Business Location Comparison: Switzerland vs Germany Textile Industry

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Business location in Europe
Switzerland/Germany

Sede di attività in Europa
Svizzera/Germania

Business location in Europe: Switzerland / Germany.
Sede di attività in Europa: Svizzera / Germania.

Demand: opening a headquarter in Switzerland (Ticino possibly).
Richiesta: L'apertura di una località sede in Svizzera (Ticino possibilmente).

Important considerations regarding the choice of the headquarter location:
For reasons that we explicate further in this document, a possible site in Germany should also be
considered.
Considerazioni importanti per la scelta della località sede:
Per motivi che spiegheremo ulteriormente in questo documento, un possibile sito in Germania
dovrebbe anche essere considerato.

Economic comparison of the two countries:
Switzerland has been holding the rank 1 on the global competitive index for several years. 1
Switzerland also holds a high ranks as far as basic requirements, effciency enhancers and
innovation and sophistication factors are concerned. In a questionnaire, the following factors (out
a list of 15 given ones) were considered the most problematic for doing business: Inadequately
educated workforce, ineffcient government bueraucracy, restrictive labor regulations, tax
regulations, access to fnancing, tax rates.

Germany on the other hand, ranked around rank 5 to 7 on the Global Competitiveness Report
during the last few years, with it's highest ranks for infrastructure, business sophistication and
market size.2 In the questionnaire, respondents named restrictive labor regulations, tax
regulations, ineffcient government bureaucracy, tax rates, inadequately educated workforce and
access to fnancing as the most problematic factors for doing business (out of the same list of 15).

Confronto economico dei due paesi:
Svizzera è stata con la qualifca 1 sul l'indice globale competitivo per diversi anni. 3 La Svizzera
detiene anche alti gradi per quanto riguarda i requisiti di base, esaltatori di effcienza e fattori di
innovazione e raffnatezza. In un questionario, i seguenti fattori (di un elenco di 15 dati) sono stati
considerati i più problematici per fare affari: forza lavoro non adeguatamente istruita, burocrazia
governo ineffciente, le norme restrittive del lavoro, normativa fscale, accesso ai fnanziamenti, le
aliquote fscali.

Germania, d'altra parte, classifcata intorno Rank 5 a 7 sul indice globale competitivo nel corso
degli ultimi anni, con i suoi più alti gradi nella sofsticazione degli affari, nelle infrastrutture e le
dimensioni del mercato.4 Nel questionario, gli intervistati nominano restrittive normative del lavoro,
i regolamenti fscali, burocrazia ineffciente del governo, le aliquote fscali, forza lavoro
adeguatamente istruite e l'accesso ai fnanziamenti come i fattori più problematici per fare affari
(dallo stesso elenco di 15).

1 The Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012, pages 334 & 335 – Appendix 1
2 The Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012, pages 184 & 185 – Appendix 2
3 The Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012, pagine 334 & 335 – allegato 1
4 The Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012, pages 184 & 185 – allegato 2

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Economic situation in the textile sector - Switzerland:
According to a study by the Swiss Textile Federation5, the conditions for Swiss economic
development have worsened due not only to the debt crisis in Europe, the weaker global
economy and the still strong franc (Handelszeitung of 04.23.20126). After increasing by 7% in
2010, the increase of exports diminished in 2011 to 2.1% . The exporters have been forced to cut
prices by an average of 5.5%. This corresponds to the highest decrease ever recorded. After a
rapid decline from May to November 2011, the assessment of business conditions in December
2011 and January 2012 has brightened somewhat, but is still in negative territory.
Looking at the external trade can be noticed that the strong downward trend could be slowed
down in the clothing exports in 2011. The clothing exports to the EU region were up by as much
as 4.3%, which is mainly due to the increased demand from Germany (+14%) and Italy (+4%).
The apparel exports to the European Union in 2010 have fared signifcantly better than the rest of
the world and thus amount to about 60% of total apparel exports.7
Against the backdrop of the global trend, a very weak development is emerging for the Swiss
economy in 2012. The expectations of the Swiss textile and clothing producers in the coming six
months have even worsened after the last economic report. Export business and new orders will
run poorly. Especially the expectations for the sale prices have turned sharply downwards.

La situazione economica nel settore tessile - Svizzera:
Secondo uno studio della Federazione Tessile Svizzera 8, le condizioni per lo sviluppo economico
della Svizzera sono peggiorate a causa non solo alla crisi del debito in Europa, l'economia globale
più debole e il franco ancora forte (Handelszeitung del 2012/04/23 9). Dopo un aumento del 7% nel
2010, l'aumento delle esportazioni diminuita nel 2011 al 2,1%. Gli esportatori sono stati costretti a
tagliare i prezzi in media del 5,5%. Questo corrisponde al calo maggiore mai registrato. Dopo un
rapido declino da maggio a novembre 2011, la valutazione delle condizioni di business nel
dicembre 2011 e gennaio 2012 ha ravvivato un po ', ma è ancora in territorio negativo.
Guardando il commercio estero si può notare che la forte tendenza al ribasso potrebbe essere
rallentato nel settore delle esportazioni di abbigliamento nel 2011. Le esportazioni di
abbigliamento verso la regione europea sono aumentate di ben il 4,3%, il che è dovuto
principalmente alla maggiore domanda dalla Germania (+14%) e dall'Italia (+4%). Le esportazioni
di abbigliamento verso l'Unione europea nel 2010 hanno registrato risultati signifcativamente
migliori rispetto al resto del mondo, e quindi pari a circa il 60% delle esportazioni totali di
abbigliamento.10
Sullo sfondo della tendenza globale, uno sviluppo molto debole sta emergendo per l'economia
svizzera nel 2012. Le aspettative dei produttori svizzeri di tessile e di abbigliamento nei prossimi
sei mesi hanno addirittura peggiorata dopo l'ultimo rapporto economico. Export e nuovi ordini si
svolgeranno male. Soprattutto le aspettative per i prezzi di vendita si sono trasformati
bruscamente verso il basso.

