Federal Department of Economic Affairs,

Education and Research EAER

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Economic Policy Directorate
Short-Term Economic Analyses

Consumer sentiment, 11.03.20241

Consumer sentiment index

Sommer 2017
Calculated from the four sub-indices below

Konjunkturtendenzen
-30

-35 Month 2023:2 2024:2

Consumer sentiment index -34.8 -42.3

-40
Economic outlook -15.5 -31.9
-45
Past financial situation -50.8 -60.2
Financial outlook -30.6 -40.1
-50 Moment to make major purchases -42.4 -37.0

-55

-60
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

2023 2024

Sub-index 1: Economic outlook Sub-index 2: Past financial situation

-10 -40

-45
-20

-50
-30
-55
-40
-60

-50
-65

-60 -70
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

2023 2024 2023 2024

Sub-index 3: Financial outlook Sub-index 4: Moment to make major purchases

-30 -30

-35
-35
-40

-45 -40

-50
-45
-55

-60 -50
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

2023 2024 2023 2024

1 The survey is carried out continuously and online. A total of 3054 people aged 16 and over took part in the last month in German, French
or Italian. Further information and the data are available at www.seco.admin.ch/consumer-confidence.