Next release Thursday, 19 November 2026, 02:00 New York. Every release since 26 Jan 2016: 126 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the CHF. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Swiss Balance of Trade (Sep. 2026, released 20 Oct 2026) came in at 1,309M; the previous reading was 4,185M. The next Swiss Balance of Trade is due Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 02:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 02:00 | Sep. 2026 | 1,309M | – | 4,185M | – |
| 17 Sept 2026 02:00 | Aug. 2026 | 4,185M | – | 8,360M | – |
| 20 Aug 2026 02:00 | Jul. 2026 | 8,360M | – | 5,334M | – |
| 21 Jul 2026 02:00 | Jun. 2026 | 5,334M | – | 5,748M | – |
| 18 Jun 2026 02:00 | May. 2026 | 5,748M | – | 2,989M | – |
| 2 Jun 2026 02:00 | Apr. 2026 | 2,989M | – | 3,088M | – |
| 21 Apr 2026 02:00 | Mar. 2026 | 3,088M | – | 4,070M | – |
| 19 Mar 2026 03:00 | Feb. 2026 | 4,070M | – | 3,610M | – |
| 19 Feb 2026 02:00 | Jan. 2026 | 3,610M | – | 980M | – |
| 29 Jan 2026 02:00 | Dec. 2025 | 980M | – | 3,707M | – |
| 18 Dec 2025 02:00 | Nov. 2025 | 3,707M | – | 4,121M | – |
| 20 Nov 2025 02:00 | Oct. 2025 | 4,121M | – | 3,970M | – |
| 21 Oct 2025 02:00 | Sep. 2025 | 3,970M | – | 3,766M | – |
| 18 Sept 2025 02:00 | Aug. 2025 | 3,766M | – | 4,465M | – |
| 21 Aug 2025 02:00 | Jul. 2025 | 4,465M | – | 5,698M | – |
| 17 Jul 2025 02:00 | Jun. 2025 | 5,698M | – | 3,988M | – |
| 19 Jun 2025 02:00 | May. 2025 | 3,988M | – | 6,319M | – |
| 27 May 2025 02:00 | Apr. 2025 | 6,319M | – | 6,212M | – |
| 17 Apr 2025 02:00 | Mar. 2025 | 6,212M | – | 4,661M | – |
| 20 Mar 2025 03:00 | Feb. 2025 | 4,661M | – | 6,108M | – |
| 20 Feb 2025 02:00 | Jan. 2025 | 6,108M | – | 3,460M | – |
| 30 Jan 2025 02:00 | Dec. 2024 | 3,460M | – | 6,017M | – |
| 19 Dec 2024 02:00 | Nov. 2024 | 6,017M | – | 8,062M | – |
| 19 Nov 2024 02:00 | Oct. 2024 | 8,062M | – | 4,913M | – |
| 17 Oct 2024 02:00 | Sep. 2024 | 4,913M | – | 4,702M | – |
| 19 Sept 2024 02:00 | Aug. 2024 | 4,702M | – | 4,910M | – |
| 20 Aug 2024 02:00 | Jul. 2024 | 4,910M | – | 6,156M | – |
| 18 Jul 2024 02:00 | Jun. 2024 | 6,156M | – | 5,789M | – |
| 20 Jun 2024 02:00 | May. 2024 | 5,789M | – | 4,274M | – |
| 30 May 2024 02:00 | Apr. 2024 | 4,274M | – | 3,832M | – |
| 18 Apr 2024 02:00 | Mar. 2024 | 3,832M | – | 3,655M | – |
| 19 Mar 2024 03:00 | Feb. 2024 | 3,655M | – | 4,671M | – |
| 20 Feb 2024 02:00 | Jan. 2024 | 4,671M | – | 1,185M | – |
| 30 Jan 2024 02:00 | Dec. 2023 | 1,185M | – | 3,724M | – |
| 19 Dec 2023 02:00 | Nov. 2023 | 3,724M | – | 4,748M | – |
| 21 Nov 2023 02:00 | Oct. 2023 | 4,748M | – | 6,365M | – |
| 19 Oct 2023 02:00 | Sep. 2023 | 6,365M | – | 3,740M | – |
| 19 Sept 2023 02:00 | Aug. 2023 | 3,740M | – | 2,999M | – |
| 22 Aug 2023 02:00 | Jul. 2023 | 2,999M | – | 4,777M | – |
| 20 Jul 2023 02:00 | Jun. 2023 | 4,777M | – | 5,399M | – |
| 20 Jun 2023 02:00 | May. 2023 | 5,399M | – | 2,495M | – |
