Corporations and Organizations (1. qtr. 2005=100) | Q4/25 | 165.1 | 2.9 | |
| Indices og average earnings in the public sector, central government (1. qtr 2005=100) | Q4/25 | 167.8 | 3.1 | |
| Indices of average earnings in the public sector, local government (1. qtr. 2005=100) | Q4/25 | 171.8 | 4.0 | |
| Job vacancies | Q2/26 | 77,473 | 41.8 | |
| Registered unemployment | t/(t-12) | |||
| Gross unemployment (converted into full-time) per cent of the labour force 2) | Aug/26 | 3.1 | 0.2 | |
| Gross unemployment (converted into full-time) | Aug/26 | 93,916.6 | 7.0 | |
| Net unemployment (converted into full-time) per cent of the labour force 2) | Aug/26 | 2.7 | 0.2 | |
| Net unemployment (converted into full-time) | Aug/26 | 82,699.2 | 7.3 | |
| ILO unemployment | t/(t-1) | |||
| ILO-unemployment rate 2) | Q2/26 | 7.1 | -0.1 | |
| Consumption | t/(t-1) | |||
| Retail trade index total (2021=100) | Aug/26 | 105.1 | -0.6 | |
| New registration of passenger cars (number) | Sep/26 | 17,916 | -5.2 | |
| Consumer confidence indicator | Sep/26 | -13.7 | .. | |
| Industries | t/(t-1) | |||
| Domestic sales by VAT registered firms (DKK million) | Aug/26 | 308,233 | 2.4 | |
| Industrial production index (2021=100) | Aug/26 | 148.8 | 0.9 | |
| t/(t-12) | ||||
| New registration of van and lorries (number) 1) | Sep/26 | 2,566 | -4.4 | |
| Bankruptcies (number) | Sep/26 | 547 | 4.0 | |
| Tendency Surveys | ||||
| Sentiment indicators for construction 1) | Sep/26 | 101.6 | .. | |
| Sentiment indicators for industry 1) | Sep/26 | 100.5 | .. | |
| Sentiment indicators for service sector 1) | Sep/26 | 107.3 | .. | |
| Sentiment indicators for retail trade 1) | Sep/26 | 114.8 | .. | |
| Property Market | t/(t-1) | |||
| Construction Cost Index for residential buildings (2021=100) 1) | Q2/26 | 122.8 | 2.4 | |
| Price index for one-family houses (2022=100) | Q2/26 | 114.4 | 1.7 | |
| Forced sales of real property (number) | Sep/26 | 81.0 | 0.0 | |
| External Trade and Balance of Payments | t/(t-1) | |||
| Import of goods (DKK milllion) 1) | Aug/26 | 75,976.6 | 2.9 | |
| Export of goods (DKK million) 1) | Aug/26 | 81,163.7 | -7.6 | |
| Import of services (DKK milllion) | Q2/26 | 230,868.8 | 7.1 | |
| Export of services (DKK milllion) | Q2/26 | 236,035.6 | 10.2 | |
| Balance of payments, surplus (DKK million) 3) | Aug/26 | 34,515.7 | -8,787.0 | |
| Prices | t/(t-12) | |||
| Consumer price index (2025=100) | Sep/26 | 102.60 | 2.2 | |
| Price index for Domestic Supply (2021=100) | Aug/26 | 123.7 | 6.7 | |
| Price index for domestic supply (2021=100) - Mineral fuels, mineraloil and distilery products thereof | Aug/26 | 161.9 | 46.5 | |
| Producer price index for commodity (2021=100) | Aug/26 | 151.2 | 8.5 | |
| Import price index for commodity (2021=100) | Aug/26 | 124.6 | 7.3 | |
| Government net lending | t/(t-1) | |||
| Government net lending (DKK million) | Q2/26 | 35,463 | 52.8 | |
| Interest and share rates | t/(t-1) | |||
| Share index OMXC20 (july 3rd 1989=100) | Aug/26 | 1,626 | 1.7 | |
| Exchange rate, nominal effective Krone rate, monthly average (1980=100) | Sep/26 | 105.4 | -0.2 | |
| Short interest rate, 3 month CIBOR (pct. p.a.) 2) | Aug/26 | .. | .. | |
| Long interest rate, 10-years central government bond (pct. p.a.) 2) | Aug/26 | 3.1 | 0.2 | |
Footnotes:
1) Not seasonally adjusted
2) Development in percentage point
3) Development in DKK million