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Sede di attività in EuropaSvizzera/Germania

Business location in Europe: Switzerland / Germany.Sede di attività in Europa: Svizzera / Germania.

Demand: opening a headquarter in Switzerland (Ticino possibly).Richiesta: L'apertura di una località sede in Svizzera (Ticino possibilmente).

Important considerations regarding the choice of the headquarter location:For reasons that we explicate further in this document, a possible site in Germany should also be considered.Considerazioni importanti per la scelta della località sede:Per motivi che spiegheremo ulteriormente in questo documento, un possibile sito in Germania dovrebbe anche essere considerato.

Economic comparison of the two countries:Switzerland has been holding the rank 1 on the global competitive index for several years.1 Switzerland also holds a high ranks as far as basic requirements, effciency enhancers and innovation and sophistication factors are concerned. In a questionnaire, the following factors (out a list of 15 given ones) were considered the most problematic for doing business: Inadequately educated workforce, ineffcient government bueraucracy, restrictive labor regulations, tax regulations, access to fnancing, tax rates.

Germany on the other hand, ranked around rank 5 to 7 on the Global Competitiveness Report during the last few years, with it's highest ranks for infrastructure, business sophistication and market size.2 In the questionnaire, respondents named restrictive labor regulations, tax regulations, ineffcient government bureaucracy, tax rates, inadequately educated workforce and access to fnancing as the most problematic factors for doing business (out of the same list of 15).

Confronto economico dei due paesi:Svizzera è stata con la qualifca 1 sul l'indice globale competitivo per diversi anni.3 La Svizzera detiene anche alti gradi per quanto riguarda i requisiti di base, esaltatori di effcienza e fattori di innovazione e raffnatezza. In un questionario, i seguenti fattori (di un elenco di 15 dati) sono stati considerati i più problematici per fare affari: forza lavoro non adeguatamente istruita, burocrazia governo ineffciente, le norme restrittive del lavoro, normativa fscale, accesso ai fnanziamenti, le aliquote fscali.

Germania, d'altra parte, classifcata intorno Rank 5 a 7 sul indice globale competitivo nel corso degli ultimi anni, con i suoi più alti gradi nella sofsticazione degli affari, nelle infrastrutture e le dimensioni del mercato.4 Nel questionario, gli intervistati nominano restrittive normative del lavoro, i regolamenti fscali, burocrazia ineffciente del governo, le aliquote fscali, forza lavoro adeguatamente istruite e l'accesso ai fnanziamenti come i fattori più problematici per fare affari (dallo stesso elenco di 15).

1 The Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012, pages 334 & 335 – Appendix 12 The Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012, pages 184 & 185 – Appendix 23 The Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012, pagine 334 & 335 – allegato 14 The Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012, pages 184 & 185 – allegato 2

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Economic situation in the textile sector - Switzerland:According to a study by the Swiss Textile Federation5, the conditions for Swiss economic development have worsened due not only to the debt crisis in Europe, the weaker global economy and the still strong franc (Handelszeitung of 04.23.20126). After increasing by 7% in 2010, the increase of exports diminished in 2011 to 2.1% . The exporters have been forced to cut prices by an average of 5.5%. This corresponds to the highest decrease ever recorded. After a rapid decline from May to November 2011, the assessment of business conditions in December 2011 and January 2012 has brightened somewhat, but is still in negative territory.Looking at the external trade can be noticed that the strong downward trend could be slowed down in the clothing exports in 2011. The clothing exports to the EU region were up by as much as 4.3%, which is mainly due to the increased demand from Germany (+14%) and Italy (+4%). The apparel exports to the European Union in 2010 have fared signifcantly better than the rest of the world and thus amount to about 60% of total apparel exports.7

Against the backdrop of the global trend, a very weak development is emerging for the Swiss economy in 2012. The expectations of the Swiss textile and clothing producers in the coming six months have even worsened after the last economic report. Export business and new orders will run poorly. Especially the expectations for the sale prices have turned sharply downwards.

La situazione economica nel settore tessile - Svizzera:Secondo uno studio della Federazione Tessile Svizzera8, le condizioni per lo sviluppo economico della Svizzera sono peggiorate a causa non solo alla crisi del debito in Europa, l'economia globale più debole e il franco ancora forte (Handelszeitung del 2012/04/239). Dopo un aumento del 7% nel 2010, l'aumento delle esportazioni diminuita nel 2011 al 2,1%. Gli esportatori sono stati costretti a tagliare i prezzi in media del 5,5%. Questo corrisponde al calo maggiore mai registrato. Dopo un rapido declino da maggio a novembre 2011, la valutazione delle condizioni di business nel dicembre 2011 e gennaio 2012 ha ravvivato un po ', ma è ancora in territorio negativo. Guardando il commercio estero si può notare che la forte tendenza al ribasso potrebbe essere rallentato nel settore delle esportazioni di abbigliamento nel 2011. Le esportazioni di abbigliamento verso la regione europea sono aumentate di ben il 4,3%, il che è dovuto principalmente alla maggiore domanda dalla Germania (+14%) e dall'Italia (+4%). Le esportazioni di abbigliamento verso l'Unione europea nel 2010 hanno registrato risultati signifcativamente migliori rispetto al resto del mondo, e quindi pari a circa il 60% delle esportazioni totali di abbigliamento.10

Sullo sfondo della tendenza globale, uno sviluppo molto debole sta emergendo per l'economia svizzera nel 2012. Le aspettative dei produttori svizzeri di tessile e di abbigliamento nei prossimi sei mesi hanno addirittura peggiorata dopo l'ultimo rapporto economico. Export e nuovi ordini si svolgeranno male. Soprattutto le aspettative per i prezzi di vendita si sono trasformati bruscamente verso il basso.

