Ronny Oberholzer
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Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 4th Quarterly Report 2025(2026-02-03); ; The Quarterly Reports of the Swiss Trade Monitor document time trends in Switzerland's foreign goods and services trade of the most recent completed quarter. Not only are exports and imports considered in total, but these are broken down to provide a detailed analysis of Switzerland's trade development with its largest trading partners and most important product groups. Due to differences in data release schedules, the fourth edition of 2025 sheds light on the year 2025 for goods trade and the first three quarters for services trade. Here are key observations: - The value of Switzerland's foreign goods trade in 2025 was about 2.8 percent higher than in 2024. Exports grew 1.4 percent while imports increased by 4.5 percent. - Chemicals and pharma exports stand out with high values in Q1 of 2025 but falling since --- Q4 2025 was below the previous year. - Among trade partners, Austria and the UAE stand out for high Swiss export growth in the past twelve months. Imports from Japan fell by 18 percent, while those from Slovenia grew 44 percent. - Exports of services in Q3 of 2025 were two percent higher than 2024 while imports fell one percent. - The decline in Swiss services imports is driven by transportation services in particular.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 3rd Quarterly Report 2025(2025-10-21); ; The Quarterly Reports of the Swiss Trade Monitor document time trends in Switzerland's foreign goods and services trade of the most recent completed quarter. Not only are exports and imports considered in total, but these are broken down to provide a detailed analysis of Switzerland's trade development with its largest trading partners and most important product groups. Due to differences in data release schedules, the third edition of 2025 sheds light on the first three quarters of the year for goods trade and the first two quarters for services trade. Here are key observations: -- The value of Switzerland's foreign goods trade in the first three quarters of 2025 was about 4.4 percent higher than in 2024. Exports grew 4.6 percent while imports increased by 4.2 percent. -- Chemicals and pharma exports stand out with high values in Q1 of 2025 but falling since --- Q3 2025 was below the previous year. -- Among trade partners, Slovenia and the US stand out for high Swiss export growth in the past twelve months. Imports from Singapore fell by about two thirds, driven by chemicals and pharmaceuticals. -- Exports of services in Q2 of 2025 were 3 percent lower than 2024 while imports fell 6 percent. -- The decline in Swiss services imports is driven by transportation services in particular.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 4th Quarterly Report 2024(2025-02-13); ; The Quarterly Reports of the Swiss Trade Monitor document time trends in Switzerland's foreign goods and services trade of the most recent completed quarter. Not only are exports and imports considered in total, but these are broken down to provide a detailed analysis of Switzerland's trade development with its largest trading partners and most important product groups. Due to differences in data release schedules, the fourth edition of 2024 sheds light on the all quarters of the year for goods trade and the first three quarters for services trade. Here are key observations: - Switzerland's foreign goods trade in 2024 was about one percent higher than in 2023. Exports grew 3.2 percent while imports fell 1.6 percent. - In a year-over-year comparison, chemicals and pharma exports stand out with high growth in Q4. In contrast, imports of vehicles continue a negative trend. - Among trade partners, Slovenia again stands out. Both exports and imports still grow at outstanding rates. Exports to both China and the US are growing in a year-over-year comparison. - Exports and imports of services in Q3 of 2024 were higher than in 2023 with growth rates of 5 and 9 percent, respectively. - Growth in Swiss services imports is driven by several countries and transportation services in particular. Meanwhile, exports of services related to information and communication technologies continue to grow strongly.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 2nd Quarterly Report 2025(2025-07-18); ; The Quarterly Reports of the Swiss Trade Monitor document time trends in Switzerland's foreign goods and services trade of the most recent completed quarter. Not only are exports and imports considered in total, but these are broken down to provide a detailed analysis of Switzerland's trade development with its largest trading partners and most important product groups. Due to differences in data release schedules, the second edition of 2025 sheds light on the first two quarters of the year for goods trade and the first quarter for services trade. Here are key observations: - Switzerland's foreign goods trade in the first half of 2025 was about 6.7 percent higher than in 2024. Exports grew 7.7 percent while imports increased by 5.4 percent. - In a year-over-year comparison, chemicals and pharma exports stand out with high growth in Q1 and Q2 of 2025. In contrast, imports of manufactured goods (including machines and vehicles) were lower in Q2 2025 than the previous year. - Among trade partners, Slovenia and the US stand out for high Swiss export growth. Imports from Singapore fell by about two thirds, driven by chemicals and pharmaceuticals. - Exports of services in Q1 of 2025 were unchanged compared to 2024 while imports grew 4 percent. - Growth in Swiss services imports is driven by several countries and licenses and R&D services in particular.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 1st Quarterly Report 2024(2024-04-18); ; The Quarterly Reports of the Swiss Trade Monitor document time trends in Switzerland's foreign goods and services trade of the most recent completed quarter. Not only are exports and imports considered in total, but these are broken down to provide a detailed analysis of Switzerland's trade development with its largest trading partners and most important product groups. Due to differences in data release schedules, the first edition of 2024 sheds light on the first quarter of the year for goods trade and the fourth quarter for services trade. Here are some key observations: -- Switzerland's foreign goods trade in Q1 2024 was about eight percent lower than in Q1 of 2023. Both imports and exports fell by eight percent. -- While pharma exports declined significantly, imports grew in a YoY-comparison with Q1 of 2023. Large declines in mineral fuels (HS-27) decreased both imports and exports. This partially reflects price changes. -- While goods trade with nations such as Italy and especially Slovenia flourishes, volumes with key partners such as Germany, France, China, or Spain are declining. -- In contrast to the development observed with goods trade, the report shows that Swiss services trade is growing strongly - both on the export and import side. -- Growth in Swiss services imports is mainly driven by transportation services while exports of ICT and tourism services are growing strongly.