Gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2022: continued recovery, disparate sectoral trends
Bern, 31.5.2022 - Switzerland's GDP grew by 0.5% in the first quarter, following on from a 0.2% increase in the last quarter of 2021.* The recovery continued as expected, driven largely by the industrial sector. Parts of the service sector were held back at the beginning of the quarter by the most recent wave of the pandemic and the accompanying restrictions.