5 Konjunkturbericht Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie Winter 2011 / 2012 – Appendix 36 http://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/textilindustrie-kaempft-mit-frankenstaerke7 http://www.swisstextiles.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=31 – Appendix 4 8 Konjunkturbericht Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie Winter 2011 / 2012 – Appendix 39 http://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/textilindustrie-kaempft-mit-frankenstaerke10 http://www.swisstextiles.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=31 – allegato 4

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Economic situation in the textile sector - Germany:After 2010, 2011 was another strong year for the German textile and clothing industry. Revenues increased by 7.1%, where the garment sector has seen a sales increase of 6% by December 2011. At the time of the economic report11, sales have stagnated at a high level. As of December 2010/2011, the new orders in the apparel sector clearly grew with +6.7% and also the foreign trade of the entire year 2011 compared with 2010 was positive. The exports in the garment sector increased by 8.3% compared to the same period, imports increased +13.1% . The raw material imports increased by 28.1% over the same period last year, which is due in part to the sharp rise in commodity prices. Due to the high global demand, market participants are not expecting further signifcant price reductions.Apart from short-term fuctuations, which also arise due to the rather small amount of samples of the textile and apparel segments, position and outlook are overall stable. Due to the relatively good economic climate in the textile and apparel sector, this may be taken as a positive signal.

La situazione economica nel settore tessile – Germania:Dopo il 2010, 2011 è stato un altro anno forte per i settori tedeschi tessile e abbigliamento. I ricavi sono aumentati del 7,1%, dove il settore dell'abbigliamento ha visto un incremento delle vendite del 6% entro dicembre 2011. Al momento della relazione del report economico12, le vendite hanno subito una stagnazione ad alto livello. Dal dicembre 2010/2011, i nuovi ordini nel settore abbigliamento sono cresciuti in modo chiaro con il 6,7% e anche il commercio estero di tutto l'anno 2011 rispetto al 2010 è stato positivo. Le esportazioni nel settore tessile sono aumentati del 8,3% rispetto allo stesso periodo, le importazioni sono aumentate 13,1%. Le importazioni di materie prime sono aumentati del 28,1% rispetto allo stesso periodo dello scorso anno, che è dovuto in parte al forte aumento dei prezzi delle materie prime. A causa della alta domanda globale, i partecipanti al mercato non si aspettano riduzioni di prezzo più signifcative.Oltre a futtuazioni a breve termine, che sorgono anche a causa della quantità piuttosto piccola di campioni dei segmenti tessili e di abbigliamento, la posizione e le prospettive sono nel complesso stabili. A causa del clima economico relativamente bene nel settore tessile e abbigliamento, questo può essere preso come un segnale positivo.

Possible headquarter locations in Switzerland:According to information provided by the Swiss Textil Federation13, the companies associated to them are distributed mainly in the German-speaking part of Switzerland: the cantons of Zurich and St. Gallen in the north-east, and Berne in the west. It is in the canton of St. Gallen, where most people are employed in the textile sector. Due to it's convenient location towards Germany and Austria as well as the airport in Zurich-Kloten being in this region, the Greater Zurich Region is one of the most interesting recommendation for a headquarter in Switzerland.

Possibili luoghi di sede in Svizzera:Secondo le informazioni fornite dalla Federazione svizzera del tessile14, le aziende associate ad essi sono distribuiti principalmente nella parte tedesca della Svizzera: Nei Cantoni di Zurigo e San Gallo, nel nord-est, e Berna a ovest. È nel cantone di San Gallo, dove sono impiegati la maggior parte delle persone nel settore tessile. Grazie alla sua posizione strategica verso la Germania e l'Austria e l'aeroporto di Zurigo-Kloten essere in questa regione, la Grande Regione di Zurigo è una delle raccomandazioni più interessanti per una sede in Svizzera.

11 http://www.textil-mode.de/app/so.asp?o=/_obj/49D06205-C64D-4136-B161-905AD5FB0B48/outline/2012-02_Konjunkturbericht.pdf

12 http://www.textil-mode.de/app/so.asp?o=/_obj/49D06205-C64D-4136-B161-905AD5FB0B48/outline/2012-02_Konjunkturbericht.pdf

13 http://www.swisstextiles.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=18 – Appendix 514 http://www.swisstextiles.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=18 – Appendix 5

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Possible headquarter locations in Germany:According to information from the german textile and fashion federation, the strongest states in the textile sector in Germany are: North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria. Unfortunately, for the time being, we do not detailed fgures or maps, as offered by Switzerland, for this regions. Since the Greater Munich Area is one of the strongest economic regions in Germany, a company base in the area north of Munich could be interesting. On one hand because of the favorable position towards Switzerland and Austria as well as the airport being very close.

Possibili luoghi di sede in Germania:Secondo le informazioni fornite dalla federazione tedesca tessile e moda, gli stati più forti nel settore tessile in Germania sono: Nord Reno-Westfalia, Baden-Württemberg e la Baviera. Purtroppo, per il momento, non abbiamo fgure dettagliati o mappe, come offerti dalla Svizzera, per questo le regioni. Poiché l'area Greater Monaco di Baviera è una delle più forti regioni economiche in Germania, la zona a nord di Monaco di Baviera potrebbe essere interessante per lo sviluppo di una sede. Da un lato a causa della posizione favorevole verso la Svizzera e l'Austria, nonché l'aeroporto essendo molto vicino.

