The Local Switzerland

Meat, cheese or booze: What do the Swiss spend the most money on?

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:01:56 +0100

Feel like you ate more than usual last year? Switzerland spent more than ever on food in 2020 - but what food item took up the biggest slice of the budget?

Why now is a good time to buy a car in Switzerland

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:02:10 +0200

Switzerland's automobile sector has been stagnating during the Covid-19 crisis and now it appears is the right time to pick up a bargain.

Swiss increasingly shopping over the border

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:01:00 +0200

About 70 percent of Swiss consumers have shopped across the country's borders in the last year to save money, according to a new study.