CHF SECO Consumer Climate
Financial confidence is a leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity;
Above 0.0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism. Source changed series calculation formula as of Nov 09. Source changed release frequency from quarterly to monthly as of Feb 2024;
- CHF SECO Consumer Climate Graph
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Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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Jun 10, 2024 | -38 | -37 | -38 |
May 13, 2024 | -38 | -40 | -38 |
Apr 5, 2024 | -38 | -41 | -42 |
Mar 11, 2024 | -42 | -35 | -41 |
Feb 15, 2024 | -41 | -33 | -40 |
Nov 2, 2023 | -40 | -25 | -27 |
Aug 2, 2023 | -27 | -25 | -30 |
May 2, 2023 | -30 | -22 | -30 |
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- CHF SECO Consumer Climate News
- From seco.admin.ch|Jun 10, 2024
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- From seco.admin.ch|Feb 15, 2024
Consumer sentiment has bounced back from the slump of last autumn. In January, the index increased for a third consecutive month. At −41 points it is well above the level of October 2023 (−53 points). However, it has not yet returned to the level of January 2023 (−35 points). Expectations for future economic developments brightened most markedly over the past three months (index level: −28 points). The retrospective assessment of economic performance has also steadily improved. Consumers' current estimates suggest that the economy ...
- From seco.admin.ch|Nov 2, 2023
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- From seco.admin.ch|May 2, 2023
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- From seco.admin.ch|Nov 1, 2022
According to the October survey, consumer sentiment has dampened further compared with the previous quarter. Consumers' assessment of their own financial situation has fallen to a new historic low. Willingness to make large purchases remains well below average. In contrast, perceptions of the labour market remain highly positive. The consumer sentiment index (now at -47 points) fell again compared with the July survey, reaching its lowest level since the survey began in 1972. For one thing, consumers' expectations on how the general ...
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