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  "source": "Official Swiss Federal Statistical Office annual new buildings with dwellings, temporally disaggregated to months with official BFS building-construction output dynamics for NOGA 41 Hochbau and nowcast at the tail from the same official construction-output family.",
  "source_description": "Construction-side Swiss housing indicator benchmarked to official annual Swiss Federal Statistical Office new buildings with dwellings and converted to monthly frequency using official BFS building-construction output dynamics for NOGA 41 Hochbau.",
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    "indicator_description": "Monthly Switzerland residential construction indicator benchmarked to official annual BFS new buildings with dwellings, temporally disaggregated with official BFS Hochbau construction-output dynamics and indexed to 2019 = 100.",
    "title": "Switzerland Residential Construction Activity",
    "description": "Monthly Switzerland residential construction indicator benchmarked to official annual BFS new buildings with dwellings, temporally disaggregated with official BFS Hochbau construction-output dynamics and indexed to 2019 = 100.",
    "source": "Official Swiss Federal Statistical Office annual new buildings with dwellings, temporally disaggregated to months with official BFS building-construction output dynamics for NOGA 41 Hochbau and nowcast at the tail from the same official construction-output family.",
    "source_description": "Construction-side Swiss housing indicator benchmarked to official annual Swiss Federal Statistical Office new buildings with dwellings and converted to monthly frequency using official BFS building-construction output dynamics for NOGA 41 Hochbau.",
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    "last_refresh": "2026-08-01",
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    "y_axis_label": "Index [2019=100]",
    "related_indicators": [
      {
        "title": "Switzerland Furniture Market Hub",
        "url": "/market/switzerland-furniture-market-hub/",
        "label": "Market hub"
      },
      {
        "title": "Switzerland Housing Market Activity",
        "url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/housing/switzerland-housing-market-activity/",
        "label": "Composite"
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      {
        "title": "Switzerland New Mortgage Activity",
        "url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/housing/switzerland-new-mortgage-activity/",
        "label": "Finance"
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      {
        "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/",
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      "market-activity"
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    "methodology_url": "/about/methodology/housing-market-activity/",
    "methodology_label": "Housing Market Activity Methodology",
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    "trend_summary": "The Switzerland Residential Construction Activity index shows a notable peak in June 2018 at 120.6, followed by a general decline, reaching a trough in March 2024 at 68.2. The latest level, at 72.7, remains below the historical average, indicating a continued downturn from earlier highs. Recent momentum appears slightly positive, with year-over-year increases of 6.0% over three months and 5.9% over six months, although the 12-month change is more modest at 2.3%. Yearly averages suggest a gradual decline from 2018 through 2026, with a particularly sharp drop anticipated in 2024.",
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    "key_findings": [
      "Switzerland Residential Construction Activity housing activity remains subdued, pointing to a cautious backdrop for furniture, kitchens and home-related demand.",
      "Read alongside Switzerland Housing Market Activity and Switzerland New Mortgage Activity, soft housing activity keeps the furniture demand backdrop cautious.",
      "Recent movement is broadly sideways, so the housing signal is not yet showing a clear new impulse."
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    "chart_alt_text": "Line chart for Switzerland Residential Construction Activity in index points. The series runs from 2018-01-01 to 2026-03-01; the latest value is 72.7 index points. The peak is 120.6 index points in 2018-06-01."
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