5 Konjunkturbericht Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie Winter 2011 / 2012 – Appendix 3
6 http://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/textilindustrie-kaempft-mit-frankenstaerke
7 http://www.swisstextiles.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=31 – Appendix 4
8 Konjunkturbericht Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie Winter 2011 / 2012 – Appendix 3
9 http://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/textilindustrie-kaempft-mit-frankenstaerke
10 http://www.swisstextiles.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=31 – allegato 4


Economic situation in the textile sector - Germany:
After 2010, 2011 was another strong year for the German textile and clothing industry. Revenues
increased by 7.1%, where the garment sector has seen a sales increase of 6% by December
2011. At the time of the economic report11, sales have stagnated at a high level. As of December
2010/2011, the new orders in the apparel sector clearly grew with +6.7% and also the foreign
trade of the entire year 2011 compared with 2010 was positive. The exports in the garment sector
increased by 8.3% compared to the same period, imports increased +13.1% . The raw material
imports increased by 28.1% over the same period last year, which is due in part to the sharp rise
in commodity prices. Due to the high global demand, market participants are not expecting
further signifcant price reductions.
Apart from short-term fuctuations, which also arise due to the rather small amount of samples of
the textile and apparel segments, position and outlook are overall stable. Due to the relatively
good economic climate in the textile and apparel sector, this may be taken as a positive signal.

La situazione economica nel settore tessile – Germania:
Dopo il 2010, 2011 è stato un altro anno forte per i settori tedeschi tessile e abbigliamento. I
ricavi sono aumentati del 7,1%, dove il settore dell'abbigliamento ha visto un incremento delle
vendite del 6% entro dicembre 2011. Al momento della relazione del report economico 12, le
vendite hanno subito una stagnazione ad alto livello. Dal dicembre 2010/2011, i nuovi ordini nel
settore abbigliamento sono cresciuti in modo chiaro con il 6,7% e anche il commercio estero di
tutto l'anno 2011 rispetto al 2010 è stato positivo. Le esportazioni nel settore tessile sono
aumentati del 8,3% rispetto allo stesso periodo, le importazioni sono aumentate 13,1%. Le
importazioni di materie prime sono aumentati del 28,1% rispetto allo stesso periodo dello scorso
anno, che è dovuto in parte al forte aumento dei prezzi delle materie prime. A causa della alta
domanda globale, i partecipanti al mercato non si aspettano riduzioni di prezzo più signifcative.
Oltre a futtuazioni a breve termine, che sorgono anche a causa della quantità piuttosto piccola di
campioni dei segmenti tessili e di abbigliamento, la posizione e le prospettive sono nel complesso
stabili. A causa del clima economico relativamente bene nel settore tessile e abbigliamento,
questo può essere preso come un segnale positivo.

Possible headquarter locations in Switzerland:
According to information provided by the Swiss Textil Federation13, the companies associated to
them are distributed mainly in the German-speaking part of Switzerland: the cantons of Zurich
and St. Gallen in the north-east, and Berne in the west. It is in the canton of St. Gallen, where
most people are employed in the textile sector. Due to it's convenient location towards Germany
and Austria as well as the airport in Zurich-Kloten being in this region, the Greater Zurich Region
is one of the most interesting recommendation for a headquarter in Switzerland.

Possibili luoghi di sede in Svizzera:
Secondo le informazioni fornite dalla Federazione svizzera del tessile 14, le aziende associate ad
essi sono distribuiti principalmente nella parte tedesca della Svizzera: Nei Cantoni di Zurigo e San
Gallo, nel nord-est, e Berna a ovest. È nel cantone di San Gallo, dove sono impiegati la maggior
parte delle persone nel settore tessile. Grazie alla sua posizione strategica verso la Germania e
l'Austria e l'aeroporto di Zurigo-Kloten essere in questa regione, la Grande Regione di Zurigo è
una delle raccomandazioni più interessanti per una sede in Svizzera.

11 http://www.textil-mode.de/app/so.asp?o=/_obj/49D06205-C64D-4136-B161-905AD5FB0B48/outline/2012-
02_Konjunkturbericht.pdf
12 http://www.textil-mode.de/app/so.asp?o=/_obj/49D06205-C64D-4136-B161-905AD5FB0B48/outline/2012-
02_Konjunkturbericht.pdf


Possible headquarter locations in Germany:
According to information from the german textile and fashion federation, the strongest states in
the textile sector in Germany are: North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria.
Unfortunately, for the time being, we do not detailed fgures or maps, as offered by Switzerland,
for this regions. Since the Greater Munich Area is one of the strongest economic regions in
Germany, a company base in the area north of Munich could be interesting. On one hand because
of the favorable position towards Switzerland and Austria as well as the airport being very close.

Possibili luoghi di sede in Germania:
Secondo le informazioni fornite dalla federazione tedesca tessile e moda, gli stati più forti nel
settore tessile in Germania sono: Nord Reno-Westfalia, Baden-Württemberg e la Baviera.
Purtroppo, per il momento, non abbiamo fgure dettagliati o mappe, come offerti dalla Svizzera,
per questo le regioni. Poiché l'area Greater Monaco di Baviera è una delle più forti regioni
economiche in Germania, la zona a nord di Monaco di Baviera potrebbe essere interessante per
lo sviluppo di una sede. Da un lato a causa della posizione favorevole verso la Svizzera e l'Austria,
nonché l'aeroporto essendo molto vicino.


Contacts for Switzerland:
Contatti per la Svizzera:

Swiss Textiles - Geschäftsstelle Zürich, Headquarter: http://www.swisstextiles.ch
Beethovenstrasse 20
Postfach 2900
CH – 8022 Zürich
Tel. +41 (0)44 289 79 79
zuerich@swisstextiles.ch

Greater Zurich Area: http://www.greaterzuricharea.ch/
Lukas Huber Director, Project Manager
+41 44 254 59 08
lukas.huber@greaterzuricharea.ch

Jianping Gao Representative CHINA
+86 21 6149 8208
jianping.gao@greaterzuricharea.ch

Contacts for Germany:
Contatti per la Germania:

Gesamtverband der deutschen Textil- und Modeindustrie e.V.
Reinhardtstr. 12 -14
10117 Berlin
Tel +49 (0) 30 726220-0
info@textil-mode.de

China-Europe Textile Alliance ( C.E.T.A. )
Vivian Zhu Head of C.E.T.A.
Tel: +86 21 62497505
zhu.vivian@c-e-t-a.com

Munich Airport Business Park: http://www.mabp.de/
Katrin-Jasmin Becker, M.A. Wirtschaftsförderin
+49 (0) 8 11 55 22 12 8
wirtschaftsfoerderung@hallbergmoos.de