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Contacts for Switzerland:Contatti per la Svizzera:

Swiss Textiles - Geschäftsstelle Zürich, Headquarter: http://www.swisstextiles.chBeethovenstrasse 20Postfach 2900CH – 8022 ZürichTel. +41 (0)44 289 79 79zuerich@swisstextiles.ch

Greater Zurich Area: http://www.greaterzuricharea.ch/Lukas Huber Director, Project Manager+41 44 254 59 08lukas.huber@greaterzuricharea.ch

Jianping Gao Representative CHINA+86 21 6149 8208jianping.gao@greaterzuricharea.ch

Contacts for Germany:Contatti per la Germania:

Gesamtverband der deutschen Textil- und Modeindustrie e.V.Reinhardtstr. 12 -1410117 BerlinTel +49 (0) 30 726220-0info@textil-mode.de

China-Europe Textile Alliance ( C.E.T.A. )Vivian Zhu Head of C.E.T.A.Tel: +86 21 62497505zhu.vivian@c-e-t-a.com

Munich Airport Business Park: http://www.mabp.de/Katrin-Jasmin Becker, M.A. Wirtschaftsförderin+49 (0) 8 11 55 22 12 8wirtschaftsfoerderung@hallbergmoos.de

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SwitzerlandKey indicators, 2010

Population (millions)...................................................7.6GDP (US$ billions)...................................................523.8GDP per capita (US$) ...........................................67,246GDP (PPP) as share (%) of world total..................0.44

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GCI 2011–2012 .......................................................... 1......5.7GCI 2010–2011 (out of 139)....................................................1........ 5.6GCI 2009–2010 (out of 133)....................................................1........ 5.6

Basic requirements (20.0%).................................................3........ 6.2Institutions...............................................................................6........ 5.8Infrastructure..........................................................................5........ 6.1Macroeconomic environment .............................................7........ 6.3Health and primary education.............................................8........ 6.5

Efficiency enhancers (50.0%)..............................................2........ 5.5Higher education and training.............................................3........ 5.8Goods market efficiency.......................................................5........ 5.2Labor market efficiency........................................................1........ 6.0Financial market development ............................................7........ 5.3Technological readiness.......................................................1........ 6.3Market size ...........................................................................39........ 4.5

Innovation and sophistication factors (30.0%) ................1........ 5.8Business sophistication .......................................................3........ 5.8Innovation................................................................................1........ 5.8

The most problematic factors for doing business

Inadequately educated workforce ...................................18.3Inefficient government bureaucracy................................14.6Restrictive labor regulations..............................................14.6Tax regulations .....................................................................12.1Access to financing.............................................................10.3Tax rates ..................................................................................7.1Policy instability .....................................................................5.8Inadequate supply of infrastructure...................................4.4Foreign currency regulations ..............................................4.2Poor work ethic in national labor force.............................3.6Inflation....................................................................................2.5Crime and theft.......................................................................1.1Government instability/coups..............................................0.7Poor public health..................................................................0.4Corruption................................................................................0.3

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6th pillar: Goods market efficiency6.01 Intensity of local competition................................ 5.5 ............246.02 Extent of market dominance................................. 5.9 ..............16.03 Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy................... 4.9 ............216.04 Extent and effect of taxation................................. 5.1 ............106.05 Total tax rate, % profits*..................................... 30.1 ............346.06 No. procedures to start a business*........................ 6 ............346.07 No. days to start a business* ................................ 20 ............816.08 Agricultural policy costs ........................................ 3.3 .......... 1186.09 Prevalence of trade barriers .................................. 4.2 ............876.10 Trade tariffs, % duty*............................................ 4.1 ............486.11 Prevalence of foreign ownership........................... 5.7 ............ 166.12 Business impact of rules on FDI........................... 5.3 ............216.13 Burden of customs procedures ............................ 5.1 ............ 196.14 Imports as a percentage of GDP* .......................41.0 ............786.15 Degree of customer orientation............................ 6.0 ..............36.16 Buyer sophistication.............................................. 5.2 ..............2

7th pillar: Labor market efficiency7.01 Cooperation in labor-employer relations................ 6.1 ..............17.02 Flexibility of wage determination .......................... 5.7 ............187.03 Rigidity of employment index, 0–100 (worst)* ......7.0 ............107.04 Hiring and firing practices ..................................... 5.8 ..............37.05 Redundancy costs, weeks of salary* .................... 13 ............217.06 Pay and productivity .............................................. 5.3 ..............57.07 Reliance on professional management ................. 6.0 ..............97.08 Brain drain ............................................................. 6.3 ..............17.09 Women in labor force, ratio to men*.................. 0.88 ............32

8th pillar: Financial market development8.01 Availability of financial services............................. 6.6 ..............18.02 Affordability of financial services .......................... 5.9 ..............28.03 Financing through local equity market .................. 4.6 ............ 178.04 Ease of access to loans ........................................ 3.7 ............218.05 Venture capital availability ..................................... 3.7 ............188.06 Soundness of banks.............................................. 5.9 ............268.07 Regulation of securities exchanges....................... 5.6 ............ 128.08 Legal rights index, 0–10 (best)* ............................ 8.0 ............20

9th pillar: Technological readiness9.01 Availability of latest technologies .......................... 6.7 ..............29.02 Firm-level technology absorption .......................... 6.2 ..............49.03 FDI and technology transfer.................................. 5.1 ............279.04 Internet users/100 pop.*..................................... 83.9 ..............99.05 Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop.* ...... 38.2 ..............19.06 Internet bandwidth, kb/s/capita*....................... 130.5 ..............5

10th pillar: Market size10.01 Domestic market size index, 1–7 (best)*.............. 4.3 ............4010.02 Foreign market size index, 1–7 (best)* ................. 5.2 ............34

11th pillar: Business sophistication 11.01 Local supplier quantity .......................................... 5.7 ..............611.02 Local supplier quality............................................. 6.2 ..............111.03 State of cluster development................................ 5.1 ..............811.04 Nature of competitive advantage.......................... 6.4 ..............211.05 Value chain breadth ............................................... 6.1 ..............311.06 Control of international distribution....................... 5.3 ..............611.07 Production process sophistication ........................ 6.4 ..............211.08 Extent of marketing............................................... 5.8 ..............511.09 Willingness to delegate authority ......................... 5.3 ..............6

