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Economic trends

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Economic trends, winter 2022/2023

Economy expected to slow down

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Published on 19.01.2023
1–3 lessons
German, French, Italian
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Overview

In this module, Iconomix provides a brief summary of the SECO publication ‘Konjunkturtendenzen’/‘Tendances conjoncturelles’ (economic trends) and the SECO press release.

  • The knowledge sheet is integrated in the worksheet.
  • Alongside questions testing understanding of the subject matter, there are individual advanced questions that go beyond the knowledge sheet and encourage further thought.
  • The following resources are also available:
    • Slide set with all charts and tables from the SECO publication
    • Dataset (Excel) with facts and figures on the economy
    • The individual components can be combined in different ways depending on the level of the audience.

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Economic trends, winter 2022/2023

  • Global: Global growth momentum has continued to slow down
  • Switzerland: Swiss economy has also lost momentum
  • Forecast: Sluggish growth in 2023 but no recession
  • Risks: Level of uncertainty associated with the forecast remains high
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Sample answers Economic trends, winter 2022/2023

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Extras

Economic developments: Charts (slide set)

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All graphs and tables from the SECO publication (only available in German)
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Economic developments: Time series (Excel)

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Published by: BAK Economics AG on behalf of iconomix
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Economic forecasts: Background knowledge (slide set)
Set of slides on how economic forecasts are made and used, prepared by Professor Aymo Brunetti, textbook author and professor of economics at the University of Bern. (only available in German)

Additional information

Links

Forecast: economic slowdown expected

The press release summarises the most important findings of the SECO forecast.

www.seco.admin.ch

Swiss National Bank hikes interest rate to counter 'spread of inflation'

Swissinfo (15.12.2022). The article discusses the SNB's interest rate increase to 1%.  The further tightening of the monetary policy is intended to counter increased inflationary pressure.

www.swissinfo.ch

Looking ahead: Switzerland's economic outlook for 2023

Swissinfo (28.12.2022). The article outlines the economic outlook for 2023 regarding key industries such as the financial sector, the pharmaceutical sector, the machine industry, or the watchmaking industry.

www.swissinfo.ch

Credits – Economic trends, winter 2022/2023

Concept:
Iconomix

Worksheet with integrated advanced text:
Iconomix, on the basis of the quarterly SECO press release and the SECO publication entitled ‘Konjunkturtendenzen’/‘Tendances conjoncturelles’

Charts (slide set):
Graphs and tables from the quarterly SECO publication entitled ‘Konjunkturtendenzen’/‘Tendances conjoncturelles’

Time series (Excel):
BAK Economics AG on behalf of Iconomix

Set of slides on how economic forecasts are made and used:
Professor Aymo Brunetti, textbook author and professor of economics at the University of Bern

Didactics consultant: Juliette Merath, KV Zurich

Translation & proofreading:
SNB Language Services

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