Swiss watch exports post best half-yearly showing in six years
Shipments to Singapore jumped 9% to 531.7 million Swiss francs, making it the eighth biggest market for Swiss timepieces
Singapore
EXPORTS of Swiss luxury watches in the January-June period posted their strongest first-half growth in six years, led by higher demand in Asia and the United States.
World shipments of Swiss high-end timepieces jumped 10.5 per cent from the year-ago first half to 10.5 billion Swiss francs (S$14.6 billion) in January-June this year. This was the first time the figure breached the CHF10 billion mark since 2015.
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