12th pillar: Innovation12.01 Capacity for innovation.......................................... 5.8 ..............212.02 Quality of scientific research institutions .............. 6.3 ..............212.03 Company spending on R&D.................................. 5.8 ..............312.04 University-industry collaboration in R&D............... 5.8 ..............112.05 Gov’t procurement of advanced tech products..... 4.5 ............ 1412.06 Availability of scientists and engineers ................. 5.1 ............ 1512.07 Utility patents granted/million pop.* .................. 211.6 ..............7

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1st pillar: Institutions1.01 Property rights....................................................... 6.4 ..............21.02 Intellectual property protection ............................. 6.1 ..............31.03 Diversion of public funds ...................................... 6.1 ..............61.04 Public trust of politicians ....................................... 5.1 ............ 131.05 Irregular payments and bribes .............................. 6.3 ............101.06 Judicial independence........................................... 6.4 ..............51.07 Favoritism in decisions of government officials .... 4.9 ............ 111.08 Wastefulness of government spending ................ 5.0 ..............81.09 Burden of government regulation ......................... 4.1 ............ 171.10 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes 5.5 ..............71.11 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regs. 5.5 ..............41.12 Transparency of government policymaking........... 5.9 ..............31.13 Business costs of terrorism.................................. 6.2 ............321.14 Business costs of crime and violence .................. 6.1 ..............91.15 Organized crime .................................................... 6.4 ............ 191.16 Reliability of police services.................................. 6.3 ..............51.17 Ethical behavior of firms ....................................... 6.5 ..............61.18 Strength of auditing and reporting standards ....... 5.6 ............241.19 Efficacy of corporate boards ................................. 5.3 ............101.20 Protection of minority shareholders’ interests...... 4.9 ............281.21 Strength of investor protection, 0–10 (best)* ....... 3.0 .......... 131

2nd pillar: Infrastructure2.01 Quality of overall infrastructure ............................. 6.7 ..............12.02 Quality of roads..................................................... 6.4 ..............32.03 Quality of railroad infrastructure............................ 6.8 ..............12.04 Quality of port infrastructure................................. 5.2 ............362.05 Quality of air transport infrastructure .................... 6.5 ..............32.06 Available airline seat kms/week, millions* .........881.4 ............262.07 Quality of electricity supply................................... 6.8 ..............22.08 Fixed telephone lines/100 pop.* ......................... 58.6 ..............62.09 Mobile telephone subscriptions/100 pop.*....... 123.6 ............37

3rd pillar: Macroeconomic environment3.01 Government budget balance, % GDP*................. 0.2 ............203.02 Gross national savings, % GDP* ........................ 33.3 ............223.03 Inflation, annual % change*.................................. 0.7 ..............13.04 Interest rate spread, %*....................................... 2.7 ............ 193.05 General government debt, % GDP*................... 55.0 .......... 1003.06 Country credit rating, 0–100 (best)* ................... 94.1 ..............2

4th pillar: Health and primary education4.01 Business impact of malaria ............................ N/Appl. ..............14.02 Malaria cases/100,000 pop.* .............................. (NE) ..............14.03 Business impact of tuberculosis ........................... 6.6 ............ 124.04 Tuberculosis incidence/100,000 pop.* .................. 4.9 ..............84.05 Business impact of HIV/AIDS ............................... 6.3 ............184.06 HIV prevalence, % adult pop.* ............................. 0.4 ............794.07 Infant mortality, deaths/1,000 live births*............. 4.0 ............244.08 Life expectancy, years*....................................... 82.0 ..............34.09 Quality of primary education................................. 5.9 ..............44.10 Primary education enrollment, net %*............... 94.2 ............59

5th pillar: Higher education and training5.01 Secondary education enrollment, gross %*....... 96.1 ............435.02 Tertiary education enrollment, gross %*............ 49.4 ............515.03 Quality of the educational system ........................ 5.9 ..............15.04 Quality of math and science education ................ 5.8 ..............45.05 Quality of management schools ........................... 6.0 ..............35.06 Internet access in schools..................................... 6.2 ..............95.07 Availability of research and training services ........ 6.4 ..............15.08 Extent of staff training .......................................... 5.6 ..............1

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GermanyKey indicators, 2010

Population (millions).................................................82.1GDP (US$ billions)................................................3,315.6GDP per capita (US$) ...........................................40,631GDP (PPP) as share (%) of world total..................3.96

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GCI 2011–2012 .......................................................... 6......5.4GCI 2010–2011 (out of 139)....................................................5........ 5.4GCI 2009–2010 (out of 133)....................................................7........ 5.4

Basic requirements (20.0%)...............................................11........ 5.8Institutions.............................................................................19........ 5.3Infrastructure..........................................................................2........ 6.4Macroeconomic environment ...........................................30........ 5.4Health and primary education...........................................23........ 6.3

Efficiency enhancers (50.0%)............................................13........ 5.2Higher education and training.............................................7........ 5.7Goods market efficiency.....................................................26........ 4.8Labor market efficiency......................................................64........ 4.4Financial market development ..........................................39........ 4.5Technological readiness.....................................................14........ 5.6Market size .............................................................................5........ 6.0

Innovation and sophistication factors (30.0%) ................5........ 5.5Business sophistication .......................................................4........ 5.7Innovation................................................................................7........ 5.4

The most problematic factors for doing business

Restrictive labor regulations..............................................20.7Tax regulations .....................................................................18.1Inefficient government bureaucracy................................11.2Tax rates ................................................................................11.2Inadequately educated workforce ...................................11.0Access to financing...............................................................8.7Policy instability .....................................................................5.5Inadequate supply of infrastructure...................................3.5Poor work ethic in national labor force.............................3.0Inflation....................................................................................2.4Corruption................................................................................2.0Foreign currency regulations ..............................................1.1Government instability/coups..............................................0.9Crime and theft.......................................................................0.5Poor public health..................................................................0.2

