Tag Archive: Switzerland Imports

An import is any good or service brought into one country from another country in a legitimate fashion, typically for use in trade. Import goods or services are provided to domestic consumers by foreign producers.

Swiss Trade Balance August 2018: Exports above the 18 billion Franc Mark

2018-09-20

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2018-09-20

Switzerland Trade Balance, August 2018
After the dynamism registered until May 2018, Swiss foreign trade has been stalled since. In August and after seasonal adjustment, exports stagnated at a high level and imports fell by 1.1%. The trade balance has a surplus of 1.4 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance July 2018: Slowdown to a High Level

2018-08-22

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2018-08-22

Switzerland Trade Balance, July 2018
After stagnating the previous month, both exports and imports fell in July 2018. In seasonally adjusted terms, they fell by 3.0 and 2.8%, respectively. The decline in the chemicals-pharmaceuticals sector weighed on the result in both directions of the traffic. The trade balance is closing with a surplus of 1.2 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance June 2018: Fifth consecutive record of exports

2018-07-20

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2018-07-20

Swiss exports and imports, seasonally adjusted (in bn CHF), June 2018
The dynamism shown by exports since the beginning of 2017 continued in the second quarter of 2018. They are thus flying from record to record for the fifth quarter in a row. Imports, on the other hand, came to a standstill, at a high level, however, after posting strong growth in previous quarters. The trade balance closes on a surplus of 4.6 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance May 2018: Foreign trade overcomes stagnation

2018-06-21

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2018-06-21

Switzerland Trade Balance, May 2018
After stagnating in previous months, exports rose in May 2018. Seasonally adjusted exports rose 0.9% in one month. Imports were more dynamic, at + 3.8%. Chemistry-pharma and the vehicle sector generated 90% of growth in both traffic directions. The trade balance closed with a surplus of 2.3 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance April 2018: Foreign Trade Caps at a High Level

2018-05-29

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2018-05-29

Switzerland Trade Balance, April 2018
In recent months, both exports and Swiss imports have been apathetic. On April 1, 2018, and after seasonal adjustment, they respectively stagnated and fell by 3.4%. The chemistry-pharma has sealed the result in both directions of the traffic. The trade balance closed with a surplus of 2.8 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance Q1 2018: The positive trend continues

2018-04-24

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2018-04-24

Switzerland Trade Balance, Q1 2018
In the first quarter of 2018 and on a seasonally adjusted basis, foreign trade confirmed the positive trend of previous quarters. Both traffic directions have also reached record levels. Exports increased by 0.2% and imports by 4.1%. The divergent evolution of inflows and outflows has led to the smallest trade surplus in four and a half years.

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Swiss Trade Balance February 2018: Foreign Trade at a High Level

2018-03-20

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2018-03-20

Swiss exports and imports, seasonally adjusted (in bn CHF), February 2018
In February 2018, exports increased by 1.8%, confirming their positive trend. After their January record, imports fell back (-9.8%). However, they continued to grow at a high level, at 16.1 billion francs. At the entrance, the flagship markets Europe and North America led the result.

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Swiss Trade Balance January 2018: Imports Cross the 17 Billion Franc Mark

2018-02-20

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2018-02-20

Switzerland Trade Balance, Jan 2018
Although exports fell in January 2018 from the December peak, their trend remains upward. Imports, for their part, began the year with fanfare to sign a record result. In both traffic directions, chemicals and pharmaceuticals made rain and shine.

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Swiss Trade 2017: Exports at all-time high

2018-01-30

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2018-01-30

Switzerland Trade Balance, Dec 2017
Last year, Swiss foreign trade accelerated yet again relative to 2016: exports rose by 4.7% to reach a new record high. Imports grew by 6.9%, posting their strongest growth rate since 2010. Aside from the improved economic situation worldwide, the weakening of the Swiss franc and price trends played a decisive role in both directions of trade. With a surplus of CHF 34.8 billion, the balance of trade closed the year 6% (or CHF 2.1bn) lower than the...

