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  "id": "macro_economics/consumer/ch_consumer_sentiment",
  "generated_at": "2026-06-25T11:07:18.508727+00:00",
  "last_refresh": "2026-06-25",
  "source": "SECO Swiss Consumer Sentiment long series; OECD quarterly fallback and SECO releases when needed.",
  "source_description": "Swiss consumer sentiment index from SECO, transformed relative to SECO's long-term average. The refresh uses SECO's machine-readable long series when available, with OECD quarterly history and official SECO release pages as a fallback from 2018 onward.",
  "table_id": "macro_economics/consumer/ch_consumer_sentiment",
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    "indicator_name": "Switzerland consumer confidence",
    "indicator_description": "Swiss consumer sentiment from SECO, transformed relative to its long-term average for furniture-market context on household confidence, major purchases and demand risk.",
    "title": "Switzerland consumer confidence",
    "description": "Swiss consumer sentiment index from SECO, transformed relative to SECO's long-term average. The refresh uses SECO's machine-readable long series when available, with OECD quarterly history and official SECO release pages as a fallback from 2018 onward.",
    "source": "SECO Swiss Consumer Sentiment long series; OECD quarterly fallback and SECO releases when needed.",
    "source_description": "Swiss consumer sentiment index from SECO, transformed relative to SECO's long-term average. The refresh uses SECO's machine-readable long series when available, with OECD quarterly history and official SECO release pages as a fallback from 2018 onward.",
    "visibility": "public",
    "updated_at": "2026-06-25T10:51:25.483267Z",
    "last_refresh": "2026-06-25",
    "table_id": "macro_economics/consumer/ch_consumer_sentiment",
    "topic": "Macroeconomics",
    "subtopic": "Consumer sentiment",
    "geo": [
      "CH"
    ],
    "geo_included": [
      "CH"
    ],
    "page_slug": "switzerland-consumer-confidence",
    "page_url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/consumer-sentiment/switzerland-consumer-confidence/",
    "chart_type": "line",
    "series_type": "single",
    "frequency": "monthly",
    "units": "Index balance",
    "legend": false,
    "featured_topic": false,
    "featured_subtopic": false,
    "featured_rank_topic": null,
    "featured_rank_subtopic": null,
    "chart_title": "Switzerland Consumer Sentiment",
    "y_axis_label": "Index balance",
    "related_indicators": [
      {
        "title": "Switzerland Furniture Consumer Market Size",
        "url": "/indicators/retail/market-size/switzerland-furniture-consumer-market-size/",
        "label": "Market size"
      },
      {
        "title": "Switzerland Furniture Retail Market Size",
        "url": "/indicators/retail/market-size/switzerland-furniture-retail-turnover/",
        "label": "Retail"
      },
      {
        "title": "CHF per EUR Exchange Rate",
        "url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/exchange-rates/chf-eur-exchange-rate/",
        "label": "Currency"
      },
      {
        "title": "Switzerland Furniture Production Market Size",
        "url": "/indicators/industry/market-size/switzerland-furniture-production-turnover/",
        "label": "Production"
      }
    ],
    "taxonomy_path": [
      "macroeconomics",
      "consumer-sentiment",
      "consumer-confidence"
    ],
    "taxonomy_labels": [
      "Macroeconomics",
      "Consumer sentiment",
      "Consumer confidence"
    ],
    "taxonomy_nodes": [
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        "label": "Macroeconomics",
        "has_page": true,
        "sort_order": 30
      },
      {
        "id": "consumer-sentiment",
        "label": "Consumer sentiment",
        "has_page": true,
        "sort_order": 10
      },
      {
        "id": "consumer-confidence",
        "label": "Consumer confidence",
        "has_page": false,
        "sort_order": 10
      }
    ],
    "taxonomy_page_path": [
      "macroeconomics",
      "consumer-sentiment"
    ],
    "taxonomy_page_labels": [
      "Macroeconomics",
      "Consumer sentiment"
    ],
    "taxonomy_collection": "consumer-confidence",
    "taxonomy_collection_label": "Consumer confidence",
    "entity": {
      "type": "country",
      "geo": [
        "CH"
      ]
    },
    "methodology_url": "/about/methodology/consumer-confidence/",
    "methodology_label": "Consumer Confidence Methodology",
    "data_hash": "80850e7cc18dd61659152956b59f8d556e09b37cec76dbefccce2140d0d19d55",
    "trend_summary": "In April 2026, the indicator reached -34 Index balance, compared with -4.2 Index balance in January 2018. The latest month changed by 3 Index balance from March 2026, while the full-period change was -29.8 Index balance. Across the available history, the range runs from -49.4 in October 2022 to 4.3 in July 2021. The latest observation sits between the period low and high, so it should be read against both the October 2022 trough and the July 2021 peak.",
    "trend_summary_generated_at": "2026-06-25T11:07:18.509672+00:00",
    "trend_summary_source": "fallback",
    "key_findings": [
      "Switzerland consumer sentiment remains weak, pointing to a cautious household-demand backdrop for discretionary furniture and home-related purchases.",
      "Structurally, the indicator is still close to the lower end of its recent range, so the broader sentiment backdrop remains fragile.",
      "The latest directional signal is negative, indicating that consumer momentum has weakened rather than stabilized."
    ],
    "key_findings_source": "consumer_sentiment_rule",
    "chart_alt_text": "Line chart for Switzerland Consumer Sentiment in Index balance. The series runs from 2018-01-01 to 2026-04-01; the latest value is -34 Index balance. The peak is 4.3 Index balance in 2021-07-01."
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2018-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -4.2
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -8.3
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-07-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -8.7
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-10-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -6.4
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -12.1
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -12.3
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-07-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -11.9
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-10-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -13.4
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -11.9
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -42.1
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-07-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -16.1
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-10-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -15.9
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -17.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -9.5
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-07-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": 4.3
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-10-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": 0.7
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -6.8
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -30.7
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-07-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -44.9
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-10-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -49.4
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -24.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -24.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-07-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -21.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-10-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -34.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -35.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-02-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -36.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-03-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -32.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -32.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-05-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -32.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-06-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -31.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-07-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -26.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-08-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -29.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-09-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -28.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-10-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -31.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-12-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -24.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -23.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-02-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -28.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-03-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -29.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -36.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-05-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -31.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-06-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -26.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-07-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -27.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-08-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -34.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-09-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -31.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -31.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-11-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -28.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-12-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -25.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -24.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -24.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -37.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-01",
      "geo": "CH",
      "value": -34.0
    }
  ]
}