Switzerland: 2001 Article IV Consultation — Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities of Switzerland
IMF Staff Country Reports, May 21, 2001
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- Published: May 21, 2001
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451807189.002
Macroeconomic performance and labor market
- Switzerland experienced a mixed macroeconomic performance over the past quarter century, with stagnation in the 1990s followed by a renewed upswing by 2001.
- Registered unemployment declined sharply during the upswing and was below 2 percent in early 2001.
- Reports indicated increasing shortages of skilled labor during the upswing.
Inflation and external sector
- The surge in oil prices pushed headline inflation slightly above 1½ percent in 2000, up from 0.8 percent in 1999.
- The longstanding current account surplus reached almost 13 percent of gross domestic product in 2000.
Publication and document identifiers
- Publication date: May 21, 2001
- Pages: 46
- Volume: 2001
- Issue: 074
- Series: Country Report No. 2001/074
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451807189.002
- Stock No: 1CHEEA0012001
- ISBN: 9781451807189
- ISSN: 1934-7685
Key subjects and keywords covered
- Subject tags: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Inflation, Monetary policy, Monetary policy frameworks, Price stabilization, Prices, Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, CR, deficit, deficit guarantee, federal deficit, Global, growth performance, headline inflation, Inflation, ISCR, Monetary policy frameworks, Price stabilization, spending item, staff appraisal, state trading companies
International Monetary Fund — Switzerland: 2001 Article IV Consultation — Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities of Switzerland (May 21, 2001).