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Switzerland - Economic Indicators
Overview
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
GDP Growth Rate
0.6
%
Dec/17
0.7
-1.6
: 2.3
Quarterly
Unemployment Rate
2.9
%
Mar/18
3.2
1.5 : 5.7
Monthly
Inflation Rate
0.8
%
Mar/18
0.6
-1.4
: 11.92
Monthly
Interest Rate
-0.75
%
Mar/18
-0.75
-0.75
: 3.5
Daily
Balance of Trade
3215
CHF million
Feb/18
1126
-1479
: 4243
Monthly
Government Debt to GDP
29.7
%
Dec/17
29.1
25.1 : 48.9
Yearly
Markets
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Currency
0.97
Apr/18
0.97
0.72 : 3.88
Daily
Stock Market
8818
points
Apr/18
8832
1288 : 9612
Daily
Government Bond 10Y
0.05
%
Apr/18
0.02
-0.63
: 5.63
Daily
GDP
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
GDP Growth Rate
0.6
%
Dec/17
0.7
-1.6
: 2.3
Quarterly
GDP Annual Growth Rate
1.9
%
Dec/17
1.2
-3.4
: 5.8
Quarterly
GDP
660
USD Billion
Dec/16
671
9.52 : 703
Yearly
GDP Constant Prices
170786
CHF Million
Dec/17
169772
89780 : 170786
Quarterly
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
42327
CHF Million
Dec/17
42479
18654 : 42479
Quarterly
GDP per capita
75726
USD
Dec/16
75573
54030 : 75800
Yearly
GDP per capita PPP
56625
USD
Dec/16
56511
45734 : 56680
Yearly
Labour
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Unemployment Rate
2.9
%
Mar/18
3.2
1.5 : 5.7
Monthly
Employed Persons
5012
Thousand
Dec/17
5025
3242 : 5063
Quarterly
Unemployed Persons
130413
Mar/18
143930
26 : 206291
Monthly
Productivity
102
Index Points
Sep/17
101
77.83 : 103
Quarterly
Job Vacancies
12714
Mar/18
12843
6086 : 22574
Monthly
Wages
6257
CHF/Month
Dec/16
6214
5073 : 6257
Yearly
Wages in Manufacturing
113
Index Points
Dec/16
112
100 : 113
Yearly
Population
8.42
Million
Dec/17
8.33
5.3 : 8.42
Yearly
Retirement Age Women
64
Dec/18
64
63 : 64
Yearly
Retirement Age Men
65
Dec/18
65
65 : 65
Yearly
Employment Change
0
%
Dec/17
0.1
-0.6
: 1.2
Quarterly
Employment Rate
79.9
%
Sep/17
79.8
76.9 : 81.3
Quarterly
Full Time Employment
2822
Thousand
Dec/17
2839
2629 : 2839
Quarterly
Job Offers
62103
Dec/17
58638
29043 : 78215
Quarterly
Labor Force Participation Rate
68.6
%
Dec/17
68.6
66.8 : 68.8
Quarterly
Long Term Unemployment Rate
1.7
%
Sep/17
1.6
1.4 : 2
Quarterly
Non Farm Payrolls
4962
Thousand
Dec/17
4956
3841 : 4962
Quarterly
Part Time Employment
1664
Thousand
Dec/17
1620
1064 : 1664
Quarterly
Wage Growth
0.5
%
Sep/17
0.3
0.1 : 7.8
Quarterly
Youth Unemployment Rate
2.5
%
Mar/18
2.9
1.4 : 5.7
Monthly
Prices
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Inflation Rate
0.8
%
Mar/18
0.6
-1.4
: 11.92
Monthly
Inflation Rate Mom
0.4
%
Mar/18
0.4
-1.05
: 2.1
Monthly
Consumer Price Index CPI
101
Index Points
Mar/18
101
20.6 : 101
Monthly
Core Consumer Prices
101
Index Points
Mar/18
100
94.88 : 103
Monthly
Core Inflation Rate
0.6
%
Mar/18
0.5
-1.2
: 1.9
Monthly
GDP Deflator
98.8
Index Points
Dec/17
98.7
54.4 : 100
Quarterly
Producer Prices
102
