Wage evolution in 2017 - Nominal wage increase of 0.4% in 2017 – real wages decrease by 0.1%
Neuchâtel, 11.6.2018 - (FSO) –The Swiss nominal wage index rose by +0.4% on average in 2017 compared with 2016. It settled at 101.1 points (base 2015 = 100). Given an average annual inflation rate of +0.5%, real wages registered a decrease of -0.1% (101.0 points, base 2015 = 100) according to calculations by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).