Press releases
22.02.10
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...
Read more01.09.09
Large drop in sales – no real upswing before the second half of 2010
In the first half of 2009, the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries were hit hard by the international economic downturn. A significant decline was reported both in sales (-19.1%) and in new orders (-34.3%). The...
Read more26.05.09
MEM industries still seeing sharp decline in new orders ─ securing supply of credit takes priority
In the first quarter of 2009, the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries were once again faced with a sharp decline in new orders. While sales fell by a still moderate 15.1%, demand was 41.8% below year-back...
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