As competition intensified and production started moving to the Baltic States and Eastern Europe, Sweden’s policy answer was to upgrade the skills of the work force. As a result, from 1997 to 2007, Swedish exports nearly doubled and industrial production grew by 36%, with manufacturing companies achieving record-high productivity growth.
在竞争加剧，生产开始向波罗的海国家和东欧转移时，瑞典对此的政策回应是提升劳动力的技能。结果，从1997年到2007年，瑞典的出口几乎翻倍，工业生产增长了36％，制造业公司生产力的增长创出了历史新高。