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Economic trends, summer 2024

Below-average growth for 2024, followed by return to normal in 2025

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Published on 19.08.2024
1–3 lessons
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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 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 2024

  • Global: Growth has picked up somewhat
  • Switzerland: Low point in economic cycle passed
  • Forecast: Recovery in Europe boosts Swiss economy
  • Risks: Wars a factor of uncertainty
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Extras

Economic developments: Charts (slide set)

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Slide set with all charts and tables from the ‘Economic trends’ publication. (only available in German)
Published by SECO
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Economic developments: Time series (Excel)

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Excel file with quarterly data for Switzerland on GDP (expenditure side), the labour market, prices, exchange rates and construction since 1980. The sources are listed in the file.
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. (only available in German)
Author: Aymo Brunetti, University of Bern

Additional information

Links

Monetary policy assessment of 20 June 2024

SNB (20.06.2024). The press release explains the SNB's interest rate decision and its assessment of the economic outlook (Switzerland and the world).

www.snb.ch

Swiss economy gets boost from Europe

Swissinfo (17.06.2024). The article outlines the economic forecast for Switzerland with regard to the economic recovery in Europe.

www.swissinfo.ch

Economic forecast largely unchanged: Swiss growth in 2024 to be below average

SECO (17.06.2024). The press release summarises the most important findings of the SECO forecast.

www.seco.admin.ch

Credits – Economic trends, summer 2024

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, Certified economics teacher, KV Zurich

Translation & proofreading:
SNB Language Services

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