Ulf Mazur, CEO of Matpriskollen, stated that food prices in Sweden remained stable, with notable decreases in citrus fruit prices and persistent increases in beef and berry-based products as competition among supermarket chains such as Willys, Ica Maxi, and Lidl intensified.Data from the Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund (LRF) Green Business Index revealed stagnating profitability in agriculture, with Palle Borgström criticizing the EU's ETS2 system for raising machinery costs and LRF calling for increased investment.Finance expert Stefan Westerberg from Länsförsäkringar noted that households will generally have more money due to fiscal policies, though gains are unevenly distributed among income groups, and advised saving as one-fifth cannot cover an unexpected expense of 25,000 kronor.