Swiss watch and precision companies exported goods in the value of 1.6 billion Swiss francs to China and Hong Kong in the first four months of 2010, an increase by 40.6% year-onyear. In the same period, overall Swiss exports to China and Hong Kong went up by 21.4%, making the Middle Kingdom the fifth biggest buyer of Swiss goods world wide and leaving Switzerland with a 1.2 billion Swiss francs trade surplus.

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