Swissmem

Sideways business trend in the MEM industries

Zurich (ots) - The economic slowdown in key markets for the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) is having a perceptible impact. In the first quarter of 2019, new orders fell by 5.1% and sales by 1.1% compared with the same period last year. First-quarter exports rose slightly (0.9%). Swissmem anticipates a sideways trend ...