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A composite indicator, which is published monthly, to give an estimate GDP growth rate of the Swiss economy compared with the year-earlier quarter. It is based on 25 multisectoral design combined with three Core GDP models: core GDP, construction, and banking. Then, these measurement models are summarized through Core GDP Module Indicator, which are called Swiss Industry, Swiss Consumption, and Export Destination EU. It has a complex structure as it binds some 20 individual indicators in many steps.
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| 01:01 | Rightmove House Prices | Oct | |
| 06:30 | Industrial Production | Aug | |
| 09:15 | Producer & Import Prices | Sep | |
| 14:30 | Retail Sales | Sep | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Oct | |
| 16:00 | Business Inventories | Aug | |
| 16:30 | Bank of Canada Senior Loan Officer | 3 quarter | |
| 16:30 | Prime Minister Theresa May Speaks | ||
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