Switzerland
2.1: Country/Economy Profiles

Key indicators, 2010
GDP (PPP) per capita (int’l $), 1985–2010
Population (millions)...................................................7.6
GDP (US$ billions)...................................................523.8 Switzerland Advanced economies
50,000
GDP per capita (US$) ...........................................67,246
GDP (PPP) as share (%) of world total..................0.44 40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000
1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Global Competitiveness Index
Rank Score Stage of development
(out of 142) (1–7)
GCI 2011–2012 .......................................................... 1......5.7 Transition Transition
1 1–2 2 2–3 3
GCI 2010–2011 (out of 139)....................................................1........ 5.6
GCI 2009–2010 (out of 133)....................................................1........ 5.6 Factor Efficiency Innovation
driven driven driven
Basic requirements (20.0%).................................................3........ 6.2
Institutions...............................................................................6........ 5.8
Institutions
Infrastructure..........................................................................5........ 6.1 7
Macroeconomic environment .............................................7........ 6.3 Innovation Infrastructure
6
Health and primary education.............................................8........ 6.5 5
Business Macroeconomic
4
Efficiency enhancers (50.0%)..............................................2........ 5.5 sophistication environment
334 3
Higher education and training.............................................3........ 5.8
2 Health and
Goods market efficiency.......................................................5........ 5.2
Market size 1 primary
Labor market efficiency........................................................1........ 6.0 education
Financial market development ............................................7........ 5.3
Technological readiness.......................................................1........ 6.3 Technological Higher education
Market size ...........................................................................39........ 4.5 readiness and training

Innovation and sophistication factors (30.0%) ................1........ 5.8 Financial market Goods market
development efficiency
Business sophistication .......................................................3........ 5.8
Labor market efficiency
Innovation................................................................................1........ 5.8

Switzerland Innovation-driven economies

The most problematic factors for doing business
Inadequately educated workforce ...................................18.3
Inefficient government bureaucracy................................14.6
Restrictive labor regulations..............................................14.6
Tax regulations .....................................................................12.1
Access to financing.............................................................10.3
Tax rates ..................................................................................7.1
Policy instability .....................................................................5.8
Inadequate supply of infrastructure...................................4.4
Foreign currency regulations ..............................................4.2
Poor work ethic in national labor force.............................3.6
Inflation....................................................................................2.5
Crime and theft.......................................................................1.1
Government instability/coups..............................................0.7
Poor public health..................................................................0.4
Corruption................................................................................0.3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Percent of responses

Note: From a list of 15 factors, respondents were asked to select the five most problematic for doing business in their country and to rank them between
1 (most problematic) and 5. The bars in the figure show the responses weighted according to their rankings.

The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 © 2011 World Economic Forum

