A trip to Santa Barbara: California beach life 2009
Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Residents of Switzerland took 100 million trips in 2008: 3.2 overnight trips and 12.7 day trips per person, show the results of a government survey carried out every five years. And they are spending more money when they do it, CHF148 a day per person for room, board, travel and incidentals for private overnight trips. This is CHF31 more than they were spending in 2003.
Swiss residents are travelling abroad more often and replacing day trips with overnight stays more frequently, with 83.5 percent of the population taking an overnight trip at least once a year. Germany remains the most popular destination outside Switzerland, although 45 percent of all trips are taken within Switzerland.
Gleeful consumers, money goes further
Neuchatel and Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Inflation in October was 0.6 percent above September’s rate, according to figures released Thursday, 5 November, by Swiss Statistics. The Swiss inflation index stands at 103.7 (100=2005). This is still 0.8 percent below the rate in October 2008.
The quarterly consumer confidence survey was more positive than the last one released in July, according to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco). The survey queries 1,100 households around the country to obtain an idea of current feelings about the economy, from a consumer’s point of view. The survey includes questions about the household budget, about the capacity to save in the next 12 months, and feelings about unemployment.
Another form to fill in
Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Swiss statistics, the Swiss government’s statistical office, conducts a regular survey on the working population in Switzerland which is an important component of the employment situation in Switzerland. The results will now be published on a quarterly basis. One of the aims is to garner information on the effects of the free movement of people as well as the numbers of working poor. Replies to the survey are compulsory.
