After a lackluster start to the year, Swiss trade returned to a growth phase in the second quarter. Compared to the previous three months, exports rose 6.6% to a record CHF69.2 billion (about $78.3 billion), while imports increased 2.2% percent to CHF56.7 billion. The April-June period thus ended with a trade surplus of CHF12.4 billion, compared with CHF9.4 billion in the first quarter, data released today by the Federal Customs and Border Security Service shows. The changes shown are nominal: in... Читать дальше...