The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland increased by 2.2% in May 2026 compared to the same month in the previous year. As in the previous two months, expenditures in Retail: Fuel stations rose significantly (+15.4%), most pronounced in northwestern Switzerland (+19.7%) and least pronounced in Ticino (+9.9%). Expenditures also grew in Retail: Food, beverage, tobacco… Read More Consumer expenditure grew in May (+2.2%), with fuel expenditures remaining high

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland increased by 2.3% in April 2026 compared to the same month in the previous year. As in March, the growth was driven by higher expenditures in the category Retail: Fuel stations (+16.1%), particularly in northwestern (+22.4%) and eastern (+21.2%) Switzerland. Expenditures rose by 3.3% in Food and beverage services and by 2.7%… Read More Consumer expenditure grew in April (+2.3%), with continuously high expenditures at fuel stations

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland increased by 1.6% in March 2026 compared to the same month in the previous year. This growth was driven by an increase in expenditures in the category Retail: Fuel stations (+11.8%), particularly in northwestern (+19.0%) and eastern (+17.5%) Switzerland. Furthermore, expenditures in the category Retail: Food, beverage, tobacco increased by 5.1%.… Read More Consumer expenditures grew in Switzerland in March, with a sharp increase at fuel stations

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland increased (+1.2%) in February 2026 compared to the same month in the previous year. High expenditure growth in Retail: Food, beverage, tobacco (+4.6%) more than offset lower spending in the residual category Other (-4.1%). In the further listed categories spending was similar as in the same month in the… Read More Solid consumer expenditure growth in Switzerland in February

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland increased substantially (+3.0%) in January 2026 compared to the same month in the previous year. As in December 2025, spending growth was broad-based across all regions and driven by higher expenditure growth in Retail: Food, beverage, tobacco (+6.8%). All categories except for Other (-2.6%) experienced positive growth rates. Similarly,… Read More Strong consumer expenditure growth in Switzerland in January

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland increased substantially (+3.2%) in December 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year. Spending growth was broad-based across all regions and driven by higher expenditure growth in Retail: Food, beverage, tobacco (+6.7%). For the full year 2025, compared to 2024, the CSI Switzerland increased by 1.5%, which… Read More Strong consumer expenditure growth in Switzerland in December 2025, but below average growth in the full year 2025

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland remained practically unchanged (+0.2%) in November 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year. Negative growth rates at the point-of-sale were compensated by a strong increase in E-commerce (+8.3%). Compared to October 2025, spending growth declined across all categories. This was especially pronounced in Retail: Food, beverage,… Read More Consumer expenditure stagnates in Switzerland in November

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland grew by 4.2% in October 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year. The increase was driven by higher spending in the category Retail: Food, beverage, tobacco (+7.3%). Compared to September 2025, spending in the category Accommodation has been no longer declining, showing a small increase (+1.7%).… Read More Consumer expenditure growth remains strong in Switzerland in October

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland grew by 3.5% in September 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year. The increase was driven by higher spending in the category Retail: Food, beverage, tobacco (+7.9%); and, compared to August 2025, spending in the category Retail: Other goods has been no longer declining, showing a… Read More Strong consumer expenditure growth in Switzerland in September

The Consumer Spending Index (CSI) Switzerland decreased by 0.1% in August 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year. Higher spending in e-commerce (+7.7%) did not fully offset lower expenditures at the point-of-sale across all regions. The decline in consumer expenditures was especially pronounced in Zurich (-3.2%).  In the whole of Switzerland, the… Read More Marginal decline of consumer expenditures in Switzerland in August