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6th pillar: Goods market efficiency6.01 Intensity of local competition................................ 5.8 ..............96.02 Extent of market dominance................................. 5.7 ..............36.03 Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy................... 4.9 ............236.04 Extent and effect of taxation................................. 3.3 ............806.05 Total tax rate, % profits*..................................... 48.2 .......... 1006.06 No. procedures to start a business*........................ 9 ............946.07 No. days to start a business* ................................ 15 ............636.08 Agricultural policy costs ........................................ 3.8 ............ 766.09 Prevalence of trade barriers .................................. 4.7 ............496.10 Trade tariffs, % duty*............................................ 0.8 ..............46.11 Prevalence of foreign ownership........................... 5.1 ............476.12 Business impact of rules on FDI........................... 4.6 ............726.13 Burden of customs procedures ............................ 4.7 ............376.14 Imports as a percentage of GDP* ...................... 39.9 ............816.15 Degree of customer orientation............................ 5.4 ............186.16 Buyer sophistication.............................................. 4.3 ............21

7th pillar: Labor market efficiency7.01 Cooperation in labor-employer relations................ 5.1 ............227.02 Flexibility of wage determination .......................... 3.1 .......... 1367.03 Rigidity of employment index, 0–100 (worst)* ... 42.0 .......... 1127.04 Hiring and firing practices ..................................... 2.8 .......... 1327.05 Redundancy costs, weeks of salary* .................... 69 .......... 1027.06 Pay and productivity .............................................. 4.3 ............387.07 Reliance on professional management ................. 5.7 ............ 137.08 Brain drain ............................................................. 4.4 ............317.09 Women in labor force, ratio to men*.................. 0.87 ............39

8th pillar: Financial market development8.01 Availability of financial services............................. 5.8 ............188.02 Affordability of financial services .......................... 5.1 ............238.03 Financing through local equity market .................. 4.0 ............418.04 Ease of access to loans ........................................ 3.0 ............548.05 Venture capital availability ..................................... 3.0 ............378.06 Soundness of banks.............................................. 4.9 ............878.07 Regulation of securities exchanges....................... 4.5 ............528.08 Legal rights index, 0–10 (best)* .............................7.0 ............39

9th pillar: Technological readiness9.01 Availability of latest technologies .......................... 6.2 ............209.02 Firm-level technology absorption .......................... 5.9 ............ 149.03 FDI and technology transfer.................................. 4.3 ............929.04 Internet users/100 pop.*......................................81.9 ............ 129.05 Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop.* .......31.6 ..............99.06 Internet bandwidth, kb/s/capita*......................... 60.8 ............ 15

10th pillar: Market size10.01 Domestic market size index, 1–7 (best)*.............. 5.8 ..............510.02 Foreign market size index, 1–7 (best)* ................. 6.5 ..............3

11th pillar: Business sophistication 11.01 Local supplier quantity .......................................... 5.9 ..............311.02 Local supplier quality............................................. 6.0 ..............411.03 State of cluster development................................ 4.9 ............ 1311.04 Nature of competitive advantage.......................... 6.1 ..............411.05 Value chain breadth ............................................... 6.1 ..............411.06 Control of international distribution....................... 5.3 ..............411.07 Production process sophistication ........................ 6.3 ..............311.08 Extent of marketing............................................... 5.6 ............1011.09 Willingness to delegate authority ......................... 4.8 ............ 15

12th pillar: Innovation12.01 Capacity for innovation.......................................... 5.7 ..............312.02 Quality of scientific research institutions .............. 5.6 ............1012.03 Company spending on R&D.................................. 5.5 ..............512.04 University-industry collaboration in R&D............... 5.2 ............ 1312.05 Gov’t procurement of advanced tech products..... 4.2 ............2912.06 Availability of scientists and engineers ................. 4.5 ............4112.07 Utility patents granted/million pop.* ................. 150.6 ..............9

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1st pillar: Institutions1.01 Property rights....................................................... 5.7 ............181.02 Intellectual property protection ............................. 5.6 ............ 131.03 Diversion of public funds ...................................... 5.6 ............ 141.04 Public trust of politicians ....................................... 3.7 ............371.05 Irregular payments and bribes .............................. 5.9 ............221.06 Judicial independence........................................... 6.3 ..............71.07 Favoritism in decisions of government officials .... 4.3 ............ 191.08 Wastefulness of government spending ................ 3.7 ............401.09 Burden of government regulation ......................... 3.0 ............881.10 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes 4.9 ............ 191.11 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regs. 5.0 ............ 121.12 Transparency of government policymaking........... 5.0 ............281.13 Business costs of terrorism.................................. 5.8 ............551.14 Business costs of crime and violence .................. 5.6 ............321.15 Organized crime .................................................... 5.9 ............331.16 Reliability of police services.................................. 5.9 ............211.17 Ethical behavior of firms ....................................... 5.9 ............ 141.18 Strength of auditing and reporting standards ....... 5.3 ............361.19 Efficacy of corporate boards ................................. 5.2 ............ 171.20 Protection of minority shareholders’ interests...... 4.8 ............311.21 Strength of investor protection, 0–10 (best)* ....... 5.0 ............77

2nd pillar: Infrastructure2.01 Quality of overall infrastructure ............................. 6.2 ............102.02 Quality of roads..................................................... 6.2 ............102.03 Quality of railroad infrastructure............................ 5.7 ..............52.04 Quality of port infrastructure................................. 6.1 ............102.05 Quality of air transport infrastructure .................... 6.5 ..............62.06 Available airline seat kms/week, millions* ......4,641.0 ..............52.07 Quality of electricity supply................................... 6.7 ............ 112.08 Fixed telephone lines/100 pop.* ......................... 55.4 ..............82.09 Mobile telephone subscriptions/100 pop.*........ 127.0 ............30

