Swedish central bank's Ingves says inflation picture unchanged after Dec figures

STOCKHOLM: December inflation figures have not changed the overall picture of price developments in Sweden, the head of the central bank said on Tuesday.

"So far, I think the picture as we see it, in general, is unchanged," Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves told reporters.

"Then things can always vary a few tenths of a percentage point one way or another."

Annual CPIF inflation was 1.9 percent in December, just below the Riksbank's 2 percent target and a fraction below its forecast for the month.