Wage evolution in 2017 - Nominal wage increase of 0.4% in 2017 – real wages decrease by 0.1%

Neuchâtel, 11.06.2018 - (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).

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Address for enquiries

Didier Froidevaux, FSO, Wages and Working Conditions, tel.: +41 58 463 67 56,
e-mail: didier.froidevaux@bfs.admin.ch



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Federal Statistical Office
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https://www.admin.ch/content/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-71060.html