3rd pillar: Macroeconomic environment3.01 Government budget balance, % GDP*................ -3.3 ............643.02 Gross national savings, % GDP* ........................ 22.8 ............533.03 Inflation, annual % change*...................................1.2 ..............13.04 Interest rate spread, %*....................................... 2.7 ............213.05 General government debt, % GDP*................... 80.0 .......... 1223.06 Country credit rating, 0–100 (best)* ................... 93.3 ..............3

4th pillar: Health and primary education4.01 Business impact of malaria ............................ N/Appl. ..............14.02 Malaria cases/100,000 pop.* .............................. (NE) ..............14.03 Business impact of tuberculosis ........................... 6.5 ............ 164.04 Tuberculosis incidence/100,000 pop.* .................. 4.9 ..............84.05 Business impact of HIV/AIDS ............................... 6.1 ............264.06 HIV prevalence, % adult pop.* ............................. 0.1 ............214.07 Infant mortality, deaths/1,000 live births*............. 3.5 ............ 194.08 Life expectancy, years*....................................... 79.9 ............224.09 Quality of primary education................................. 4.6 ............364.10 Primary education enrollment, net %*................97.6 ............25

5th pillar: Higher education and training5.01 Secondary education enrollment, gross %*...... 101.7 ............205.02 Tertiary education enrollment, gross %*.............. n/a ........... n/a5.03 Quality of the educational system ........................ 4.9 ............ 175.04 Quality of math and science education ................ 4.4 ............485.05 Quality of management schools ........................... 4.8 ............365.06 Internet access in schools..................................... 4.9 ............415.07 Availability of research and training services ........ 6.0 ..............35.08 Extent of staff training .......................................... 4.9 ............ 16

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Konjunkturbericht Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie

Winter 2011 / 2012

Die Entwicklung der internationalen und nationalen Wirtschaftslage

Seit dem letzten Konjunkturbericht im November 2011 haben sich die Rahmenbedingungen für die Schweizer Konjunkturentwicklung verschlechtert. Vor allem in Europa schlägt die Verunsicherung im Zusammenhang mit der Staatsschuldenkrise immer stärker negativ auf die Konjunktur durch. Das gesunkene Vertrauen dämpft die private Investitions- und Konsumnachfrage und immer mehr Euro-Länder verfolgen notgedrungen eine restriktive Finanzpolitik. In Deutschland hat sich die aktuelle Lage gegenüber den Vormonaten zwar nicht verbessert, aber immerhin haben sich die Erwartungen aufgehellt. Es besteht Hoffnung, dass die Konjunkturdelle bereits im 2. Quartal 2012 überwunden werden kann. Den anderen drei grossen Volkswirtschaften Europas stehen hingegen schwere Zeiten bevor. So lässt sich im laufenden Jahr eine Rezession in Italien nicht mehr vermeiden. In Grossbritannien herrscht eine hartnäckige Stagnation und in Frankreich ist das Wachstum in den letzten Monaten zum Erliegen gekommen. Auch in den Schwellenländern ist die Abschwächung der wirtschaftlichen Dynamik deutlich sichtbar. Trotzdem sind diese Volkswirtschaften relativ robust und dürften weiterhin eine positive Rolle für die Weltwirtschaft spielen. Die Verlagerung der Wachstumsdynamik weg von Industrie- und hin zu den Schwellenländern wird sich dadurch weiter fortsetzen. Einen positiven Akzent setzten im letzten Quartal die USA. Dort hat sich das Wachstumstempo gegen Ende des letzten Jahres erhöht. Die Immobilienkrise ist zwar noch immer nicht ausgestanden, aber ein erneuter Rückfall in die Rezession ist unwahrscheinlich geworden.

In der Schweiz hat sich die in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2011 noch solide Konjunktur seit letztem Sommer deutlich abgekühlt. Die ungünstige Kombination aus schwächerer Weltkonjunktur und aus immer noch starkem Franken hinterlässt deutliche Bremsspuren bei den Exporten und bei den Ausrüstungsinvestitionen der Unternehmen. Nachdem die Exporte 2010 noch um 7% zulegen konnten, schrumpfte das Plus im letzten Jahr auf 2.1%. Angesichts des starken Frankens sahen sich die Exporteure gezwungen, ihre Preise um durchschnittlich 5.5% zu senken. Dies entspricht dem höchsten je registrierten Rückgang. In der Schweizer Industrie hat sich die Beurteilung der Geschäftslage seit Sommer 2011 rapide verschlechtert und bewegte sich die letzten Monate im negativen Bereich. Produktion und Bestellungseingänge sind in den letzten Monaten gesunken, die Ertragslage ist unbefriedigend und die Auftragsbestände werden kleiner. Die schwierigen Umfeldbedingungen zwingen Schweizer Unternehmen zunehmend zu einschneidenden Umstrukturierungsmassnahmen. Das reale BIP dürfte im vierten Quartal 2011 geschrumpft sein und sich erst in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2012 wieder langsam erholen . Die Lage der Schweizer Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie

Das schwierige wirtschaftliche Umfeld spiegelt sich in den Konjunkturdaten der Textil - und Bekleidungsindustrie so deutlich, wie kaum in einer anderen Industriebranche. In den Monaten Dezember und Januar scheint die Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie aber in eine Phase der Bodenbildung eingetreten zu sein, denn es kam zu einer leichten Erholung der Indikatoren auf tiefem Niveau.

