The State Secretariat For Economic Affairs on Tuesday marginally raised Switzerland's growth estimate for 2013 to 1.4 percent from 1.3 percent.
In the latest Summer economic forecasts, the expert group said the economy has held up relatively well in the spring of 2013, despite the ongoing recession in the euro area. The group projects 2.1 percent expansion for next year, unchanged from previous estimate.
It expects the export sector to benefit from economic opportunities present outside Europe, particularly in North America and Asia.
The group expects unemployment rates of about 3.3 percent for 2013 and 2014, up from 2.9 percent in 2012.
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