ZURICH: Orders to the Swiss industry, an indicator of future industrial production, rose 5.5 percent in the third quarter, the Swiss Federal Statistics Office said on Friday.
Industrial production rose 8.6 percent against the previous year, while orders on hand fell 5.3 percent.percentage change year-on-year, excluding construction) Q3 ’17 Q2 ’17Industrial production Pct change yr/yr 8.6 3.2 New orders Pct change yr/yr 5.5 1.8 Orders on hand Pct change yr/yr -5.3 -6.5 Sales Pct change yr/yr 7.5 2.3.