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Seit dem Frühling 2011 machen sich die Abkühlung der Weltwirtschaft und der starke Schweizer Franken in einer sinkenden Auslastung der Produktionskapazitäten der Schweizer Industrie bemerkbar. Die Kapazitätsauslastung der Schweizer Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie lag im Januar 2012 noch bei 76% (Oktober 11: 77%). Der seit letztem Frühling anhaltende Abwärtstrend konnte damit im letzten Quartal gebremst werden. Im Durchschnitt der Schweizer Industrie lag die Kapazitätsauslastung bei 83%.

Geschäftslage (Saldo)

Auftragsbestand (Saldo)

Mit der Geschäftslage w ird der konjunkturelle Gesamtzustand des Unternehmens dargestellt. Die Testteilnehmer beantworten die Frage: "Wir beurteilen die Geschäftslage insgesamt als: gut, befriedigend, schlecht." Der Auftragsbestand umfasst die Menge oder den Wert der noch nicht in Arbeit genommenen Kundenaufträge. Die Testteilnehmer beantworten die Frage: "Wir beurteilen den Auftragsbestand insgesamt als: zu gross, normal, zu klein." Ausgew iesen wird für beide Indikatoren der Saldo aus positiven und negativen Antworten. Dieser gibt die Tendenz der Entwicklung wieder. In der Praxis zeigen die Saldi eine hohe Korrelation mit den tatsächlichen Wachstumsraten der Realindikatoren. Quelle: KOF ETHZ

Beschäftigungslage

3. Quartal 2010 3. Quartal 2011

Beschäftigte Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie 13‘900 14‘800

Januar 2011 Januar 2012

Arbeitslose Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie 559 517 Arbeitslosenquote Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie

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Nach einer rasanten Talfahrt zwischen Mai und November 2011 hat sich die Beurteilung der Geschäftslage in den Monaten Dezember und Januar wieder etwas aufgehellt, liegt aber nach wie vor deutlich im negativen Bereich. Diese Verbesserung ist vor allem darauf zurück zu führen, dass zahlreiche Unternehmen in ihrer Beurteilung der Geschäftslage von schlecht auf befriedigend umgestellt haben. Als gut wird die Geschäftslage immer noch nur von rund 9% der Unternehmen beurteilt. Im Vergleich mit dem Durchschnitt der Industrie ist die Stimmung bei den Textil- und Bekleidungsproduzenten schlechter.

Auch die Beurteilung der Auftragsbestände hat sich seit dem Tiefpunkt im November 2011 wieder etwas erholt. Das schwierige wirtschaftliche Umfeld setzt den Textil- und Bekleidungsproduzenten bei der Akquisition neuer Aufträge aber weiterhin zu. Im Januar beurteilten nur 3% der Unternehmen den momentanen Auftragsbestand als gross, 57% als normal und 40% als zu klein.

Aussenhandel

Im 4. Quartal (Okt. bis Dez. 2011) exportierte die Schweizer Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie Waren im Wert von 717.5 Mio. CHF (-8.6% gg. Vorjahresquartal). Die Textilexporte (370.5 Mio. CHF) sind gegen Jahresende hin stärker ins Minus abgerutscht (-13.5% gg. Vorjahresquartal). Die Bekleidungsexporte (347.0 Mio. CHF) wiesen im 4. Quartal nur ein relativ kleines Minus aus (-2.8%). Über alle vier Quartale 2011 hinweg gesehen verzeichneten die Textilexporte ein Minus von 6.5% und die Bekleidungsexporte ein Minus von 3.8%1. Von allen Exportbranchen verzeichnete 2012 die Textilindustrie nach der Papierindustrie den stärksten Rückschlag. Exporte Textilien Exporte Bekleidung

Prozentuale Veränderung gegenüber dem Vorjahresquartal. Exporte nach Wirtschaftsräumen Textilien

Jan. – Dez. 2011 Bekleidung

Jan. – Dez. 2011 TCHF Veränd. in % TCHF Veränd. in %

EU / EFTA 1‘160‘486 -8.6 980‘865 4.3 Asien 151‘252 -0.3 221‘313 -15.5 USA 72‘254 -8.8 119‘922 -24.9 Mitt lerer Osten 30‘988 16.5 32‘479 10.3 Afrika 35‘305 -10.7 3‘840 -28.8 Zentral- / Südamerika 14‘148 -20.3 6‘935 -19.4 Australien / Ozeanien 4‘262 -17.1 11‘303 -22.2 Veränderungen in % jeweils gegenüber der Vorjahresperiode. Textilexporte nach Ländern: 2011 mussten die Exporte der Schweizer Textilindustrie einen Rückgang um 6.5% hinnehmen. Während im 1. Quartal noch ein bescheidenes Wachstum verzeichnet werden konnte, wurden in den folgenden drei Quartalen die negativen Vorzeichen immer stärker. Dabei erfasste der Abwärtstrend praktisch alle Wirtschaftsräume und Kontinente. Im 4. Quartal konnten nur noch die Ausfuhren nach dem Mittleren Osten (+22%), und nach Südostasien (+15%) ein Wachstum verzeichnen, alle anderen Regionen lagen im Minus. Für die Exportbilanz 2011 der Textilindustrie wirkte sich die Abnahme der Textilexporte nach Europa ( -8.6%) besonders belastend aus. Die grössten Abnehmerländer Deutschland (-7%), Italien (-6%), Frankreich (-11%) und Österreich (-6%) bezogen 2011 deutlich weniger Waren als noch im Vorjahr. Schwierig gestaltete sich 2011 auch das Geschäftsumfeld in Asien. Während die Ausfuhren nach Südkorea und Japan stagnierten, verzeichneten andere grosse Abnehmerländer wie China (-6%), Hong Kong (-9%) und Singapur (-9%) eine Abnahme. Dieser Rückgang konnte nur durch ein Wachstum in vielen kleineren asiatischen Exportmärkten kompensiert werden. Bekleidungsexporte nach Ländern: Bei den Bekleidungsexporten konnte 2011 der starke Abwärtstrend des Vorjahres gebremst werden. Für das ganze Jahr resultiert aber immer noch eine Abnahme von 3.8%, wobei im Jahresverlauf keine klare Tendenz auszumachen ist. Die Bekleidungsexporte nach Europa legten 2011 um 4.3% zu, was vor allem der erhöhten Nachfrage aus Deutschland (+14%) und Italien (+4%) zu verdanken ist. Bei den anderen Wirtschaftsräumen konnte einzig der Mittlere Osten (+10%) ein Wachstum verzeichnen. In Asien hingegen war Bekleidung aus der Schweiz 2011 weniger gefragt als im Vorjahr. Alle wichtigen Abnehmerländer weisen ein Minus aus: China (-2%), Hong Kong (-4%), Japan (-25%) und Südkorea (-34%).