Switzerland

The Global Competitiveness Index in detail
INDICATOR VALUE RANK/142 INDICATOR VALUE RANK/142
1st pillar: Institutions 6th pillar: Goods market efficiency
1.01 Property rights....................................................... 6.4 ..............2 6.01 Intensity of local competition................................ 5.5 ............24
1.02 Intellectual property protection ............................. 6.1 ..............3 6.02 Extent of market dominance................................. 5.9 ..............1
1.03 Diversion of public funds ...................................... 6.1 ..............6 6.03 Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy................... 4.9 ............21
1.04 Public trust of politicians ....................................... 5.1 ............ 13 6.04 Extent and effect of taxation................................. 5.1 ............10
1.05 Irregular payments and bribes .............................. 6.3 ............10 6.05 Total tax rate, % profits*..................................... 30.1 ............34
1.06 Judicial independence........................................... 6.4 ..............5 6.06 No. procedures to start a business*........................ 6 ............34
1.07 Favoritism in decisions of government officials .... 4.9 ............ 11 6.07 No. days to start a business* ................................ 20 ............81
1.08 Wastefulness of government spending ................ 5.0 ..............8 6.08 Agricultural policy costs ........................................ 3.3 .......... 118
1.09 Burden of government regulation ......................... 4.1 ............ 17 6.09 Prevalence of trade barriers .................................. 4.2 ............87
1.10 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes 5.5 ..............7 6.10 Trade tariffs, % duty*............................................ 4.1 ............48
1.11 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regs. 5.5 ..............4 6.11 Prevalence of foreign ownership........................... 5.7 ............ 16
1.12 Transparency of government policymaking........... 5.9 ..............3 6.12 Business impact of rules on FDI........................... 5.3 ............21
1.13 Business costs of terrorism .................................. 6.2 ............32 6.13 Burden of customs procedures ............................ 5.1 ............ 19
1.14 Business costs of crime and violence .................. 6.1 ..............9 6.14 Imports as a percentage of GDP* .......................41.0 ............78
1.15 Organized crime .................................................... 6.4 ............ 19 6.15 Degree of customer orientation............................ 6.0 ..............3
1.16 Reliability of police services.................................. 6.3 ..............5 6.16 Buyer sophistication.............................................. 5.2 ..............2
1.17 Ethical behavior of firms ....................................... 6.5 ..............6
1.18 Strength of auditing and reporting standards ....... 5.6 ............24 7th pillar: Labor market efficiency
1.19 Efficacy of corporate boards ................................. 5.3 ............10 7.01 Cooperation in labor-employer relations................ 6.1 ..............1
1.20 Protection of minority shareholders’ interests...... 4.9 ............28 7.02 Flexibility of wage determination .......................... 5.7 ............ 18
1.21 Strength of investor protection, 0–10 (best)* ....... 3.0 .......... 131 7.03 Rigidity of employment index, 0–100 (worst)* ......7 ............10 .0
7.04 Hiring and firing practices ..................................... 5.8 ..............3
2nd pillar: Infrastructure 7.05 Redundancy costs, weeks of salary* .................... 13 ............21
2.01 Quality of overall infrastructure ............................. 6.7 ..............1 7.06 Pay and productivity .............................................. 5.3 ..............5
2.02 Quality of roads..................................................... 6.4 ..............3 7.07 Reliance on professional management ................. 6.0 ..............9
2.03 Quality of railroad infrastructure............................ 6.8 ..............1 7.08 Brain drain ............................................................. 6.3 ..............1
2.04 Quality of port infrastructure................................. 5.2 ............36 7.09 Women in labor force, ratio to men*.................. 0.88 ............32
2.05 Quality of air transport infrastructure .................... 6.5 ..............3
2.06 Available airline seat kms/week, millions* .........881.4 ............26 8th pillar: Financial market development 335
2.07 Quality of electricity supply................................... 6.8 ..............2 8.01 Availability of financial services............................. 6.6 ..............1
2.08 Fixed telephone lines/100 pop.* ......................... 58.6 ..............6 8.02 Affordability of financial services .......................... 5.9 ..............2
2.09 Mobile telephone subscriptions/100 pop.* ....... 123.6 ............37 8.03 Financing through local equity market .................. 4.6 ............ 17
8.04 Ease of access to loans ........................................ 3.7 ............21
3rd pillar: Macroeconomic environment 8.05 Venture capital availability ..................................... 3.7 ............ 18
3.01 Government budget balance, % GDP*................. 0.2 ............20 8.06 Soundness of banks.............................................. 5.9 ............26
3.02 Gross national savings, % GDP* ........................ 33.3 ............22 8.07 Regulation of securities exchanges....................... 5.6 ............ 12
3.03 Inflation, annual % change*.................................. 0.7 ..............1 8.08 Legal rights index, 0–10 (best)* ............................ 8.0 ............20
3.04 Interest rate spread, %* ....................................... 2.7 ............ 19
3.05 General government debt, % GDP* ................... 55.0 .......... 100 9th pillar: Technological readiness
3.06 Country credit rating, 0–100 (best)* ................... 94.1 ..............2 9.01 Availability of latest technologies .......................... 6.7 ..............2
9.02 Firm-level technology absorption .......................... 6.2 ..............4
4th pillar: Health and primary education 9.03 FDI and technology transfer.................................. 5.1 ............27
4.01 Business impact of malaria ............................ N/Appl. ..............1 9.04 Internet users/100 pop.*..................................... 83.9 ..............9
4.02 Malaria cases/100,000 pop.* .............................. (NE) ..............1 9.05 Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop.* ...... 38.2 ..............1
4.03 Business impact of tuberculosis ........................... 6.6 ............ 12 9.06 Internet bandwidth, kb/s/capita*....................... 130.5 ..............5
4.04 Tuberculosis incidence/100,000 pop.* .................. 4.9 ..............8
4.05 Business impact of HIV/AIDS ............................... 6.3 ............ 18 10th pillar: Market size
4.06 HIV prevalence, % adult pop.* ............................. 0.4 ............79 10.01 Domestic market size index, 1–7 (best)*.............. 4.3 ............40
4.07 Infant mortality, deaths/1,000 live births*............. 4.0 ............24 10.02 Foreign market size index, 1–7 (best)* ................. 5.2 ............34
4.08 Life expectancy, years*....................................... 82.0 ..............3
4.09 Quality of primary education................................. 5.9 ..............4 11th pillar: Business sophistication
4.10 Primary education enrollment, net %* ............... 94.2 ............59 11.01 Local supplier quantity .......................................... 5.7 ..............6
11.02 Local supplier quality............................................. 6.2 ..............1
5th pillar: Higher education and training 11.03 State of cluster development................................ 5.1 ..............8
5.01 Secondary education enrollment, gross %*....... 96.1 ............43 11.04 Nature of competitive advantage .......................... 6.4 ..............2
5.02 Tertiary education enrollment, gross %* ............ 49.4 ............51 11.05 Value chain breadth ............................................... 6.1 ..............3
5.03 Quality of the educational system ........................ 5.9 ..............1 11.06 Control of international distribution....................... 5.3 ..............6
5.04 Quality of math and science education ................ 5.8 ..............4 11.07 Production process sophistication ........................ 6.4 ..............2
5.05 Quality of management schools ........................... 6.0 ..............3 11.08 Extent of marketing............................................... 5.8 ..............5
5.06 Internet access in schools..................................... 6.2 ..............9 11.09 Willingness to delegate authority ......................... 5.3 ..............6
5.07 Availability of research and training services ........ 6.4 ..............1
5.08 Extent of staff training .......................................... 5.6 ..............1 12th pillar: Innovation
12.01 Capacity for innovation.......................................... 5.8 ..............2
12.02 Quality of scientific research institutions .............. 6.3 ..............2
12.03 Company spending on R&D.................................. 5.8 ..............3
12.04 University-industry collaboration in R&D............... 5.8 ..............1
12.05 Gov’t procurement of advanced tech products..... 4.5 ............ 14
12.06 Availability of scientists and engineers ................. 5.1 ............ 15
12.07 Utility patents granted/million pop.* .................. 211.6 ..............7

Notes: Values are on a 1-to-7 scale unless otherwise annotated with an asterisk (*). For further details and explanation, please refer to the section “How to
Read the Country/Economy Profiles” on page 89.


Germany

Key indicators, 2010
GDP (PPP) per capita (int’l $), 1985–2010
Population (millions).................................................82.1
GDP (US$ billions)................................................3,315.6 Germany Advanced economies
40,000
GDP per capita (US$) ...........................................40,631
35,000
GDP (PPP) as share (%) of world total..................3.96
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Global Competitiveness Index
Rank Score Stage of development
(out of 142) (1–7)
GCI 2011–2012 .......................................................... 6......5.4 Transition Transition
1 1–2 2 2–3 3
GCI 2010–2011 (out of 139)....................................................5........ 5.4
GCI 2009–2010 (out of 133)....................................................7........ 5.4 Factor Efficiency Innovation
driven driven driven
Basic requirements (20.0%)...............................................11........ 5.8
Institutions.............................................................................19........ 5.3
Institutions
Infrastructure..........................................................................2........ 6.4 7
Macroeconomic environment ...........................................30........ 5.4 Innovation Infrastructure
6
Health and primary education...........................................23........ 6.3 5
Business Macroeconomic
4
Efficiency enhancers (50.0%)............................................13........ 5.2 sophistication environment
184 3
Higher education and training.............................................7........ 5.7
2 Health and
Goods market efficiency.....................................................26........ 4.8
Market size 1 primary
Labor market efficiency......................................................64........ 4.4 education
Financial market development ..........................................39........ 4.5
Technological readiness.....................................................14........ 5.6 Technological Higher education
Market size .............................................................................5........ 6.0 readiness and training

Innovation and sophistication factors (30.0%) ................5........ 5.5 Financial market Goods market
development efficiency
Business sophistication .......................................................4........ 5.7
Labor market efficiency
Innovation................................................................................7........ 5.4

Germany Innovation-driven economies

The most problematic factors for doing business
Restrictive labor regulations..............................................20.7
Tax regulations .....................................................................18.1
Inefficient government bureaucracy................................11.2
Tax rates ................................................................................11.2
Inadequately educated workforce ...................................11.0
Access to financing...............................................................8.7
Policy instability .....................................................................5.5
Inadequate supply of infrastructure...................................3.5
Poor work ethic in national labor force.............................3.0
Inflation....................................................................................2.4
Corruption................................................................................2.0
Foreign currency regulations ..............................................1.1
Government instability/coups..............................................0.9
Crime and theft.......................................................................0.5
Poor public health..................................................................0.2

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Percent of responses

Note: From a list of 15 factors, respondents were asked to select the five most problematic for doing business in their country and to rank them between
1 (most problematic) and 5. The bars in the figure show the responses weighted according to their rankings.


