Swiss industrial production slips in Q2 2025

Production in Switzerland's secondary sector fell in the second quarter of 2025. The decline was more pronounced in the construction sector than for industry. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Production across the entire secondary sector of the economy, i.e. industry and construction, fell by 0.4% between April and June 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) reported on Monday. Industrial production alone was down only slightly year-on-year at -0.1%. One effect of the tariff discussions that began in April with Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" can be seen by the fact that production had risen by 7.5% ahead of the talks and in the first quarter. This means that a normalisation took place in the second quarter of the year. The largest downturns were seen in vehicle construction (-10.4%), the textile and clothing (-4.7%) and the wood and paper (-1.9%) sectors. Meanwhile, production was higher than ...