| 1 Jun 2023 02:00 | Apr. 2023 | 2,495M | – | 4,563M | – |
| 25 Apr 2023 02:00 | Mar. 2023 | 4,563M | – | 3,326M | – |
| 21 Mar 2023 03:00 | Feb. 2023 | 3,326M | – | 4,932M | – |
| 21 Feb 2023 02:00 | Jan. 2023 | 4,932M | – | 2,406M | – |
| 24 Jan 2023 02:00 | Dec. 2022 | 2,406M | – | 2,163M | – |
| 20 Dec 2022 02:00 | Nov. 2022 | 2,163M | – | 4,194M | – |
| 17 Nov 2022 02:00 | Oct. 2022 | 4,194M | – | 4,377M | – |
| 20 Oct 2022 02:00 | Sep. 2022 | 4,377M | – | 3,706M | – |
| 20 Sept 2022 02:00 | Aug. 2022 | 3,706M | – | 3,392M | – |
| 18 Aug 2022 02:00 | Jul. 2022 | 3,392M | – | 3,648M | – |
| 19 Jul 2022 02:00 | Jun. 2022 | 3,648M | – | 3,119M | – |
| 21 Jun 2022 02:00 | May. 2022 | 3,119M | – | 4,052M | – |
| 31 May 2022 02:00 | Apr. 2022 | 4,052M | – | 2,818M | – |
| 26 Apr 2022 02:00 | Mar. 2022 | 2,818M | – | 5,893M | – |
| 17 Mar 2022 03:00 | Feb. 2022 | 5,893M | – | 3,078M | – |
| 17 Feb 2022 02:00 | Jan. 2022 | 3,078M | – | 3,502M | – |
| 27 Jan 2022 02:00 | Dec. 2021 | 3,502M | – | 6,035M | – |
| 21 Dec 2021 02:00 | Nov. 2021 | 6,035M | – | 5,308M | – |
| 18 Nov 2021 02:00 | Oct. 2021 | 5,308M | – | 4,973M | – |
| 19 Oct 2021 02:00 | Sep. 2021 | 4,973M | – | 5,106M | – |
| 21 Sept 2021 02:00 | Aug. 2021 | 5,106M | – | 5,336M | – |
| 19 Aug 2021 02:00 | Jul. 2021 | 5,336M | – | 5,465M | – |
| 20 Jul 2021 02:00 | Jun. 2021 | 5,465M | – | 4,797M | – |
| 17 Jun 2021 02:00 | May. 2021 | 4,797M | – | 3,671M | – |
| 27 May 2021 02:00 | Apr. 2021 | 3,671M | – | 5,694M | – |
| 22 Apr 2021 02:00 | Mar. 2021 | 5,694M | – | 3,667M | – |
| 18 Mar 2021 03:00 | Feb. 2021 | 3,667M | – | 4,907M | – |
| 18 Feb 2021 02:00 | Jan. 2021 | 4,907M | – | 2,841M | – |
| 28 Jan 2021 02:00 | Dec. 2020 | 2,841M | – | 4,468M | – |
| 17 Dec 2020 02:00 | Nov. 2020 | 4,468M | – | 3,915M | – |
| 19 Nov 2020 02:00 | Oct. 2020 | 3,915M | – | 3,027M | – |
| 20 Oct 2020 02:00 | Sep. 2020 | 3,027M | – | 3,541M | – |
| 17 Sept 2020 02:00 | Aug. 2020 | 3,541M | – | 3,307M | – |
| 20 Aug 2020 02:00 | Jul. 2020 | 3,307M | – | 3,209M | – |
| 21 Jul 2020 02:00 | Jun. 2020 | 3,209M | – | 2,591M | – |
| 18 Jun 2020 02:00 | May. 2020 | 2,591M | – | 3,957M | – |
| 26 May 2020 02:00 | Apr. 2020 | 3,957M | – | 3,856M | – |
| 21 Apr 2020 02:00 | Mar. 2020 | 3,856M | – | 3,545M | – |
| 19 Mar 2020 03:00 | Feb. 2020 | 3,545M | – | 4,721M | – |
| 20 Feb 2020 02:00 | Jan. 2020 | 4,721M | – | 1,971M | – |
| 28 Jan 2020 02:00 | Dec. 2019 | 1,971M | – | 3,915M | – |
| 19 Dec 2019 02:00 | Nov. 2019 | 3,915M | – | 3,515M | – |
| 19 Nov 2019 02:00 | Oct. 2019 | 3,515M | – | 3,970M | – |
| 17 Oct 2019 02:00 | Sep. 2019 | 3,970M | – | 1,702M | – |
| 19 Sept 2019 02:00 | Aug. 2019 | 1,702M | – | 3,660M | – |
| 20 Aug 2019 02:00 | Jul. 2019 | 3,660M | – | 3,977M | – |
| 18 Jul 2019 02:00 | Jun. 2019 | 3,977M | – | 3,180M | – |
| 20 Jun 2019 02:00 | May. 2019 | 3,180M | – | 2,293M | – |
| 28 May 2019 02:00 | Apr. 2019 | 2,293M | – | 3,140M | – |
