Tag Archives: Swiss Macro

31.03.2016 09:15  - FSO, Demography and Migration (0353-1603-10) Families and Generations Survey 2013: Relationships Where the heart is: Relationships and marriages popular Neuchâtel, 31.03.2016 (FSO) – More than three quarters of men and women aged between 18 and 80 are in a relationship and most of these live together with their partner. Marriage still remains common with four fifths of all people who live with a partner of the opposite sex being married. These are some of the findings of...

24.03.2016 09:15  - FSO, Economic structure and analyses (0353-1602-90) Bankruptcy Statistics 2015 Increase in the number of bankruptcies Neuchâtel, 24.03.2016 (FSO) – The number of bankruptcy proceedings opened in 2015 rose to 13,016 cases, a 9.9% increase compared with 2014. The Lake Geneva region was particularly affected by this trend. Overall, this upsurge is due mainly to bankruptcies of persons registered in the Commercial Registry. Over the same period the number of debt collection...

22.03.2016 09:15  - FSO, Economic Surveys (0353-1601-50) Labour costs 2014 Labour costs in Switzerland: marked differences according to enterprise size Neuchâtel, 22.03.2016 (FSO) – In 2014, average labour costs in Switzerland amounted to CHF 59.60 per hour worked across the secondary and tertiary sectors. According to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), costs vary considerably from one sector to another and are influenced by enterprise size. Download this press release (pdf, 129 KB)...

22.03.2016 09:15  – FSO, Health (0353-1603-60) Assisted reproductive technology in 2014: definitive data Uptake of in-vitro fertilisation on the rise again Neuchâtel, 22.03.2016 (FSO) – In 2014, 6269 couples wishing to have children turned to in-vitro fertilisation. This resulted in the birth of 1955 live children. These figures are slightly higher than those for 2013 but remain lower than those observed between 2009 and 2012. These are some of the latest results of the assisted...

17.03.2016 09:15  - FSO, Prices (0353-1602-50) Producer and Import Price Index in February 2016 0.6% decline in Producer and Import Price Index Neuchâtel, 17.03.2016 (FSO) – The Producer and Import Price Index fell in February 2016 by 0.6% compared with the previous month, reaching 99.0 points (base December 2015 = 100). Whereas the Producer Price Index declined by 0.5%, the Import Price Index fell by 1.0%. The decline is due mainly to lower prices for chemical and pharmaceutical products...

  Producer and Import Price Index in February 2016 0.6% decline in Producer and Import Price Index Neuchâtel, 17.03.2016 (FSO) – The Producer and Import Price Index fell in February 2016 by 0.6% compared with the previous month, reaching 99.0 points (base December 2015 = 100). Whereas the Producer Price Index declined by 0.5%, the Import Price Index fell by 1.0%. The decline is due mainly to lower prices for chemical and pharmaceutical products as well as petroleum products. Compared with...

14.03.2016 09:15  - FSO, Economic structure and analyses (0353-1600-90) Women and Science 2015 Under-representation of women in science greater in Switzerland than in Europe Neuchâtel, 14.03.2016 (FSO) – In Switzerland, women are outnumbered by men in the field of science and research, especially in academic careers. Only 18% of directors of higher education institutions are women. Furthermore, their participation in public and private research (for all economic sectors) is often below the...

08.03.2016 09:15  – FSO, Prices (0353-1602-40) Swiss Consumer Price Index in February 2016 Consumer prices increase by 0.2% m/m and 0.8% y/y Neuchâtel, 08.03.2016 (FSO) – The Swiss Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.2% in February 2016 compared with the previous month, reaching 99.8 points (December 2015=100 points). Inflation was -0.8% in comparison with the same month in the previous year. These are the findings of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). You can find the complete...

07.03.2016 09:15  - FSO, Tourism (0353-1602-30) Statistics on tourist accommodation in January 2016 Marked decline in overnight stays in January Neuchâtel, 07.03.2016 (FSO) – The Swiss hotel industry registered 2.6 million overnight stays in January 2016, which corresponds to a decrease of 6.8% (-189,000 overnight stays) compared with January 2015. Foreign demand generated 1.3 million overnight stays, i.e. a decline of 8.4% (-120,000 overnight stays). Domestic visitors registered also 1.3...

01.03.2016 09:15  - FSO, Economic Surveys (0353-1602-20) Retail trade turnover in January 2016 Swiss retail trade turnover falls by 1.3% Neuchâtel, 01.03.2016 (FSO) – Turnover in the retail sector fell by 1.3% in nominal terms in January 2016 compared with the previous year. Seasonally adjusted, nominal turnover fell by 0.5% compared with the previous month. These are provisional findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Real turnover in the retail sector also adjusted for sales...