Economic survey on turnover

B Mining and quarrying

• 05 Mining of coal and lignite
• 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
• 07 Mining of metal ores
• 08 Other mining and quarrying
• 09 Mining support service activities

C Manufacturing

• 10 Manufacture of food products
• 11 Manufacture of beverages
• 12 Manufacture of tobacco products
• 13 Manufacture of textiles
• 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel
• 15 Manufacture of leather and related products
• 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
• 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products
• 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media
• 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
• 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
• 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
• 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
• 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
• 24 Manufacture of basic metals
• 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
• 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
• 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment
• 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
• 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
• 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment
• 31 Manufacture of furniture
• 32 Other manufacturing
• 33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

D Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply

• 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply

F Construction

• 41 Construction of buildings
• 42 Civil engineering
• 43 Specialised construction activities

G Wholesale trade; Trade and repair of motor vehicles

• 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
• 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
• 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

H Transportation and storage

• 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines
• 50 Water transport
• 51 Air transport
• 52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation
• 53 Postal and courier activities

I Accommodation and food service activities

• 55 Accommodation
• 56 Food and beverage service activities

J Information and communication

• 58 Publishing activities
• 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
• 60 Programming and broadcasting activities
• 61 Telecommunications
• 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
• 63 Information service activities

L Real estate activities

• 68 Real estate activities

M Professional, scientific and technical activities

• 69 Legal and accounting activities
• 702 Management consultancy activities
• 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
• 73 Advertising and market research
• 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities

N Administrative and support service activities

• 77 Rental and leasing activities
• 78 Employment activities
• 79 Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities
• 80 Security and investigation activities
• 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities
• 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities

Development in the secondary sector

Development in the tertiary sector

Other economic statistics

Job Statistics

Value Added Statistics

Nomenclature:

General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA)

• Statistiken zur Mehrwertsteuer (in german and french)
  Federal Tax Administration FTA
• Homepage
  Swiss Economic Institute of the ETH Zürich KOF
• GfK - Handel
• Eurostat: Database
  Eurostat

The legal basis for the business survey on turnover is set out in the Annex to the «Ordinance on Federal Statistics of 30 April 2025». This document describes:

• The purpose and scope of the survey
• The survey bodies
• The rules governing the use of data, confidentiality, destruction of data and publication of results
• The mandatory participation

Information transmitted to the Federal Statistical Office is treated confidentially. Data entered using the internet application are encrypted and transmitted securely, excluding any third-party access.

Access to your company's questionnaire via the internet is protected with an invariable user ID and a password that changes every survey period. These are sent to you by post or email, preventing inquisitive or malicious people from accessing your company's data.

In contrast, communication via email cannot be secured and encrypted in the same way and is only as secure as your other email communication via internet.

From a data protection point of view, data for the economic survey on turnover are rated 3 on a scale of 1 (low protection need) to 3 (high protection need).