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Economic trends

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Economic trends, summer 2023

Below-average growth expected to continue

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Published on 14.08.2023
1–3 lessons
German, French, Italian
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Overview

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

  • The advanced text is integrated in the worksheet.
  • Alongside questions testing understanding of the subject matter, there are individual advanced questions that go beyond the advanced text 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, summer 2023

  • Global: The global economic situation is fragile
  • Switzerland: Solid growth in first quarter of 2023
  • Forecast for Switzerland: Economy set to weaken in 2023, with higher growth in 2024
  • Risks: Pronounced economic risks
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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

Economic forecast: recovery continues at a slower pace

SECO (15.06.2022). The press release summarises the most important findings of the SECO forecast.

www.admin.ch

Swiss National Bank raises interest rates in surprise move

Swissinfo (16.06.2022). The article discusses the SNB's interest rate increase to -0.25%. The tighter monetary policy is intended to prevent inflation in Switzerland from spreading more widely to goods and services.

www.swissinfo.ch

Credits – Economic trends, summer 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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