Schweizer Exporte steigen im September
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00:00 The exports in Switzerland in September increased significantly compared to the previous month.
00:05 This resulted in a small plus for the entire quarter of the year.
00:09 In September, Swiss economy sold significantly more goods abroad than in the previous month.
00:16 Looking at the entire quarter, this resulted in a small plus again.
00:22 In total, exports in September fell to 23.87 billion francs, as the Federal Office for Trade and Border Security, BATSG, reported on Thursday.
00:33 This increased the exports from the pre-season clearing to 8.9% in the previous month.
00:39 Real, i.e. clearing for price changes, resulted in a plus of 3.6%.
00:46 Imports stagnated more or less in September.
00:51 They increased by 0.3% to 18.85 billion, but they decreased by 1.0% in the pre-season clearing.
01:00 As a result, the trade balance sheet climbed to 5.03 billion francs from 3.13 billion in August.
01:09 This means that Swiss economy exported a little more in the entire third quarter, after a setback in the second quarter of the year.
01:18 Exports rose by 1.9% to 66.11 billion, and imports rose by 0.3% to 55.57 billion.
01:29 The development of the Sparta chemical farmer dominated the two trading directions, as BATSG noted.
01:36 However, metal exports are showing a quarter decline for the fifth time in a row.
01:42 The decline in development after regions was uniform.
01:47 While exports to Central and South America and Asia grew, the decline in European countries was stagnant.
01:54 Exports to North America were even declining.
01:58 Imports from Asia are still declining, so BATSG continues.