Switzerland Second Quarter GDP: Statistical Summary (Table)

By Kristian Siedenburg

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Following is the summary of second quarter GDP for Switzerland from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs in Berne:

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                               2Q       1Q       4Q       3Q       2Q       1Q
                             2008     2008     2007     2007     2007     2007
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                         ------------ QoQ Percentage Changes (SA) ------------
Real GDP QoQ                 0.4%     0.3%     1.0%     0.7%     0.9%     1.0%
Final Consumption            0.7%     0.3%     0.2%     0.4%     0.5%     0.6%
Household Consumption        0.6%     0.2%     0.5%     0.8%     0.6%     0.8%
Government Consumption       0.4%     0.4%    -1.6%    -1.2%    -0.2%    -0.1%
Gross Fixed Capital         -0.7%     0.6%     0.7%    -2.8%     3.5%     1.3%
Exports                      3.6%     0.8%     0.0%     2.1%     1.2%     2.8%
Imports                      3.8%    -3.0%     2.4%     0.8%     0.7%    -0.7%
                         ------------ YoY Percentage Changes (NSA) -----------
Real GDP YoY                 2.3%     3.0%     3.8%     3.1%     3.4%     3.0%
Final Consumption            1.8%     1.0%     2.0%     1.7%     1.5%     1.1%
Household Consumption        2.5%     1.7%     3.0%     2.2%     1.7%     1.5%
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                               2Q       1Q       4Q       3Q       2Q       1Q
                             2008     2008     2007     2007     2007     2007
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Government Consumption      -1.6%    -2.6%    -3.2%    -1.2%     0.7%    -0.8%
Gross Fixed Capital         -2.2%     2.1%     2.6%     4.4%     8.1%     6.4%
Exports                      6.3%     3.9%     6.1%    11.2%    12.3%     8.4%
Imports                      4.0%     0.7%     3.2%     8.3%     6.7%     5.8%
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Source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

To contact the reporter on this story: Kristian Siedenburg in Budapest at ksiedenburg@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: September 2, 2008 01:45 EDT