Switzerland GDP Growth Rate

Switzerland GDP Growth Rate 6 September 2016

Switzerland GDP Growth Rate 6 September 2016: 0.6% for Q2 2016, above the 0.4% forecast and against 0.3% in Q1 2016 (first reported as 0.1%). It is the highest reading since Q4 2014. 4 of the last 7 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Tue 6 Sep 2016 at 05:45 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.6%
Q2 2016
Forecast
0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0.3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A result above forecast would usually give the franc modest support, especially if it changes expectations for the SNB’s rate path. The move may be limited if inflation or global risk sentiment points the other way.

Switzerland GDP Growth Rate 6 September 2016: 0.6% for Q2 2016 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 7 releases
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Switzerland GDP Growth Rate 6 September 2016: 0.6% vs 0.4% forecast (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ch-gdp/2016-09-06

The last 7 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
6 Sep 2016Q20.6%0.4%0.3%
1 Jun 2016Q10.1%0.2%0.4%
2 Mar 2016Q40.4%0.2%-0.1%
1 Dec 2015Q30.0%0.2%0.2%
28 Aug 2015Q20.2%-0.1%-0.2%
29 May 2015Q1-0.2%-0.1%0.5%(R)
3 Mar 2015Q40.6%0.3%0.7%(R)