Swiss economy to expand by 0.5% in Q4 2017 – Bloomberg Survey

According to the results of a Bloomberg survey of 30 economists on the Swiss economy for 2018, a majority of them see the Swiss economy expanding by 0.5% in Q4 2017.

Key Findings:

Prior survey showed Q4 2017 growth +0.7%.

GDP 1Q 2018 +0.5% q/q vs prior +0.4%.

GDP 2Q 2018 +0.4% q/q vs prior +0.4%

GDP 2017 +1.0% y/y vs prior +0.9%.

GDP 2018 +1.9% y/y vs prior +1.8%.

CPI 2018 +0.6% y/y vs prior +0.6%.