Index Points
Mar/18
103
52.97 : 106
Monthly
Producer Prices Change
2
%
Mar/18
2.3
-6.8
: 18.66
Monthly
Export Prices
101
Index Points
Feb/18
99.5
91.5 : 104
Monthly
Import Prices
106
Index Points
Feb/18
105
74.64 : 137
Monthly
Food Inflation
0.9
%
Mar/18
-0.4
-4.58
: 6.81
Monthly
Cpi Housing Utilities
103
Index Points
Mar/18
103
49.97 : 103
Monthly
CPI Transportation
103
Index Points
Mar/18
103
65.74 : 114
Monthly
Harmonised Consumer Prices
101
Index Points
Mar/18
100
96.5 : 102
Monthly
Inflation Expectations
0.62
%
Dec/17
0.47
-1.33
: 1.28
Quarterly
Money
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Interest Rate
-0.75
%
Mar/18
-0.75
-0.75
: 3.5
Daily
Interbank Rate
-0.73
%
Apr/18
-0.73
-0.96
: 10
Daily
Money Supply M0
545915
CHF Million
Mar/18
541287
5475 : 561229
Monthly
Money Supply M1
642743
CHF Million
Feb/18
639628
89321 : 642743
Monthly
Money Supply M2
989135
CHF Million
Feb/18
986032
198227 : 989135
Monthly
Money Supply M3
1038387
CHF Million
Feb/18
1036941
252820 : 1038387
Monthly
Banks Balance Sheet
1997636
CHF Million
Jan/18
1977058
595832 : 1997636
Monthly
Foreign Exchange Reserves
737806
CHF Million
Mar/18
732257
42138 : 744191
Monthly
Loans to Private Sector
1402946
CHF Million
Jan/18
1402820
348012 : 1402946
Monthly
Deposit Interest Rate
-0.32
%
Feb/18
-0.3
-0.34
: 9.75
Monthly
Central Bank Balance Sheet
819898
CHF Million
Feb/18
811770
68322 : 843306
Monthly
Private Debt to GDP
239
%
Dec/16
228
183 : 239
Yearly
Trade
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Balance of Trade
3215
CHF million
Feb/18
1126
-1479
: 4243
Monthly
Exports
19332
CHF million
Feb/18
18997
246 : 19801
Monthly
Imports
16117
CHF million
Feb/18
17870
273 : 17870
Monthly
Current Account
19679
CHF Million
Dec/17
13307
-2767
: 25353
Quarterly
Current Account to GDP
11
%
Dec/16
11.5
-0.6
: 14.8
Yearly
External Debt
1796783
CHF Million
Dec/17
1755869
13293 : 1796783
Quarterly
Terms of Trade
116
Index Points
Feb/18
119
74.27 : 120
Monthly
Capital Flows
578
CHF Million
Dec/17
-148
-53637
: 44260
Quarterly
Foreign Direct Investment
965478
CHF Million
Dec/16
842197
20959 : 965478
Yearly
Tourist Arrivals
1233
Thousand
Jan/18
1294
600 : 2145
Monthly
Gold Reserves
1040
Tonnes
Mar/18
1040
1040 : 2590
Quarterly
Terrorism Index
0.27
Dec/16
0.29
0.13 : 2.03
Yearly
Tourism Revenues
3678
CHF Million
Dec/17
4972
999 : 4972
Quarterly
Weapons Sales
186
USD Million
Dec/17
186
18 : 589
Yearly
Government
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Government Debt to GDP
29.7
%
Dec/17
29.1
25.1 : 48.9
Yearly
Government Budget
1.2
% of GDP
Dec/17
0.4
-3.2
: 1.9
Yearly
Government Budget Value
1373
CHF Million
Dec/18
1323
-18294
: 11751
Yearly
Government Spending
19903
CHF Million
Dec/17
19800
9778 : 19903
Quarterly
Government Spending to GDP
33.6
%
Dec/16
33.6
28.3 : 33.8
Yearly
Government Revenues
223705
CHF Million
Dec/18
219259
46464 : 223705
Yearly
Government Debt
197684
CHF Million
