Press releases
25.08.10
MEM industries: economic recovery continues
In the first half of 2010, companies in Switzerland's mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) benefited from the improved economic situation in their key markets, posting a higher level of both domestic...
Read more25.05.10
Slight upwards trend in MEM industries but at low level
While the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) have come through the worst of last year’s economic downturn, the volume of orders on hand remains low despite a double-digit growth rate (+22.6%)....
Read more22.02.10
MEM industries: new orders remain low
The Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries had to contend with a severely depressed market situation throughout 2009. New orders were 25 percent down on the previous year and sales fell by 20.3 percent. Even...
Read more13.11.09
MEM industries: still no recovery in sight
The market situation facing the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries remained difficult in the third quarter of 2009. Both sales (-24.4%) and orders (-18.5%) were substantially lower than in the same period last...
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