Foreign trade continued to grow in October 2017, exports are up by 5% on a working day adjusted basis and imports by 7%. Against- However, growth slowed slightly over the previous months. In the Trade balance resulted in a surplus of CHF 2.4 billion.

Compared to the same month of the previous year, exports increased in October 2017 on a working day adjusted basis by 5.0% (real: + 2.3%). Relative to September 2017, exports declined seasonally adjusted, however, fell by 2.0%. As a result, export growth has slowed down the record level in May of this year slightly.