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Swiss Consumer Price Index in December and annual inflation 2021

The consumer price index fell by 0.1% in December 2021 compared with the previous month, reaching 101.5 points. Inflation was +1.5% compared with the same month of the previous year. The average annual inflation reached +0.6% in 2021.

Cause of death statistics 2020: provisional figures of the months January to March

In March 2020, COVID-19 was the main cause of death in 10% of men who died and in 6% of women who died. 95% of people who died of COVID-19 were aged 65 or older.

Internet use in households in 2021

In 2021, 96% of people aged between 15 and 88 used the internet in Switzerland. More than half of people aged 75 and above used it daily. A comparison with the results for 2019 shows the contrasting effects of the pandemic.

Indicator system for the measurement of well-being: 2021 update

The COVID-19 pandemic has left its mark on the Swiss population’s well-being, having an impact on many areas of life. The life expectancy of men, for example, has fallen by almost a year.

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Utilisation of subscription and streaming services

How did the use of subscription and streaming services change between the film years 2017 to 2020? See the new interactive graph of the week to find out!

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Central economic statistics of the FSO on opendata.swiss

In a joint project of the FSO and the KOF, central economic data were identified which will gradually be published as OGD and made available on the federal opendata.swiss platform.

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Experimental statistics

Experimental statistics are produced using new methods and/or new data sources.

Structural survey 2021

The structural survey of the population census is currently underway. The questionnaire can be answered online or in paper form. A free hotline is available for enquiries.

Statistics counts

The "Statistics count" website highlights the importance of statistics for all stakeholders in society.

SwissCovid App Monitoring

Discover the latest figures from the FSO on the SwissCovid app!

Monitoring of the legislature plan

The purpose of the legislature indicators is to observe the objectives defined by the Federal Council and Parliament in the 2019–2023 Legislature Plan.

Statistical Yearbook and Statistical Data on Switzerland 2021

Both publications provide a clear summary of relevant facts about our society, economy, environment and other topics.

Multi-Annual Programme

The Confederation’s statistical multi-annual programme sets out the Federal Council’s guidelines for official statistics for the legislative period up to 2023 and provides an overview of the strategic goals, priorities and activities for all government offices.

Artificial Intelligence

At its meeting on 25.08.2021, the Federal Council decided to develop a “Competence Network for Artificial Intelligence” (CNW AI). The corresponding unit for this will be attached to the FSO.

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