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As a result, the Swiss economy is losing billions of euros, according to a study report. Every Swiss could save at least CHF 280 a year.
The study authors’ greatest savings potential for procurement abroad was made in clothing (CHF 1.86 billion). As the price comparison at various shops showed, dresses from the same provider in Switzerland cost on average a fifth more than in Germany. The price differences for a shop were almost 80 percent.
The annual savings potential for body and face care is CHF 271 million. The average price difference between Swiss and German online shops for body and face care is 57 percent. Depending on the brand, the price difference can rise to 145 percent.
The price difference for sunscreens is also great. On average, sunscreen costs 81 percent more in Switzerland than abroad. The range of price differences is 36 to 164 percent. If you calculate the price differences, there is an annual savings potential of CHF 21 million.
For the study, the authors analyzed the price differences between Switzerland and abroad with a focus on the health care, catering, research and education sectors, but also on the consumer goods fashion, cosmetics, contact lenses, baby food and diapers.
In the areas examined alone, Swiss customers overpay CHF 3 billion. Overall, however, the amount is significantly higher. Former price supervisor Rudolf Strahm says: “I assume that the overall economic damage will amount to around CHF 15 billion a year.”
Everyone is affected by the high import prices, whether SMEs, agriculture, public administration or consumers. Most dealers and manufacturers abroad do not supply them directly. According to the study, they refuse to make direct purchases, for example in the online shop, by geoblocking or refusing to deliver.
“For companies, public institutions and consumers, it must be possible to shop abroad at the market prices offered there and to exploit the individual savings potential,” says study leader Mathias Binswanger from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. The association “Stop the high-price island – for fairer prices”, which commissioned the study, also wants that. On March 9, the National Council advises the Fair Price Initiative.
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