Potential output and long-term scenarios
Potential output and the output gap are macroeconomic variables that cannot be observed directly and must therefore be estimated using econometric methods.
Based on the European Commission's methodology, SECO calculates the potential output and the output gap for the years ahead, providing the basis for the long-term GDP scenarios.
SECO also publishes a second set of estimates covering the potential output and the output gap in the past.
Potential output and output gap in the coming years
Based on the European Commission's methodology.
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Long-term GDP growth scenarios
The long-term scenarios illustrate future GDP trends under different assumptions regarding the working population and labour productivity.
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Potential output and output gap in the past
Quarterly results based on the aggregation of several methods.
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Methodology
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Economic forecasts
The Federal Government Expert Group on Business Cycles updates its forecasts on a quarterly basis.
Gross domestic product
SECO publishes Switzerland’s quarterly national accounts approximately 60 days after the end of the quarter.
GDP flash
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Consumer sentiment
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Index of weekly economic activity
Experimental high-frequency index tracking the development of the Swiss economy.
Publications on the economic situation
«Konjunkturtendenzen» / «Tendances conjoncturelles» provide an overview of the domestic and international economic situation and current economic forecasts.
Contact
Economic Policy Directorate / Short Term Economic Analyses
Felicitas Kemeny
Holzikofenweg 36
3003 Bern