The economic downturn in Sweden this year will be somewhat deeper than initially thought, the government said in a fresh economic forecast on Monday.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is seen contracting 1.0% against December's forecast for a fall of 0.7%, the government said in a forecast delivered with its spring budget bill.

Headline inflation in 2023 is seen at 5.9% this year vs 6.0% seen in December. (Reporting by Simon Johnson, Johan Ahlander and Terje Solsvik; editing by Niklas Pollard)