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Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI)

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 February 2018

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 February 2018: 0.7% for January 2018, below the 0.8% forecast and down from 0.8% in December 2017. It is the lowest reading since October 2017. 5 of the last 11 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 0.7%, inside the 0–2% target band. It was released on Mon 12 Feb 2018 at 08:15 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.7%
January 2018
Forecast
0.8%
The market consensus
Previous
0.8%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downside surprise usually weighs on the franc by strengthening expectations of low rates or further easing, particularly if inflation is already subdued.

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 February 2018: 0.7% for January 2018 against a 0.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Feb 2018Jan0.7%0.8%0.8%
8 Jan 2018Dec0.8%0.8%0.8%
6 Dec 2017Nov0.8%0.9%0.7%
6 Nov 2017Oct0.7%0.8%0.7%
5 Oct 2017Sep0.7%0.6%0.5%
5 Sep 2017Aug0.5%0.5%0.3%
7 Aug 2017Jul0.3%0.3%0.2%
6 Jul 2017Jun0.2%0.3%0.5%
8 Jun 2017May0.5%0.3%0.4%
11 May 2017Apr0.4%0.5%0.6%
6 Apr 2017Mar0.6%0.5%0.6%
8 Mar 2017Feb0.6%—0.3%
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