The production and value added statistics are created annually on the basis of a sample survey amongst enterprises in the secondary and tertiary sectors. They do not include banks and insurance companies.
Switzerland belongs to those countries where the share of foreign trade in gross domestic product (GDP) is highest. The main partners in the cross-border trade of goods are the industrialised countries; the EU is particularly important.
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