Dec/18
226607
76818 : 245923
Yearly
Fiscal Expenditure
221715
CHF Million
Dec/18
217426
47240 : 221715
Yearly
Asylum Applications
1270
persons
Jan/18
1075
750 : 5555
Monthly
Credit Rating
100
:
Monthly
Military Expenditure
4824
USD Million
Dec/16
4521
3715 : 7595
Yearly
Business
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Business Confidence
106
Index Points
Mar/18
108
67.8 : 122
Monthly
Manufacturing PMI
60.3
Mar/18
65.5
32.9 : 66.9
Monthly
Industrial Production
8.7
%
Dec/17
9.2
-8.9
: 13.6
Quarterly
Manufacturing Production
9.3
%
Dec/17
9.7
-9.9
: 14.2
Quarterly
Capacity Utilization
84.01
%
Mar/18
82.96
75.04 : 90
Quarterly
Factory Orders
19.6
%
Dec/17
9.7
-24
: 19.6
Quarterly
Changes in Inventories
-1099
CHF Million
Dec/17
-3472
-4142
: 4456
Quarterly
Bankruptcies
12927
Companies and Individuals
Dec/16
13016
3040 : 13016
Yearly
Car Registrations
26.19
Thousand
Feb/18
28.44
1.96 : 34.72
Monthly
Internet Speed
21683
KBps
Mar/17
21239
4380 : 21683
Quarterly
IP Addresses
3855605
IP
Mar/17
3760263
1700696 : 3855605
Quarterly
Competitiveness Index
5.86
Points
Dec/18
5.81
5.54 : 5.86
Yearly
Competitiveness Rank
1
Dec/18
1
1 : 4
Yearly
Corruption Index
85
Points
Dec/17
86
84 : 91
Yearly
Corruption Rank
3
Dec/17
5
3 : 12
Yearly
Ease of Doing Business
33
Dec/17
31
19 : 33
Yearly
Mining Production
1.2
%
Dec/17
4.2
-19
: 15.7
Quarterly
Zew Economic Sentiment Index
16.7
Mar/18
25.8
-91.1
: 65
Monthly
Consumer
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Consumer Confidence
5
Index Points
Mar/18
-2
-51
: 22
Quarterly
Retail Sales MoM
0.3
%
Feb/18
-0.3
-4.3
: 4.6
Monthly
Retail Sales YoY
-0.2
%
Feb/18
-0.4
-4.3
: 6.9
Monthly
Consumer Spending
92231
CHF Million
Dec/17
92039
51789 : 92231
Quarterly
Personal Savings
14.1
%
Dec/16
12.8
6.5 : 14.1
Yearly
Consumer Credit
852833
CHF Million
Jan/18
852430
158152 : 852833
Monthly
Gasoline Prices
1.53
USD/Liter
Mar/18
1.56
0.78 : 2.15
Monthly
Households Debt To Gdp
128
% of GDP
Sep/17
127
102 : 128
Quarterly
Households Debt To Income
182
%
Dec/16
181
144 : 182
Yearly
Housing
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Housing Index
167
Index Points
Dec/17
166
100 : 462
Quarterly
Construction Output
7.1
%
Dec/17
1.2
-7.9
: 8.9
Quarterly
Home Ownership Rate
42.5
%
Dec/16
43.4
42.5 : 44.5
yearly
Taxes
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Corporate Tax Rate
17.77
%
Dec/18
17.77
17.77 : 25
Yearly
Personal Income Tax Rate
40
%
Dec/18
40
40 : 40.4
Yearly
Sales Tax Rate
7.7
%
Dec/18
8
7.6 : 8
Yearly
Social Security Rate
12.46
%
Dec/18
12.46
12.1 : 18.1
Yearly
Social Security Rate For Companies
6.23
%
Dec/18
6.23
6.05 : 11.55
Yearly
Social Security Rate For Employees
6.23
%
Dec/18
6.23
6.05 : 6.55
Yearly
Climate
Last
Reference
Previous
Range
Frequency
Precipitation
18.41
mm
Dec/15
58.92
9.71 : 315
Monthly
Temperature
1.88
celsius
Dec/15
4.58
-8.81
: 21.09
Monthly
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