Gunter Grittmann
Head of Information and Communication
E-mail: grittmann@zew.de
Phone: +49 (0)621-1235-132
Fax: +49 (0)621-1235-255
Kathrin Böhmer
Public Relations Officer
E-mail: boehmer@zew.de
Phone: +49 (0)621-1235-103
Fax: +49 (0)621-1235-255
The ZEW-CS-Indicator dropped by 39.4 points to minus 43.4 points in June 2012. After a surprisingly strong first quarter, the surveyed financial market experts expect that economic growth in Switzerland will slow down considerably in the second half of the year.
The ZEW-CS Indicator is calculated monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS). The indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon.
The assessment of the current economic situation in Switzerland has improved by 9.7 points to 19.7 points, reaching the highest level since August 2011.
Gunnar Lang, Phone: +49 (0)621/1235-372, E-mail: lang@zew.de
Maxime Botteron (Credit Suisse), Phone: +41 44 3329061, E-mail: maxime.botteron@credit-suisse.com