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Economic trends

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Economic trends, winter 2024/2025

Less growth but no recession.

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.
  • A set of slides containing all the charts and tables from the SECO publication is also available.
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Economic trends, winter 2024/2025

  • Global: dynamic, with major differences between the economic areas.
  • Switzerland: subdued growth.
  • Forecast: outlook for 2025 deteriorating.
  • Risks: major uncertainty regarding international economic and trade policy.
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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

Economic developments: Time series

The SNB’s data portal contains a comprehensive collection of information on economically relevant indicators.
Published by: Swiss National Bank

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

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Credits – Economic trends, winter 2024/2025

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’

Data portal:
Swiss National Bank

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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