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- Green NumberBetter than forecast -or- revised better
- Red NumberWorse than forecast -or- revised worse
- m/mMonth Over Month
- q/qQuarter Over Quarter
- y/yYear Over Year
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SZ 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;
- SZ SECO Consumer Climate Graph
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| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jul 10, 2026 | -36 | -35 | -38 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | -38 | -38 | -40 |
| May 8, 2026 | -40 | -46 | -43 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | -43 | -32 | -30 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | -30 | -29 | -30 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | -30 | -30 | -31 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | -31 | -33 | -34 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | -34 | -34 | -37 |
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- SZ SECO Consumer Climate News
From seco.admin.ch|Jul 10, 2026In June 2026 the consumer sentiment index stood at –36 points. This is 4 points lower than in June 2025. The following sub-indices are lower than in June 2025: economic outlook, past financial situation, financial outlook and moment to make major purchases. tables
From seco.admin.ch|Apr 10, 2026In March 2026 the consumer sentiment index stood at –43 points. This is 8 points lower than in March 2025. The following sub-indices are lower than in March 2025: economic outlook, financial outlook and moment to make major purchases. The following sub-index has barely changed compared to March 2025: past financial situation.
From seco.admin.ch|Mar 9, 2026|6 commentsIn February 2026 the consumer sentiment index stood at -30 points. This is 3 points higher than in February 2025. The following sub-indices are higher than in February 2025: economic outlook, past financial situation and moment to make major purchases. The following sub-index has barely changed compared to February 2025: financial outlook. charts
- From seco.admin.ch|Feb 9, 2026
In January 2026 the consumer sentiment index stood at –30 points. This is just under 1 point lower than in January 2025. The following sub-index is lower than in January 2025: economic outlook. The following sub-indices are higher than a year ago: past financial situation and moment to make major purchases. The following sub-index has barely changed compared to January 2025: financial outlook. charts
From seco.admin.ch|Jan 12, 2026In December 2025 the consumer sentiment index stood at –31 points. This is practically the same as in December 2024. The following sub-indices were higher than in December 2024: past financial situation and moment to make major purchases. The following sub-indices are lower than a year ago: economic outlook and financial outlook. charts
- From seco.admin.ch|Dec 8, 2025
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- From seco.admin.ch|Nov 7, 2025
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- From seco.admin.ch|Oct 10, 2025|1 comment
In September 2025 the consumer sentiment index stood at –37 points. This is 3 points lower than in September 2024. The following sub-index is lower than in September 2024: economic outlook. The following sub-indices are higher than a year ago: past financial situation, financial outlook and moment to make major purchases.
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