| 18 Apr 2019 02:00 | Mar. 2019 | 3,140M | – | 2,898M | – |
| 19 Mar 2019 03:00 | Feb. 2019 | 2,898M | – | 2,972M | – |
| 19 Feb 2019 02:00 | Jan. 2019 | 2,972M | – | 1,956M | – |
| 29 Jan 2019 02:00 | Dec. 2018 | 1,956M | – | 4,737M | – |
| 20 Dec 2018 02:00 | Nov. 2018 | 4,737M | – | 3,539M | – |
| 20 Nov 2018 02:00 | Oct. 2018 | 3,539M | – | 2,296M | – |
| 18 Oct 2018 02:00 | Sep. 2018 | 2,296M | – | 2,169M | – |
| 20 Sept 2018 02:00 | Aug. 2018 | 2,169M | – | 2,281M | – |
| 21 Aug 2018 02:00 | Jul. 2018 | 2,281M | – | 2,615M | – |
| 19 Jul 2018 02:00 | Jun. 2018 | 2,615M | – | 2,885M | – |
| 21 Jun 2018 02:00 | May. 2018 | 2,885M | – | 2,060M | – |
| 29 May 2018 02:00 | Apr. 2018 | 2,060M | – | 1,677M | – |
| 24 Apr 2018 02:00 | Mar. 2018 | 1,677M | – | 3,123M | – |
| 20 Mar 2018 03:00 | Feb. 2018 | 3,123M | – | 2,038M | – |
| 20 Feb 2018 02:00 | Jan. 2018 | 2,038M | – | 2,537M | – |
| 30 Jan 2018 02:00 | Dec. 2017 | 2,537M | – | 2,562M | – |
| 21 Dec 2017 02:00 | Nov. 2017 | 2,562M | – | 2,305M | – |
| 21 Nov 2017 02:00 | Oct. 2017 | 2,305M | – | 2,750M | – |
| 19 Oct 2017 02:00 | Sep. 2017 | 2,750M | – | 2,228M | – |
| 21 Sept 2017 02:00 | Aug. 2017 | 2,228M | – | 3,484M | – |
| 22 Aug 2017 02:00 | Jul. 2017 | 3,484M | – | 2,783M | – |
| 21 Mar 2017 03:00 | Feb. 2017 | 3,007M | – | 4,781M | – |
| 21 Feb 2017 07:00 | Jan. 2017 | 4,781M | – | 2,680M | – |
| 26 Jan 2017 07:00 | Dec. 2016 | 2,680M | – | 3,359M | – |
| 20 Dec 2016 02:00 | Nov. 2016 | 3,359M | – | 2,539M | – |
| 22 Nov 2016 02:00 | Oct. 2016 | 2,539M | – | 4,296M | – |
| 20 Oct 2016 02:00 | Sep. 2016 | 4,296M | – | 2,849M | – |
| 20 Sept 2016 02:00 | Aug. 2016 | 2,849M | – | 2,742M | – |
| 23 Aug 2016 02:00 | Jul. 2016 | 2,742M | – | 3,472M | – |
| 21 Jul 2016 02:00 | Jun. 2016 | 3,472M | – | 3,340M | – |
The next Swiss Balance of Trade is due Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 02:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last Swiss Balance of Trade (Sep. 2026, released 20 Oct 2026) came in at 1,309M; the previous reading was 4,185M.
Swiss Balance of Trade is released monthly by Federal Customs Administration. CRTLAB has 126 releases on record since 26 Jan 2016.
The highest was 8,360M (Jul. 2026) and the lowest 980M (Dec. 2025). The five-year average is 4317.88M.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the CHF, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the CHF against its forecast, red one that was bad.
Trade balance, called also net export, is the difference between the value ofcountry's exports and imports, over a period of time. A positive balance (tradesurplus) means that exports exceed imports, a negative one means the opposite.Positive trade balance illustrates high competitiveness of country's economy.This strengthens investors' interest in the local currency, appreciating itsexchange rate.Figures exclude precious metals and stones, works of arts andantiques.