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 2nd Quarterly Report 2024(2024-07-18); ; The Quarterly Reports of the Swiss Trade Monitor document time trends in Switzerland's foreign goods and services trade of the most recent completed quarter. Not only are exports and imports considered in total, but these are broken down to provide a detailed analysis of Switzerland's trade development with its largest trading partners and most important product groups. Due to differences in data release schedules, the second edition of 2024 sheds light on the second quarter of the year for goods trade and the first quarter for services trade. Here are some key observations: --- Switzerland's foreign goods trade in Q2 2024 was about six percent higher than in Q2 of 2023. Exports (+8 percent) grew faster than imports (+3 percent). Switzerland's quarterly goods exports surplus reached an all-time high of 16.2 billion Francs. --- Both on the export and import side, pharmaceutical products stand out for high values and growth rates. While chemicals exports increased strongly as well, watch exports continue to stagnate. --- Among trade partners, Slovenia again stands out. Both exports and imports grew at outstanding rates. --- Exports and imports of services in Q1 of 2024 were slightly higher than in 2023 with growth rates of 2 and 5 percent, respectively. --- Growth in Swiss services imports is mainly driven by the United States and transportation services while exports of ICT and tourism services are growing significantly.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 14 - Dynamic Gravity(2024-08-05); ; The so-called gravity model of trade holds that nations trade most with countries that (i) have a large GDP and (ii) are geographically close. The implications of this model are valid for Switzerland, too. Its trade flows are weaker with distant and small economies in contrast to geographically close and big economies. One corollary that follows from the gravity model is that a country's trade flows should increase most strongly with nations that feature the largest growth rate of their GDP. Again, data for Switzerland supports this empirically. Among countries that have experienced large absolute increases in their GDP in the recent decade, Switzerland has no free trade agreement (FTA) in force with the US, India, Australia, or Vietnam. In this regard, our analysis sheds light on priorities for Swiss trade policy negotiations.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 12 - Trading with Africa(2024-05-16); ; Switzerland's trade volume with the African continent amounts to around CHF 20 billion. Swiss exports account for CHF 4 billion and the most important products include pharmaceuticals, machines as well as watches. Swiss imports from Africa are dominated by precious metals, pearls, and mineral fuels. Lesser traded products include cars, articles of apparels and agricultural goods. The largest African partners for Swiss exports are Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, and Algeria. On the import side, South Africa, Ghana, Burkina Faso as well as Mali are the most significant partners. When considering a partner's GDP, trade volumes with Africa are not lower than with other regions. Low trade volumes with Africa can thus primarily be explained by Africa's low economic performance in an international comparison. Gold imports from Africa have been steadily increasing in the last several years. Trade volumes follow the gold price closely, as is the case for most commodities.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 10 - China+0 Strategy - An indispensable Nation?(2024-02-21); ; Switzerland's imports from China constitute approximately 8% of its total imports, and over 5.5% of its exports go to China, indicating a significant but not primary trading partnership. For certain product categories, however, more than 50% of Switzerland's imports are sourced from China, particularly in telecommunications equipment and computing machinery, highlighting a heavy reliance on China for specific goods. Despite some growth in imports from alternative Asian countries (labeled "Altasia" and including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam), there is no systematic pattern of trade diversification away from China, with the share of Swiss imports from China remaining stable. The data suggest that China continues to be an indispensable trading partner for Switzerland, with any attempts at diversification not significantly reducing reliance on Chinese imports so far.Type:discussion paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Swiss Trade Monitor - 11 - Switzerland's Rise as a Global Coffee Capital(2024-03-15); ; Despite lacking plantations, Switzerland is a leading global player in the coffee production and trade. It exports more than three billion Swiss Francs worth of coffee per year, making it the most important product of its agricultural exports. International comparisons show that Switzerland is the second largest exporter of coffee in the world, by value. The difference in relative values of 26.8 USD/kg for coffee exports and 5.0 USD/kg for imports is substantial: Coffee experiences a remarkable value added to it during its processing in Switzerland. Switzerland's most important coffee export partners include countries in Europe, such as France, Germany or Spain. More recently, however, a rapid expansion of exports to North America is visible in the data. Its most important import partners include Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and India. The substantial growth of Switzerland's coffee export sector is most likely driven by Nespresso, a subsidiary of Néstle and the coffee producer famous for popularizing the capsule system.Type:discussion paper
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