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 ...
