OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2012 Issue 1
The OECD Economic Outlook is the OECD’s twice-yearly analysis of the major economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, prices, fiscal and current account balances.
Coverage is provided for all OECD member countries as well as for selected non-member countries. This issue includes a general assessment, chapters summarising developments and providing projections for each individual country, a chapter on medium and long-term scenarios for growth and imbalances, and a and a statistical annex.
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Switzerland
Growth is expected to pick up from the second half of 2012 onwards, on the back of strengthening activity in Switzerland’s main trading partners, and unemployment is projected to decline slowly. Inflation will remain low, increasing only moderately from the end of 2012 onwards. The general government budget balance will remain in surplus.
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