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Swiss Trade Balance November 2017: Foreign Trade in Verve

2017-12-21

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2017-12-21

Switzerland Trade Balance, November 2017
Swiss foreign trade proved dynamic in November 2017. After correction of working days, exports grew by 9.5% and imports even 16.4% year on year, both boosted by rising prices. In real terms, they increased by 4.4 and 6.8%, respectively. The balance commercial loop with a surplus of 2.7 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance October 2017: A Slowdown at a High Level

2017-11-21

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2017-11-21

Switzerland Trade Balance, October 2017
In October 2017, Swiss foreign trade continued its advance. Adjusted for working days, exports grew by 5% against 7% for imports. Growth, however, weakened slightly compared to previous months. The trade balance is closing with a surplus of 2.4 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance 3rd Quarter 2017: Foreign Trade at a High Level

2017-10-19

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2017-10-19

Switzerland Trade Balance, September 2017
With adjusted working days, exports grew by 2.5% and imports by 7.4% in the third quarter of 2017. Trade was thus consolidated at a high level. The balance of the trade balance contracted from 10.3 to 8.5 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance August 2017: Dynamism of Imports

2017-09-21

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2017-09-21

Switzerland Trade Balance, Aug 2017
In August 2017, Swiss foreign trade grew stronger both at entry and exit. With growth of 9.9%, imports were much more dynamic than exports (+ 3.9%). The balance of trade closed with a surplus of 2.2 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade July 2017: Exports and Imports Decline after Reaching Highest in History

2017-08-22

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2017-08-22

Switzerland Trade Balance, July 2017
In July 2017, after adjusting for working days, exports grew by 4.5%, which were less dynamic than the previous two months. Imports rose red (-0.5%). The trade balance loops with a surplus of 3.6 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance First half of 2017: Exports with record value

2017-07-20

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2017-07-20

Switzerland Trade Balance, June 2017
In the first half of 2017, both exports (+ 4.4%) and imports (+ 4.8%) were dynamic. While the former scored a record result, the latter scored a higher in eight years. In both directions of traffic, chemicals and pharmaceuticals contributed decisively to growth. The trade balance loops with a surplus of 19 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance May 2017: Foreign Trade is Strengthening

2017-06-22

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2017-06-22

Switzerland Trade Balance, May 2017
In May 2017, Swiss foreign trade was dynamic. Adjusted for working days, exports increased by 7.5% and imports by 8.7%. Chemicals and pharma boosted growth in both directions. The balance of trade closed with an impressive surplus of 3.4 billion francs.

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Swiss Trade Balance April 2017: Exports Stagnate

2017-05-23

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2017-05-23

Switzerland Trade Balance, April 2017
In April 2017, adjusted exports of working days shrank as imports strengthened by 2.3%. Changes in sales were marked by the reluctance of the chemical and pharmaceutical sector. The trade balance has closed with the smallest surplus in the last two years.

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Swiss Trade Balance March 2017: Increase in Exports and Stagnation of Imports

2017-04-27

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2017-04-27

Switzerland Trade Balance, March 2017
Swiss exports are moving more and more toward higher value sectors: away from watches, jewelry and manufacturing towards chemicals and pharmaceuticals. With currency interventions, the SNB is trying to keep sectors alive, that would not survive without interventions.

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Swiss Trade Balance February 2017: Swiss imports finally rising more than exports

2017-03-21

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2017-03-21

Swiss exports and imports, seasonally adjusted (in bn CHF), Feb 2017
Swiss exports are moving more and more toward higher value sectors: away from watches, jewelry and manufacturing towards chemicals and pharmaceuticals. With currency interventions, the SNB is trying to keep sectors alive, that would not survive without interventions.

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Swiss Trade Balance January 2017: Pharma maintains the Exports in the black figures

2017-02-21

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2017-02-21

Swiss exports and imports, seasonally adjusted (in bn CHF), Jan 2017
After adjusting for working days, exports increased by 5.3% (real: + 2.3%) in January 2017, boosted by chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Imports, on the other hand, fell by 1.2% (real: -6.8%). The trade balance loops on a record monthly surplus of 4.7 billion francs.

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