Germany

The Global Competitiveness Index in detail
INDICATOR VALUE RANK/142 INDICATOR VALUE RANK/142
1st pillar: Institutions 6th pillar: Goods market efficiency
1.01 Property rights....................................................... 5.7 ............ 18 6.01 Intensity of local competition................................ 5.8 ..............9
1.02 Intellectual property protection ............................. 5.6 ............ 13 6.02 Extent of market dominance................................. 5.7 ..............3
1.03 Diversion of public funds ...................................... 5.6 ............ 14 6.03 Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy................... 4.9 ............23
1.04 Public trust of politicians ....................................... 3.7 ............37 6.04 Extent and effect of taxation................................. 3.3 ............80
1.05 Irregular payments and bribes .............................. 5.9 ............22 6.05 Total tax rate, % profits*..................................... 48.2 .......... 100
1.06 Judicial independence........................................... 6.3 ..............7 6.06 No. procedures to start a business*........................ 9 ............94
1.07 Favoritism in decisions of government officials .... 4.3 ............ 19 6.07 No. days to start a business* ................................ 15 ............63
1.08 Wastefulness of government spending ................ 3.7 ............40 6.08 Agricultural policy costs ........................................ 3.8 ............ 76
1.09 Burden of government regulation ......................... 3.0 ............88 6.09 Prevalence of trade barriers .................................. 4.7 ............49
1.10 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes 4.9 ............ 19 6.10 Trade tariffs, % duty*............................................ 0.8 ..............4
1.11 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regs. 5.0 ............ 12 6.11 Prevalence of foreign ownership........................... 5.1 ............47
1.12 Transparency of government policymaking........... 5.0 ............28 6.12 Business impact of rules on FDI........................... 4.6 ............72
1.13 Business costs of terrorism .................................. 5.8 ............55 6.13 Burden of customs procedures ............................ 4.7 ............37
1.14 Business costs of crime and violence .................. 5.6 ............32 6.14 Imports as a percentage of GDP* ...................... 39.9 ............81
1.15 Organized crime .................................................... 5.9 ............33 6.15 Degree of customer orientation............................ 5.4 ............ 18
1.16 Reliability of police services.................................. 5.9 ............21 6.16 Buyer sophistication.............................................. 4.3 ............21
1.17 Ethical behavior of firms ....................................... 5.9 ............ 14
1.18 Strength of auditing and reporting standards ....... 5.3 ............36 7th pillar: Labor market efficiency
1.19 Efficacy of corporate boards ................................. 5.2 ............ 17 7.01 Cooperation in labor-employer relations................ 5.1 ............22
1.20 Protection of minority shareholders’ interests...... 4.8 ............31 7.02 Flexibility of wage determination .......................... 3.1 .......... 136
1.21 Strength of investor protection, 0–10 (best)* ....... 5.0 ............77 7.03 Rigidity of employment index, 0–100 (worst)* ... 42.0 .......... 112
7.04 Hiring and firing practices ..................................... 2.8 .......... 132
2nd pillar: Infrastructure 7.05 Redundancy costs, weeks of salary* .................... 69 .......... 102
2.01 Quality of overall infrastructure ............................. 6.2 ............10 7.06 Pay and productivity .............................................. 4.3 ............38
2.02 Quality of roads..................................................... 6.2 ............10 7.07 Reliance on professional management ................. 5.7 ............ 13
2.03 Quality of railroad infrastructure............................ 5.7 ..............5 7.08 Brain drain ............................................................. 4.4 ............31
2.04 Quality of port infrastructure................................. 6.1 ............10 7.09 Women in labor force, ratio to men*.................. 0.87 ............39
2.05 Quality of air transport infrastructure .................... 6.5 ..............6
2.06 Available airline seat kms/week, millions* ......4,641.0 ..............5 8th pillar: Financial market development 185
2.07 Quality of electricity supply................................... 6.7 ............ 11 8.01 Availability of financial services............................. 5.8 ............ 18
2.08 Fixed telephone lines/100 pop.* ......................... 55.4 ..............8 8.02 Affordability of financial services .......................... 5.1 ............23
2.09 Mobile telephone subscriptions/100 pop.* ........ 127 ............30 .0 8.03 Financing through local equity market .................. 4.0 ............41
8.04 Ease of access to loans ........................................ 3.0 ............54
3rd pillar: Macroeconomic environment 8.05 Venture capital availability ..................................... 3.0 ............37
3.01 Government budget balance, % GDP*................ -3.3 ............64 8.06 Soundness of banks.............................................. 4.9 ............87
3.02 Gross national savings, % GDP* ........................ 22.8 ............53 8.07 Regulation of securities exchanges....................... 4.5 ............52
3.03 Inflation, annual % change*...................................1.2 ..............1 8.08 Legal rights index, 0–10 (best)* .............................7 ............39
.0
3.04 Interest rate spread, %* ....................................... 2.7 ............21
3.05 General government debt, % GDP* ................... 80.0 .......... 122 9th pillar: Technological readiness
3.06 Country credit rating, 0–100 (best)* ................... 93.3 ..............3 9.01 Availability of latest technologies .......................... 6.2 ............20
9.02 Firm-level technology absorption .......................... 5.9 ............ 14
4th pillar: Health and primary education 9.03 FDI and technology transfer.................................. 4.3 ............92
4.01 Business impact of malaria ............................ N/Appl. ..............1 9.04 Internet users/100 pop.*......................................81.9 ............ 12
4.02 Malaria cases/100,000 pop.* .............................. (NE) ..............1 9.05 Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop.* .......31.6 ..............9
4.03 Business impact of tuberculosis ........................... 6.5 ............ 16 9.06 Internet bandwidth, kb/s/capita*......................... 60.8 ............ 15
4.04 Tuberculosis incidence/100,000 pop.* .................. 4.9 ..............8
4.05 Business impact of HIV/AIDS ............................... 6.1 ............26 10th pillar: Market size
4.06 HIV prevalence, % adult pop.* ............................. 0.1 ............21 10.01 Domestic market size index, 1–7 (best)*.............. 5.8 ..............5
4.07 Infant mortality, deaths/1,000 live births*............. 3.5 ............ 19 10.02 Foreign market size index, 1–7 (best)* ................. 6.5 ..............3
4.08 Life expectancy, years*....................................... 79.9 ............22
4.09 Quality of primary education................................. 4.6 ............36 11th pillar: Business sophistication
4.10 Primary education enrollment, net %* ................97 ............25
.6 11.01 Local supplier quantity .......................................... 5.9 ..............3
11.02 Local supplier quality............................................. 6.0 ..............4
5th pillar: Higher education and training 11.03 State of cluster development................................ 4.9 ............ 13
5.01 Secondary education enrollment, gross %*...... 101.7 ............20 11.04 Nature of competitive advantage .......................... 6.1 ..............4
5.02 Tertiary education enrollment, gross %* .............. n/a ........... n/a 11.05 Value chain breadth ............................................... 6.1 ..............4
5.03 Quality of the educational system ........................ 4.9 ............ 17 11.06 Control of international distribution....................... 5.3 ..............4
5.04 Quality of math and science education ................ 4.4 ............48 11.07 Production process sophistication ........................ 6.3 ..............3
5.05 Quality of management schools ........................... 4.8 ............36 11.08 Extent of marketing............................................... 5.6 ............10
5.06 Internet access in schools..................................... 4.9 ............41 11.09 Willingness to delegate authority ......................... 4.8 ............ 15
5.07 Availability of research and training services ........ 6.0 ..............3
5.08 Extent of staff training .......................................... 4.9 ............ 16 12th pillar: Innovation
12.01 Capacity for innovation.......................................... 5.7 ..............3
12.02 Quality of scientific research institutions .............. 5.6 ............10
12.03 Company spending on R&D.................................. 5.5 ..............5
12.04 University-industry collaboration in R&D............... 5.2 ............ 13
12.05 Gov’t procurement of advanced tech products..... 4.2 ............29
12.06 Availability of scientists and engineers ................. 4.5 ............41
12.07 Utility patents granted/million pop.* ................. 150.6 ..............9

