Switzerland
Switzerland is always rated one of the top three locations world-wide for quality and standard of living. Stable political and economic conditions play a significant part in this assessment.
In the 2nd quarter of 2006, production increased by 4.3% compared with the same quarter in the previous year, and turnover rose by 6.5%. Order entries (+8.9%) and order stocks (+8.2%) grew strongly, while finished goods stocks barely altered (0.3%).
