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Economic forecasts
Economic forecasts

Whether you are defining your business strategy, preparing your annual budget or reviewing your financial planning, forecasts are what you need. Here you will find up-to-date economic, interest-rate and currency forecasts by UBS Swiss Economic Research as well as the main trends in the global economy.

Forecast Switzerland

Switzerland

30.10.2009;
in %

2006

2007

2008

2009F

2010F

2011P

Gross Domestic Product

3.6

3.6

1.8

-1.5

1.7

2.1

Private consumption

1.6

2.4

1.7

0.9

0.2

1.0

Government spending

0.3

0.5

-0.1

2.5

1.2

0.4

Capital spending

4.7

5.2

0.4

-3.3

-0.9

1.8

    Construction

-1.4

-2.3

1.0

1.8

-1.1

-1.5

    Equipment

10.1

11.1

0.1

-7.1

-1.0

4.0

Exports

10.0

9.6

3.0

-12.1

5.8

509

Imports

6.5

6.1

0.5

-8.7

0.6

7.4

 

Unemployment (in 1000)

131.5

110.0

101.7

149.0

196.0

190.0

Unemployment rate (in %)

3.3

2.8

2.6

3.8

5.0

4.9

Inflation

1.1

0.7

2.4

-0.4

0.7

1.1

Charts on the Swiss economy

A very useful package of charts may be downloaded here, giving the current economic forecast, trends of the main macro and monetary variables, sectoral structures and developments as well as other aspects of interest regarding the Swiss economy. If you have them printed on transparencies, these charts may fit very well in your presentations.

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