Gross domestic product in 3rd quarter 2015
Bern, 1.12.2015 - Switzerland’s real gross domestic product (GDP) stagnated in the 3rd quarter 2015 (0.0%)*. Positive contributions to GDP came from private (household) and public consumption. The balance of trade in goods** also contributed positively to GDP, whilst the balance of trade in services by contrast had a negative impact. On the production side healthcare and the insurance sector experienced the strongest growth. GDP grew by 0.8% compared with the 3rd quarter 2014; the GDP deflator (implicit price index) reduced by 1.2% in the same period.