Latest reading: Retail sales increased 2.4% on a year-on-year basis in July, following a 2.2% rise in the prior month....
Retail Sales in Switzerland
The Swiss economy recorded an average growth rate of 0.8% in retail sales over the decade to 2024, same level as 's average of %. In 2024, Switzerland's retail sales growth was 1.0%.
Switzerland Retail Chart
Note: This chart displays Retail Sales (ann. var. %) for Switzerland from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Switzerland Retail Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales (ann. var. %) | 4.6 | -0.1 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
Retail sales slow in June
Latest reading: Retail sales increased 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis in June, following a 0.9% increase in the prior month. Relative to the prior month's data, readings in June softened for In contrast, readings improved for food, beverages, and tobacco (+1.1% vs +0.1% in May), household equipment (+1.2% vs -1.2% in May) and automotive fuel (-0.6% vs -1.2% in May). On a calendar-adjusted year-on-year basis, retail sales were up 1.5% in June, following a 3.4% rise in the prior month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Swiss retail projections for the next ten years from a panel of 3 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable retail forecast available for Swiss retail.
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