1 Die Exportzahlen umf assen auch Wiederexporte aus der Region Mendrisiotto, die sich durch einen hohen Anteil reiner Handelsbetriebe ohne Produktion auszeichnet. Aus der übrigen Schweiz haben die Bekleidungsexporte 2011 um 7.9% gg. dem Vorjahr zugenommen.

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TCHF Veränd. in % TCHF Veränd. in % Total Textilien 370‘493 -13.5 1‘562‘120 -6.5

Spinnstoffe 10‘910 -13.6 50‘399 -4.5 Garne 46‘632 -20.3 222‘741 -2.4 Gew ebe und Gew irke 117‘176 -12.4 471‘494 -6.5 Stickerei, Plüsch, Tüll etc. 19‘924 -15.2 78‘963 -7.0 Heimtextilien 40‘562 -12.7 154‘262 -6.9 Techn. Textilien 135‘290 -11.7 584‘261 -8.0

Total Bekleidung 346‘953 -2.8 1‘427‘375 -3.8 Oberbekleidung 253‘677 -3.4 1‘058‘550 -5.5 Unterbekleidung 42‘325 -5.6 164‘595 -2.4 Bekleidungszubehör 50‘951 2.5 204‘230 4.7

Veränderungen in % jeweils gegenüber der Vorjahresperiode. Detaillierte Aussenhandelszahlen zur Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie sind im Mitgliederbereich unter www.swisstextiles.ch abrufbar. Quelle: Eidg. Zoll ver waltung

Ausblick und Erwartungen

Die Weltwirtschaft befindet sich immer noch in einer sehr fragilen Situation, in der das Pendel in beide Richtungen ausschlagen kann. Nach wie vor ungelöst und damit der grösste Risikofaktor für die globale Konjunkturentwicklung sind die hohen Staatsschulden in der EU und in den USA. Auch wenn die Beruhigung der aktuellen Krise gelingt, werden die zugrundeliegenden strukturellen Probleme für die Weltwirtschaft noch lange nachwirken. Unter der Annahme, dass sich die angespannte Situation an den Finanzmärkten allmählich beruhigt, sollte sich die Wirtschaft im Euroraum in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2012 langsam wieder erholen. Für 2012 ist aber nur mit einem bescheidenen BIP-Wachstum von rund 0.5% zu rechnen. Während Deutschland eine relativ robuste Konjunkturentwicklung aufweisen wird, ist im übrigen Euroraum mit rezessiven Tendenzen zu rechnen. In den USA hat sich das Wachstumstempo gegen Ende des letzten Jahres erhöht. Für 2012 kann mit einer BIP-Wachstumsrate von rund 2% gerechnet werden. Für die Schwellenländer wird trotz Abkühlung ein Plus von rund 6% prognostiziert. Die grössten Zugpferde werden China und Indien sein. Ende Januar haben wichtige Stimmungsindikatoren in Deutschland und den USA überraschend ins Positive gedreht. Ob dieser Stimmungsumschwung tatsächlich das Licht am Ende des Tunnels ist, wird sich aber erst noch zeigen müssen.

Vor dem Hintergrund der globalen Entwicklung zeichnet sich 2012 für die Schweizer Wirtschaft eine sehr schwache – wahrscheinlich für einzelne Quartale sogar leicht schrumpfende – Wirtschaftsentwicklung ab. Für das ganze Jahr wird mit einem BIP-Wachstum (real) von 0.2% bis 0.5% gerechnet. Die Indikatoren weisen aber nicht auf einen krisenhaften Konjunktureinbruch wie Ende 2008 hin. Erst dem zweiten Halbjahr 2012 sollte die Schweizer Wirtschaft wieder langsam Fahrt aufnehmen. Die Erwartungen der Schweizer Textil- und

Bekleidungsproduzenten für das kommende halbe Jahr haben sich gegenüber dem letzten Konjunkturbericht noch weiter eingetrübt. Exportgeschäft und Bestellungseingang werden schlecht verlaufen, die Personalbestände reduziert. Vor allem die Erwartungen für die Verkaufspreise haben deutlich nach unten gedreht.

Erwartungen Exporte Erwartungen Verkaufspreise

Erwartungen Bestellungseingang Erwartungen Beschäftigung

Jan. 2012 Okt. 2011

Quelle: KOF ETHZ

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Sales markets

As Switzerland’s oldest industrial sector, the textile industry was already a high-ranking exporting country within Europe in the 18th century. Today, the majority ofSwiss production is still exported.

Statistics

Regional distribution textile exports

Regional distribution garment exports

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Switzerland - home of textiles

The Swiss textile and garments industry focuses on the production of high qualitygarments, home textiles and a wide range of technical textiles. The products arebacked up by first class services.

Regional distribution of the textile and garments companiesThe chart shows the regional distribution of the Swiss textile and garmentsproducers. Activity is concentrated on Eastern Switzerland and the central part ofthe country, including Zurich.

Today some 14,000 persons work in the Swiss textile and garments industry:8,800 in the textile industry and 5,000 in the garments sector.

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