KOF Forecasts for the Swiss Construction Sector

Although the construction industry only accounts for a good 5% of total value added, investments in construction account for around 10% of Swiss Gross Domestic Product. Moreover, the workforce in the construction industry makes up 8% of total employment in Switzerland.

Construction investments are special insofar as the vast majority of intermediate inputs are procured in Switzerland. The import ratio of construction investments is thus comparatively low. Hence, changes in construction investments are likely to affect the rest of the economy to a greater extent than fluctuations in other sectors that respond to changes in business activity.

Construction investment forecasts are therefore of great interest generally and not only to players in the construction and supply industries.

The KOF produces forecasts of developments in the construction industry in Switzerland in the context of its quarterly forecast of macroeconomic forecasts. It also supplies in-depth forecasts every six months to the Euroconstruct Network with an even greater amount of detail and a broader scope.

Euroconstruct publishes its construction forecast for European countries in a half-yearly report and presents its results to the conferences that are held twice yearly. The report may be purchased from the KOF.

Further informations regarding data on the construction sector in Switzerland.

Euroconstruct

KOF is the Swiss partner of the Euroconstruct network and within this framework regularly publishes a detailed analysis of the Swiss construction industry. The results are published in the Country and Summary Report, which are presented at the semi-annual Euroconstruct conferences.

Further information on Euroconstruct and the reports

KOF «Baublatt» Indicators

The KOF calculates two KOF "Baublatt" indicators four times a year for the external page Baublatt (in German). These show the expected investment expenditure in CHF million as well as the previous year's rates of change. The indicators are presented quarterly (February, May, August, November) at the beginning of the month in the Baublatt.