Adjusted exports rose by 7.0% ( real terms : + 1.2% ) and imports by 8.4% ( real terms : + 5.1% ) . Again was the foreign trade development dedicated to the chemical-pharmaceutical products . The trade balance recorded a surplus of chf. 3.0 billion . Exports grew in August 2016 corrected for working days - the reporting month scored a working day more than the same month last year - 7% ( in real terms : + 1.2% ) . Compared to July 2016 exports , seasonally adjusted fell slightly ( - 0.8 % ).