Switzerland dedicated CHF 22.6 billion to research and development (R&D) in 2017, 2% more than in 2015, the year of the last survey. Enterprises remained the main producers of research accounting for more than two thirds of expenditure.
On the FSO’s behalf, B, S, S. Economic Consultants analysed the gender wage gap (ESS 2016). It showed the following: What share of the wage gap can be explained by factors such as age, education and sector? What share of the gap remains unexplained?
In 2018, nominal wages rose by 0.5% on average compared with 2017. Given an average annual inflation rate of +0.9%, real wages registered a decrease of 0.4%.
From a comprehensive census conducted every 10 years, the federal population census became an annual event in 2010. An evaluation of this new census system has been carried out.
The FSO has adopted a new data innovation strategy. This constitutes the first response by official statistics to the challenges posed by the digital revolution.
The structural survey is a component of the Population Census and complements information obtained from registers with additional statistics on the structure of the population. In this survey, part of the population fill in a written questionnaire.
The survey on language, religion and culture has the aim of providing statistical information on the current situation and the evolution of practices in these areas.
The Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (ESS) is a written survey, carried out every two years in enterprises in Switzerland.
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