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Около 40% населения работает в "Industrie und Gewerbe Handwerk" (промышленности, торговля и ремесло), а также считается вторичный сектор. Этот сектор включает в себя "Maschinen - und Metallindustrie" (машины и металлургическая промышленность), "Uhrenindustrie" (часовой промышленности) и "Textilindustrie" (текстильная промышленность). Все они гораздо экспорта своей продукции в зарубежные страны и страдают, т.к. много дорогой швейцарский Франк. Тот факт, что Швейцария не принадлежит Европейский Союз дополнительно замедляет швейцарского экспорта.
About two third of the area of Switzerland is covered with forests, lakes and mountains. Since Switzerland has no mineral resources, it must import, process and resell them as products. "Services" are the most important part of the economy. This includes banking, assurances and tourism.
Farming is also an important part of the economy. But the production of the Swiss farmers does not fulfill the needs of all people, so Switzerland must rely on imported goods from other countries.
The economy in Switzerland is divided into three sectors:
"Landwirtschaft" (agriculture)
"Industrie" (industry)
"Dienstleistungen" (services)
Less than 10% of the population is employed in the "Landwirtschaft" (agriculture), also considered the primary sector. This sector is strongly supported by the government.
About 40% of the population is employed in the "Industrie, Gewerbe und Handwerk" (industry, trade and handicraft), also considered the secondary sector. This sector includes the "Maschinen- und Metallindustrie" (machine and metal industry), "Uhrenindustrie" (watch industry) and the "Textilindustrie" (textile industry). All of them export much of their products to foreign countries and suffer a lot because of the expensive Swiss Franc. The fact that Switzerland does not belong to the European Union additionally slows down the Swiss exports.
More than 50% of the population is employed in the "Dienstleistungssektor" (services), also considered the tertiary sector. This sector includes banking, assurances, tourism and so on. Banking is one of the most important businesses in Switzerland. Many of the banks have started to use the Internet for business purposes.
Switzerland is one of the countries with the highest contribution of the foreign trade to the gross inland product. The most important trade partners are the so called "industrialized countries". In 2003, 77.2% of the exported goods were shipped to and 89.0% of the imported goods came from those countries. In particular, 60.3% of the goods were shipped to and 81.7% of the imported goods came from countries which belong to the European Union (EU).
In 2002 Switzerland was the third most expensive country in Europe, after Norway and Iceland. The Swiss pay particularly high prices for meat, cooking oil, fish and vegetables.
Nevertheless, Swiss wages take the cost of living into account. A survey of 71 cities round the world carried out by the Swiss bank UBS in 2006 showed that it takes less time for workers in Switzerland to earn enough to buy a loaf and a hamburger than it does in many other countries.
The economy of Switzerland is one of the world's most stable economies. Its standards of living, worker productivity, quality of education, and health care are higher than any other European country.