Notes: Values are on a 1-to-7 scale unless otherwise annotated with an asterisk (*). For further details and explanation, please refer to the section “How to
Read the Country/Economy Profiles” on page 89.


Konjunkturbericht Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie
Winter 2011 / 2012

Die Entwicklung der internationalen und nationalen Wirtschaftslage
Seit dem letzten Konjunkturbericht im November 2011 haben sich die Rahmenbedingungen für die Schweizer
Konjunkturentwicklung verschlechtert. Vor allem in Europa schlägt die Verunsicherung im Zusammenhang mit
der Staatsschuldenkrise immer stärker negativ auf die Konjunktur durch. Das gesunkene Vertrauen dämpft die
private Investitions - und Konsumnachfrage und immer mehr Euro-Länder verfolgen notgedrungen eine restriktive
Finanzpolitik. In Deutschland hat sich die aktuelle Lage gegenüber den Vormonaten zwar nicht verbessert, aber
immerhin haben sich die Erwartungen aufgehellt. Es besteht Hoffnung, dass die Konjunkturdelle bereits im
2. Quartal 2012 überwunden werden kann. Den anderen drei grossen Volkswirtschaften Europas stehen hingegen
schwere Zeiten bevor. So lässt sich im laufenden Jahr eine Rezession in Italien nicht mehr vermeiden. In
Grossbritannien herrscht eine hartnäckige Stagnation und in Frankreich ist das Wachstum in den letzten Monaten
zum Erliegen gekommen. Auch in den Schwellenländern ist die Abschwächung der wirtschaftlichen Dynamik
deutlich sichtbar. Trotzdem sind diese Volkswirtschaften relativ robust und dürften weiterhin eine positive Rolle für
die Weltwirtschaft spielen. Die Verlagerung der Wachstumsdynamik weg von Industrie- und hin zu den
Schwellenländern wird sich dadurch weiter fortsetzen. Einen positiven Akzent setzten im letzten Quartal die USA.
Dort hat sich das Wachstumstempo gegen Ende des letzten Jahres erhöht. Die Immobilienkrise ist zwar noch
immer nicht ausgestanden, aber ein erneuter Rückfall in die Rezession ist unwahrscheinlich geworden.
In der Schweiz hat sich die in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2011 noch solide Konjunktur seit letztem Sommer deutlich
abgekühlt. Die ungünstige Kombination aus schwächerer Weltkonjunktur und aus immer noch starkem Franken
hinterlässt deutliche Bremsspuren bei den Exporten und bei den Ausrüstungsinvestitionen der Unternehmen.
Nachdem die Exporte 2010 noch um 7% zulegen konnten, schrumpfte das Plus im letzten Jahr auf 2.1%.
Angesichts des starken Frankens sahen sich die Exporteure gezwungen, ihre Preise um durchschnittlich 5.5% zu
senken. Dies entspricht dem höchsten je registrierten Rückgang. In der Schweizer Industrie hat sich die
Beurteilung der Geschäftslage seit Sommer 2011 rapide verschlechtert und bewegte sich die letzten Monate im
negativen Bereich. Produktion und Bestellungseingänge sind in den letzten Monaten gesunken, die Ertragslage
ist unbefriedigend und die Auftragsbestände werden kleine r. Die schwierigen Umfeldbedingungen zwingen
Schweizer Unternehmen zunehmend zu einschneidenden Umstrukturierungsmassnahmen. Das reale BIP dürfte
im vierten Quartal 2011 geschrumpft sein und sich erst in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2012 wieder langsam erholen .

Die Lage der Schweizer Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie
Das schwierige wirtschaftliche Umfeld spiegelt sich in den Konjunkturdaten der Textil - und Bekleidungsindustrie
so deutlich, wie kaum in einer anderen Industriebranche. In den Monaten Dezember und Januar scheint die
Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie aber in eine Phase der Bodenbildung eingetreten zu sein, denn es kam zu einer
leichten Erholung der Indikatoren auf tiefem Niveau.

