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Country factfile

Area

41,285 km²

Population

7,604,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Population Aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	1,192.47	1,213.45	1,238.57	1,265.49	1,294.33
Population Density (people per sq km)	186.48	187.43	188.25	189.00	189.73
GDP Measured at Purchasing Power Parity (million international $)	285,034.51	303,848.75	317,130.36	314,750.97	321,624.83
Real GDP Growth (% growth)	3.64	3.64	1.92	-1.46	1.53
Inflation (% growth)	1.06	0.73	2.43	-0.48	0.66
Consumer Expenditure (US$ million)	222,360.56	241,392.43	278,164.75	279,690.51	283,530.58
Annual Gross Income (US$ million)	299,103.25	324,146.69	373,323.44	374,520.08	379,025.96
Annual Disposable Income (US$ million)	251,174.12	272,112.98	313,087.46	314,559.72	318,312.75

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• European Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Consumer Expenditure on Food (US$ million)	21,610.09	23,016.47	26,094.73	26,803.24	26,582.84
Internet Users ('000)	5,300.72	5,433.36	5,739.26	6,015.50	6,253.11
New Registrations of Passenger Cars ('000)	267.50	284.70	287.50	263.10

Source

• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Tourism Receipts (US$ million)	10,640	12,185	14,177	13,557

Source

• Consumer Western Europe

Business information sources

• Bank for International Settlements ( www.bis.org )
• Banque Nationale Suisse
  (Swiss National Bank) ( www.snb.ch )
• Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft
  (Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture) ( www.blw.admin.ch )
• Bundesamt für Statistik/Office Fédéral de la Statistique
  (Swiss Federal Statistical Office) ( www.statistik.admin.ch )
• Eidg. Finanzverwaltung (EFV)
  (Federal Department of Finance) ( www.efd.admin.ch )
• European Free Trade Association (EFTA) ( www.efta.int )
• International Labour Organisation (ILO) ( laborsta.ilo.org )
• International Labour Organisation (ILO) ( www.ilo.org )
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ( www.itu.int )
• International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) ( www.intracen.org )
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ( www.unaids.org )
• UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) ( www.unece.org )
• World Health Organisation (WHO)/Organisation Mondiale de la Santé ( www.who.ch )
• World Health Organisation (WHO)/Organisation Mondiale de la Santé ( www.who.int/whosis )
• World Trade Organisation (WTO) ( www.wto.org )