Four in ten graduates completed a study programme outside their canton of residence. After graduation, one person in ten was living in a different canton to the one prior to the study programme and one in five was working outside their canton of residence.
The Producer and Import Price Index rose in March 2024 by 0.1% compared with the previous month. In particular, petroleum products saw higher prices. Compared with March 2023, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 2.1%.
In 2023, 15 447 bankruptcy proceedings opened. In the same period, financial losses due to bankruptcy returned to their long-term average. Meanwhile, the number of summons to pay reached a near-record level.
Switzerland's permanent resident population grew in 2023. On 31 December, it was just over 8 960 800. Immigration rose sharply. The declining fertility observed in 2022 persisted into 2023, and there was a reduction in the number of deaths in comparison with 2022.
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With two consecutive increases in the mortgage reference rate in 2023 (June and December), there is growing interest in housing rents. On this page you can find all the latest information on this topic.
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The European statistics authority Eurostat has published a peer review report on its country examination of Switzerland in the area of public statistics. The experts conclude that the European Code of Practice for Official Statistics is well-implemented in Switzerland and that the Swiss statistics system achieves a high level of quality overall.
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