Gross Domestic Product in Third Quarter 2011
Bern, 1.12.2011 - The real gross domestic product for Switzerland grew by 0.2% between the second and third quarters.* Positive growth impulses were generated by private and government consumption as well as by construction investments. By contrast, declining exports and fixed assets investments had a negative impact on GDP growth. On the production side, domestic oriented sectors contributed to growth, while the value added from industry shrank. GDP growth was 1.3% compared to the third quarter of the previous year.