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The ZEW-CS-Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland has continued its rise in December 2016. Growing by 4.0 points, the index now stands at 12.9 points. The indicator's current level is therefore far above the long-term average of about minus 10 points. This marks the continuation of an upward trend observed since October 2016. When it comes to the current economic situation in Switzerland, however, experts are less positive in their evaluation than in the previous month: The corresponding indicator declined by 5.0 points to a level of 9.7. None of the survey participants evaluated the current economic situation in Switzerland as "bad."

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The ZEW-CS Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland continues to improve in November 2016. Compared to the previous month, it increased by 3.7 points to a current reading of 8.9 points. This marks the third successive rise of the indicator. In contrast, the assessment of the current economic situation in Switzerland deteriorates: the corresponding indicator declines by 3.2 points to a level of 14.7 points. Almost three quarters of the surveyed experts expect the economic development to remain unchanged within the next six months. Furthermore, a large majority of 85 per cent of the respondents considers the current economic situation to be normal.

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The ZEW-CS Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland has continued its rise in October 2016. Growing by 2.5 points, the index now stands at 5.2 points. The indicator thus continues the slight upward trend already seen in the previous month. The indicator for the current economic situation also recorded an increase, rising by 9.9 points to a current reading of 17.9 points. The ZEW-CS Indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon. It is calculated monthly by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS), Zurich.

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In September 2016, the ZEW-CS Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland rose by 5.5 points to a reading of 2.7 points. This is the first increase of the ZEW-CS Indicator after it had been falling for the last two months. As in the previous month, optimists and pessimists hold almost equal shares among the experts. When it comes to the current economic situation in Switzerland, however, experts are less positive in their evaluation than in the previous month: The corresponding indicator declined by 3.3 points to a level of 8.0 points.

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In August 2016, the ZEW-CS-Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland has once again experienced a decrease. With a drop by 8.7 points to a reading of minus 2.8 points, the indicator continues the downward trend already seen in the previous month. When it comes to the current economic situation, however, the surveyed experts recorded an upward trend, with the relevant indicator rising from 0.0 points in July 2016 to a current reading of 11.3 points.

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In July, the ZEW-CS Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland has fallen by 13.5 points to a reading of 5.9 points. The Brexit vote is likely to be partly responsible for the decline in Swiss economic sentiment. The ZEW-CS Indicator, however, remains in the positive. The share of financial experts expecting the economic situation to improve still outweighs the share of surveyed experts expecting a decline in the economic situation. The ZEW-CS Indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon. It is calculated monthly by the Mannheim Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS), Zurich.

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The ZEW-CS-Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland has increased slightly. With an improvement by 1.9 points, the indicator reaches a reading of 19.4 points in June 2016. Economic expectations thereby continue the upward trend already witnessed in Q2 2016. In June, Swiss economic expectations reached their highest assessment balance since February 2014. The ZEW-CS-Indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon. It is calculated on a monthly basis by the Mannheim Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS), Zurich.

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The ZEW-CS-Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland has increased by 6.0 points to a reading of 17.5 points in May 2016. By this improvement, economic expectations have reached their highest assessment balance since October 2015. The economic situation of Switzerland currently stands at exactly zero points. The ZEW-CS-Indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon. It is calculated on a monthly basis by the Mannheim Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS), Zurich.

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The ZEW-CS-Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland has risen by 8.4 points in March 2016 to a reading of 2.5 points. Thereby, the economic expectations reach a slightly positive balance. Still, a majority of 71.1 per cent of analysts expect economic growth in Switzerland to remain unchanged. The ZEW-CS Indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon. It is calculated monthly by the Mannheim Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS), Zurich.

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The ZEW-CS Indicator for the economic sentiment in Switzerland has continued its decline in February 2016. Falling slightly by 2.9 points, the index now stands at minus 5.9 points. Accordingly, the respondents rather expect a slowdown in the Swiss economy. The ZEW-CS Indicator reflects the expectations of the surveyed financial market experts regarding the economic development in Switzerland on a six-month time horizon. It is calculated monthly by the Mannheim Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in cooperation with Credit Suisse (CS), Zurich.

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