Switzerland SECO Consumer Sentiment Index in Switzerland

Secretaria de Estado de Economia (SECO) · Quarterly · Importance 60

-34.83 (Q3-26) ABS · puntos · Trimestral · CSV
Periodpuntos
Jul 2026 -34.83
Apr 2026 -39.98
Jan 2026 -30.12
Oct 2025 -36.93
Jul 2025 -32.76
Apr 2025 -42.40
Jan 2025 -29.28
Oct 2024 -37.01
Jul 2024 -32.40
Apr 2024 -38.06
Jan 2024 -41.05
Oct 2023 -51.64
Jul 2023 -36.77
Apr 2023 -37.48
Jan 2023 -36.98
Oct 2022 -58.31
Jul 2022 -51.47
Apr 2022 -35.48
Jan 2022 -10.58
Oct 2021 -8.16
Jul 2021 -2.22
Apr 2021 -14.34
Jan 2021 -20.69
Oct 2020 -24.79
Jul 2020 -22.74
Apr 2020 -46.88
Jan 2020 -15.51
Oct 2019 -22.28
Jul 2019 -18.62
Apr 2019 -17.02
Jan 2019 -15.67
Oct 2018 -15.25
Jul 2018 -15.48
Apr 2018 -13.00
Jan 2018 -7.71
Oct 2017 -13.12
Jul 2017 -9.94
Apr 2017 -13.14
Jan 2017 -7.24
Oct 2016 -15.90
Jul 2016 -17.80
Apr 2016 -14.22
Jan 2016 -13.28
Oct 2015 -17.67
Jul 2015 -17.61
Apr 2015 -6.88
Jan 2015 -11.03
Oct 2014 -14.47
Jul 2014 -8.02
Apr 2014 -7.89
Jan 2014 -3.63
Oct 2013 -11.62
Jul 2013 -12.59
Apr 2013 -8.91
Jan 2013 -6.10
Oct 2012 -17.74
Jul 2012 -18.15
Apr 2012 -11.67
Jan 2012 -14.42
Oct 2011 -18.73

About this indicator

SourceState Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
FrequencyQuarterly
Release Primer mes de cada trimestre (enero/abril/julio/octubre), publicacion a principios del mes siguiente (09:00 Zurich)
What it isThe SECO consumer confidence index (Konsumentenstimmung) measures Swiss households' expectations about the general economic outlook, their financial situation, unemployment and their capacity to save and spend. It is published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and is Switzerland's counterpart to the European Commission's consumer confidence indicator.
How it's calculatedSECO surveys a sample of Swiss households each quarter (since 2024, in the first month of the quarter) on twelve components; the headline composite index summarises the balance of positive minus negative answers, on a scale centred on zero where negative values indicate pessimism.
Market implicationsA drop in the index points to weaker private consumption, a key driver of the Swiss economy, while a rise signals improving confidence and a possible pickup in household spending. The SNB considers it as a gauge of domestic demand.
LimitationsIt is a perception survey (soft data), not a measure of actual spending, and can overreact to one-off news without feeding through to real consumption. Its quarterly frequency makes it less timely than the monthly readings of other countries.