Download the complete Europe Daily Briefing Swiss-owned Meyer Burger confirmed it will close its solar modules production site in Freiberg, Germany, moving Germany’s last solar cell manufacturer to the U.S. The proximate reason is because the group cannot compete with Chinese imports without greater support from the German state. The U.S. by contrast is offering generous subsidies through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; the company expects...
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GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Real Private Consumption | 2023 Q4 | 97,124 | 96,848 | Mil. Ch. 2015 CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Private Consumption | 2023 Q4 | 103,287 | 102,873 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Real Investment | 2023 Q4 | 41,850 | 40,818 | Mil. Ch. 2015 CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Investment | 2023 Q4 | 46,203 | 44,472 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Real Gross Domestic Product | 2023 Q4 | 192,603 | 192,060 | Mil. Ch. 2015 CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2023 Q4 | 46,806 | 47,641 | Mil. Ch. 2015 CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2023 Q4 | 50,415 | 51,341 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2023 Q4 | 22,935 | 22,688 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2023 Q4 | 200,271 | 199,476 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Real Government Consumption | 2023 Q4 | 21,121 | 21,004 | Mil. Ch. 2015 CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Feb 2024 | 107.06 | 106.39 | Index Dec2020=100, NSA | Monthly |
Producer Price Index (PPI) | Feb 2024 | 106.83 | 106.69 | Index Dec2020=100, NSA | Monthly |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Unemployment Rate | Feb 2024 | 2.4 | 2.5 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Unemployment | Feb 2024 | 111,879 | 113,175 | #, NSA | Monthly |
Secondary Industries Employment | 2023 Q3 | 1,070 | 1,069 | Ths. #, NSA | Quarterly |
Primary Industries Employment | 2023 Q3 | 138.12 | 126.33 | Ths. #, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Wages & Salaries | 2022 | 105.6 | 107.6 | 2010 = 100, NSA | Annual |
Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 173,023 | 164,400 | # | Annual |
Labor Force | 2016 | 4,889,215 | 4,814,298 | # | Annual |
Labor Force Employment | 2016 Q4 | 5,080 | 5,051 | Ths. | Quarterly |
Total Employment | 2016 Q4 | 5,080 | 5,051 | Ths. | Quarterly |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2023 Q4 | 149,506 | 147,375 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2023 Q4 | 136,466 | 134,670 | Mil. Ch. 2015 CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Exports of Goods | 2023 Q4 | 110,576 | 108,669 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Net Exports | 2023 Q4 | 27,844 | 29,442 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2023 Q4 | 103,787 | 101,301 | Mil. Ch. 2015 CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2023 Q4 | 121,661 | 117,933 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Balance of Goods | 2023 Q4 | 31,534 | 33,720 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods | 2023 Q4 | 79,042 | 74,949 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Current Account Balance | 2023 Q3 | 22,537 | 17,405 | Mil. CHF, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Net Exports | 2017 | 92,077,714,600 | 86,414,056,400 | NCU | Annual |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Government Budget Balance | 2026 | -1,698 | -2,524 | Mil. CHF | Annual |
Government Expenditures | 2026 | 94,633 | 93,312 | Mil. CHF | Annual |
Government Revenues | 2026 | 92,935 | 90,788 | Mil. CHF | Annual |
Gross External Debt | 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | USD, NSA | Quarterly |
Outstanding Public Debt | 2017 | 102,474 | 97,462 | Mil. CHF | Annual |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Stock Market Index | 15 Mar 2024 | 11,726 | 11,711 | Index, NSA | Daily |
Average Long-term Government Bond | 29 Feb 2024 | 0.83 | 0.85 | % p.a., NSA | Business Daily |
Money Market Rate | Feb 2024 | 1.57 | 1.62 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | Feb 2024 | 1.57 | 1.62 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Lending Rate | 11 Jun 2019 | -0.71 | Percent, NSA | Business Daily | |
Real Estate | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
House Price Index | 2016 Q4 | 457.1 | 453.6 | 1970=100, NSA | Quarterly |
Building Completions | 2013 Q1 | 7,740 | 12,786 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Residential Building Permits | 2013 Q1 | 13,325 | 16,277 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Confidence | 2024 Q1 | -43.13 | -49.15 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Business Confidence | Feb 2024 | 101.58 | 102.49 | Index 2013 to 2022=100, NSA | Monthly |
Industrial Production | 2023 Q4 | 133.8 | 126.7 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Quarterly |
Change in Inventories | 2023 Q4 | -2,210 | -3,853 | Mil. CHF, CDASA | Quarterly |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Births | 2022 | 82,371 | 89,644 | # | Annual |
Deaths | 2022 | 74,425 | 71,192 | # | Annual |
Population | 2022 | 8,815,385 | 8,738,791 | #, NSA | Annual |
Net Migration | 2017 | 250,000 | # | Annual | |
Birth Rate | 2015 | 10.5 | 10.4 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Death Rate | 2011 | 7.8 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |