Nominal Swiss wages up 1.5% in 2024, says latest estimate
Nominal wages up 1.5% in 2024 according to third estimate.
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Wages in Switzerland are likely to have risen slightly more in 2024 than previously assumed. However, some of this is likely to be eaten up by inflation.
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Nominallöhne 2024 laut dritter Schätzung um 1,5 Prozent gestiegen
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According to the third estimate by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), nominal wages have risen by 1.5% in the current year, according to a statement on Friday. The FSO estimates nominal wage development on a quarterly basis.
The figure is based on cumulative wage data and may change with each subsequent estimate. After the first quarter, a wage increase of 0.6% was initially measured, which was then revised upwards to 1.1% after the second quarter.
For most employees, however, wage increases will be eaten up by inflation. Forecasters currently expect an average inflation rate of just over 1% for the year as a whole.
According to FSO calculations, nominal wages rose by an average of 1.7% in 2023. Including annual inflation of 2.1%, real wages fell by an average of 0.4%.
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