A survey published on 27 December 2022 shows Swiss consumer sentiment is at its lowest since 2017. More than one in four of those surveyed expects their financial situation to deteriorate. Rises in health insurance premiums and energy costs were cited as the main reasons for financial pessimism by the 27.5% of people expecting their […]

A survey published on 2 May 2022 shows a marked weakening of consumer sentiment in April in Switzerland. Consumers’ outlook for the general economic situation has turned far more pessimistic, said Switzerland’s State Secretariat of Economic Affairs (SECO). In April 2022, the consumer sentiment index plunged to -27, well below the long-term average of −5, […]