The monitoring of 2030 Agenda in Switzerland reveals that thirty-nine indicators show a development in line with expectations, fourteen show a reverse trend while twelve do not show any marked change.
In 2016, the Swiss economy extracted 7.3 tonnes of materials per capita and year and imported an extra 6.4 tonnes per capita. Overall, material flows entering Switzerland were greater than the material flows leaving Switzerland.
Construction expenditure in 2017 increased in comparison with the previous year by 0.8% in nominal terms. Compared with the previous year, investment in building engineering projects increased by 2.1%, while investment in civil engineering projects fell by 5.2%.
In 2017, the Confederation spent CHF 2.2 billion on research and experimental development (R&D). This represents a 7% increase compared with 2015, the year of the previous survey. This is a record amount.
Graph of the Week: Graduates of universities and institutes of technology
In 1999 the Bologna process was introduced in the European higher education area. The key element is the three level bachelor, master and doctorate study system; the licentiate degree has been gradually phased out. Our graph of the week shows this development.
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.
Did you know that there are around 46 000 known species of flora, fauna and fungi in Switzerland? Find out more and discover other fascinating facts in the new Statistical Data on Switzerland 2018.
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 Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (ESS) is a written survey, carried out every two years in enterprises in Switzerland.
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