Swiss foreign trade continues its favourable trend, reaching a record performance. According to the Federal Customs Administration (AFD), exports rose by 1.4% to an unprecedented level of 58.25 billion francs and imports grew by 0.2%, thus reaching a historic level of 51.45 billion, a historic level. The trade balance thus closed the 2nd quarter with a surplus of 6.8 billion francs. It should be noted that the AFD observes that deliveries to China reached a record level, i.e. 3.33 billion, an amount up 7.6%.
