{"id":117330,"date":"2026-08-19T10:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/117330\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:32:11","slug":"swiss-manufacturing-and-construction-return-to-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/117330\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss manufacturing and construction return to growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Manufacturing and construction: a return to growth in the second quarter <\/p>\n

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Swiss manufacturing output returned to growth in the second quarter of the year. The construction sector also recorded growth, said the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).\n<\/p>\n

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August 19, 2026 – 11:19\n<\/p>\n

Overall, between April and June, production rose by 5.1% and turnover by 0.4% year-on-year, the FSO has announced. This compares to a 6.1% contraction in production and 5.8% in turnover in the first three months of the year.<\/p>\n

In the industrial sector, production rose by 5.5% compared with the second quarter of 2025. The sharpest increase was in the pharmaceutical sector (+15.5%). By contrast, there was a decline in vehicle manufacturing (-15.8%). Turnover in the industrial sector as a whole fell slightly (-0.3%).<\/p>\n

The construction sector also performed well, with a 2.1% rise in production. Both building construction (+4.3%) and civil engineering works (+1.3%) grew. <\/p>\n

As for other construction activities, output rose by a more moderate 0.8%. Turnover in the construction sector rose by 3.1% overall.<\/p>\n

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