Kapazitätsauslastung (in %)
90 Seit dem Frühling 2011 machen sich die
Abkühlung der Weltwirtschaft und der starke
85
Schweizer Franken in einer sinkenden Auslastung
80 der Produktionskapazitäten der Schweizer
Industrie bemerkbar. Die Kapazitätsauslastung der
75
Schweizer Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie lag im
70 Januar 2012 noch bei 76% (Oktober 11: 77%). Der
seit letztem Frühling anhaltende Abwärtstrend
65
konnte damit im letzten Quartal gebremst werden.
60 Im Durchschnitt der Schweizer Industrie lag die
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Kapazitätsauslastung bei 83%.
Textil/Bekleidung Industrie total

Geschäftslage (Saldo)
60 Nach einer rasanten Talfahrt zwischen Mai und
November 2011 hat sich die Beurteilung der
40
Geschäftslage in den Monaten Dezember und
20
Januar wieder etwas aufgehellt, liegt aber nach
0 wie vor deutlich im negativen Bereich. Diese
-20 Verbesserung ist vor allem darauf zurück zu
führen, dass zahlreiche Unternehmen in ihrer
-40
Beurteilung der Geschäftslage von schlecht auf
-60 befriedigend umgestellt haben. Als gut wird die
-80 Geschäftslage immer noch nur von rund 9% der
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Unternehmen beurteilt. Im Vergleich mit dem
Durchschnitt der Industrie ist die Stimmung bei
den Textil- und Bekleidungsproduzenten
schlechter.

Auftragsbestand (Saldo)
20 Auch die Beurteilung der Auftragsbestände hat
10 sich seit dem Tiefpunkt im November 2011
0
wieder etwas erholt. Das schwierige
-10
wirtschaftliche Umfeld setzt den Textil- und
-20
Bekleidungsproduzenten bei der Akquisition
-30
-40
neuer Aufträge aber weiterhin zu. Im Januar
-50 beurteilten nur 3% der Unternehmen den
-60 momentanen Auftragsbestand als gross, 57% als
-70 normal und 40% als zu klein.
-80
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012


Mit der Geschäftslage w ir d der konjunkturelle Gesamtzustand des Unternehmens dargestellt. Die Testteilnehmer beantworten die
Frage: "Wir beurteilen die Geschäftslage insgesamt als: gut, befriedigend, schlecht." Der Auftragsbestand umfasst die Menge
oder den Wert der noch nic ht in Arbeit genommenen Kundenaufträge. Die Testteilnehmer beantworten die Frage: "Wir beurteilen
den Auftragsbestand insgesamt als : zu gross, normal, zu klein." Ausgew iesen wir d für beide Indikatoren der Saldo aus positiven
und negativ en Antworten. Dieser gibt die Tendenz der Entwic klung wieder. In der Praxis zeigen die Saldi eine hohe Korrelation mit
den tatsächlic hen Wachstumsraten der Realindikatoren.

Quelle: KOF ETHZ

Beschäftigungslage

3. Quartal 2010 3. Quartal 2011
Beschäftigte Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie 13‘900 14‘800

Januar 2011 Januar 2012
Arbeitslose Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie 559 517
Arbeitslosenquote Textil- und 3.6 3.4
Bekleidungsindustrie

Quelle: Bundesamt für Statisti k, Staatssekr etariat für Wirtschaft

Aussenhandel
Im 4. Quartal (Okt. bis Dez. 2011) exportierte die Schweizer Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie Waren im Wert von
717.5 Mio. CHF (-8.6% gg. Vorjahresquartal). Die Textilexporte (370.5 Mio. CHF) sind gegen Jahresende hin
stärker ins Minus abgerutscht (-13.5% gg. Vorjahresquartal). Die Bekleidungsexporte (347.0 Mio. CHF) wiesen im
4. Quartal nur ein relativ kleines Minus aus (-2.8%). Über alle vier Quartale 2011 hinweg gesehen verzeichneten
die Textilexporte ein Minus von 6.5% und die Bekleidungsexporte ein Minus von 3.8% 1. Von allen
Exportbranchen verzeichnete 2012 die Textilindustrie nach der Papierindustrie den stärksten Rückschlag.

Exporte Textilien Exporte Bekleidung
20 20

10 10

0 0

-10 -10

-20 -20

-30 -30
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Prozentuale Veränderung gegenüber dem Vorjahresquartal.

Exporte nach Wirtschaftsräumen Textilien Bekleidung
Jan. – Dez. 2011 Jan. – Dez. 2011
TCHF Veränd. in % TCHF Veränd. in %
EU / EFTA 1‘160‘486 -8.6 980‘865 4.3
Asien 151‘252 -0.3 221‘313 -15.5
USA 72‘254 -8.8 119‘922 -24.9
Mittlerer Osten 30‘988 16.5 32‘479 10.3
Afrika 35‘305 -10.7 3‘840 -28.8
Zentral- / Südamerika 14‘148 -20.3 6‘935 -19.4
Australien / Ozeanien 4‘262 -17.1 11‘303 -22.2

Veränderungen in % jeweils gegenüber der Vorjahresperiode.

Textilexporte nach Ländern: 2011 mussten die Exporte der Schweizer Textilindustrie einen Rückgang um 6.5%
hinnehmen. Während im 1. Quartal noch ein bescheidenes Wachstum verzeichnet werden konnte, wurden in den
folgenden drei Quartalen die negativen Vorzeichen immer stärker. Dabei erfasste der Abwärtstrend praktisch alle
Wirtschaftsräume und Kontinente. Im 4. Quartal konnten nur noch die Ausfuhren nach dem Mittleren Osten
(+22%), und nach Südostasien (+15%) ein Wachstum verzeichnen, alle anderen Regionen lagen im Minus. Für die
Exportbilanz 2011 der Textilindustrie wirkte sich die Abnahme der Textilexporte nach Europa ( -8.6%) besonders
belastend aus. Die grössten Abnehmerländer Deutschland (-7%), Italien (-6%), Frankreich (-11%) und Österreich
(-6%) bezogen 2011 deutlich weniger Waren als noch im Vorjahr. Schwierig gestaltete sich 2011 auch das
Geschäftsumfeld in Asien. Während die Ausfuhren nach Südkorea und Japan stagnierten, verzeichneten andere
grosse Abnehmerländer wie China (-6%), Hong Kong (-9%) und Singapur (-9%) eine Abnahme. Dieser Rückgang
konnte nur durch ein Wachstum in vielen kleineren asiatischen Exportmärkten kompensiert werden.

