Between April and June, the trade balance completed on a surplus of 13.4 billion francs, according to figures unveiled Thursday by the Federal Customs and Front Safety (OFDF).
Disagreement exports were contracted by 5.3% (real -1.4%) compared to the first quarter to 70.1 billion, while imports fell from 7.1% (real -4.5%) to 56.7 billion francs.
In the 2nd quarter, it was the chemical and pharmaceutical products sector which mainly contributed to the decline in exports. After two semesters of strong growth, exports in this branch fell 9.6%, more than a third of which came from the drop in drug deliveries.
The jewelry and jewelry as well as the textile sector, clothing and shoes have also suffered. Conversely, watchmaking (+2.6%) as well as the machine and electronic sector (+1.4%) saw their turnover increase in 2025 for the second consecutive time, while the previous quarters were characterized by a downward trend.
Weight of chemistry-pharmacy
Regarding imports, chemicals and pharmaceuticals have, by far, the most weighed on this result, with a fall of 14.2%. The arrivals of energy products also recorded a marked contraction (-15.1%, due to prices), in the image, to a lesser extent, however, inputs of metals and precision instruments. The cumulative decline in these three sectors was quantified at 676 million francs.
On the month of June alone, disassessive exports increased by 8.6% (real +6.1%) to reach almost 23 billion francs. Exports of chemicals and pharmaceuticals were the main reasons for this growth.
Imports have slightly dropped by 1.5% (real +0.7%) to be 18.7 billion. The trade balance completed in June with a surplus of 4.3 billion francs