Bekleidungsexporte nach Ländern: Bei den Bekleidungsexporten konnte 2011 der starke Abwärtstrend des
Vorjahres gebremst werden. Für das ganze Jahr resultiert aber immer noch eine Abnahme von 3.8%, wobei im
Jahresverlauf keine klare Tendenz auszumachen ist. Die Bekleidungsexporte nach Europa legten 2011 um 4.3%
zu, was vor allem der erhöhten Nachfrage aus Deutschland (+14%) und Italien (+4%) zu verdanken ist. Bei den
anderen Wirtschaftsräumen konnte einzig der Mittlere Osten (+10%) ein Wachstum verzeichnen. In Asien
hingegen war Bekleidung aus der Schweiz 2011 weniger gefragt als im Vorjahr. Alle wichtigen Abnehmerländer
weisen ein Minus aus: China (-2%), Hong Kong (-4%), Japan (-25%) und Südkorea (-34%).

1
Die Exportzahl en umf assen auch Wiederexporte aus de r Regio n Mendrisiotto, die sich durch ei nen hohen Anteil reiner Handelsbetrie be oh ne
Produktion auszeichnet. Aus der übrigen Sch wei z haben die Bekleid ungsexporte 2011 um 7.9% gg. dem Vorjahr zuge nommen.

Exporte der Textil- und Okt. – Dez. 2011 Jan. – Dez. 2011
Bekleidungsindustrie nach
Warengruppen TCHF Veränd. in % TCHF Veränd. in %
Total Textilien 370‘493 -13.5 1‘562‘120 -6.5
Spinnstoffe 10‘910 -13.6 50‘399 -4.5
Garne 46‘632 -20.3 222‘741 -2.4
Gew ebe und Gew ir ke 117‘176 -12.4 471‘494 -6.5
Stickerei, Plüsch, Tüll etc. 19‘924 -15.2 78‘963 -7.0
Heimtextilien 40‘562 -12.7 154‘262 -6.9
Techn. Textilien 135‘290 -11.7 584‘261 -8.0
Total Bekleidung 346‘953 -2.8 1‘427‘375 -3.8
Oberbekleidung 253‘677 -3.4 1‘058‘550 -5.5
Unterbekleidung 42‘325 -5.6 164‘595 -2.4
Bekleidungszubehör 50‘951 2.5 204‘230 4.7

Veränderungen in % jeweils gegenüber der Vorjahresperiode. Detaillierte Aussenhandels zahlen zur Textil- und
Bekleidungsindustrie sind im Mitgliederbereich unter www.swisstextiles.ch abrufbar.

Quelle: Eidg. Zoll ver waltung

Ausblick und Erwartungen
Die Weltwirtschaft befindet sich immer noch in einer sehr fragilen Situation, in der das Pendel in beide
Richtungen ausschlagen kann. Nach wie vor ungelöst und damit der grösste Risikofaktor für die globale
Konjunkturentwicklung sind die hohen Staatsschulden in der EU und in den USA. Auch wenn die Beruhigung der
aktuellen Krise gelingt, werden die zugrundeliegenden strukturellen Probleme für die Weltwirtschaft noch lange
nachwirken. Unter der Annahme, dass sich die angespannte Situation an den Finanzmärkten allmählich beruhigt,
sollte sich die Wirtschaft im Euroraum in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2012 langsam wieder erholen. Für 2012 ist
aber nur mit einem bescheidenen BIP-Wachstum von rund 0.5% zu rechnen. Während Deutschland eine relativ
robuste Konjunkturentwicklung aufweisen wird, ist im übrigen Euroraum mit rezessiven Tendenzen zu rechnen.
In den USA hat sich das Wachstumstempo gegen Ende des letzten Jahres erhöht. Für 2012 kann mit einer BIP-
Wachstumsrate von rund 2% gerechnet werden. Für die Schwellenländer wird trotz Abkühlung ein Plus von rund
6% prognostiziert. Die grössten Zugpferde werden China und Indien sein. Ende Januar haben wichtige
Stimmungsindikatoren in Deutschland und den USA überraschend ins Positive gedreht. Ob dieser
Stimmungsumschwung tatsächlich das Licht am Ende des Tunnels ist, wird sich aber erst noch zeigen müssen.
Vor dem Hintergrund der globalen Entwicklung zeichnet sich 2012 für die Schweizer Wirtschaft eine sehr
schwache – wahrscheinlich für einzelne Quartale sogar leicht schrumpfende – Wirtschaftsentwicklung ab. Für das
ganze Jahr wird mit einem BIP-Wachstum (real) von 0.2% bis 0.5% gerechnet. Die Indikatoren weisen aber nicht
auf einen krisenhaften Konjunktureinbruch wie Ende 2008 hin. Erst dem zweiten Halbjahr 2012 sollte die
Schweizer Wirtschaft wieder langsam Fahrt aufnehmen. Die Erwartungen der Schweizer Textil- und
Bekleidungsproduzenten für das kommende halbe Jahr haben sich gegenüber dem letzten Konjunkturbericht
noch weiter eingetrübt. Exportgeschäft und Bestellungseingang werden schlecht verlaufen, die Personalbestände
reduziert. Vor allem die Erwartungen für die Verkaufspreise haben deutlich nach unten gedreht.

Erwartungen Exporte Erwartungen Verka ufspreise

Jan. 2012

Erwartungen Bestellungseingang Erwartungen Beschäftigung Okt. 2011

Quelle: KOF ETHZ

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Sales markets
As Switzerland’s oldest industrial sector, the textile industry was already a high-
ranking exporting country within Europe in the 18th century. Today, the majority of
Swiss production is still exported.

Statistics

Regional distribution textile exports

Regional distribution garment exports

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Switzerland - home of textiles
The Swiss textile and garments industry focuses on the production of high quality
garments, home textiles and a wide range of technical textiles. The products are
backed up by first class services.

Regional distribution of the textile and garments companies
The chart shows the regional distribution of the Swiss textile and garments
producers. Activity is concentrated on Eastern Switzerland and the central part of
the country, including Zurich.

Today some 14,000 persons work in the Swiss textile and garments industry:
8,800 in the textile industry and 5,000 in the garments sector.

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