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Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI)

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 7 May 2018

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 7 May 2018: 0.8% for April 2018, below the 0.9% forecast and unchanged from 0.8% in March 2018. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 0.8%, inside the 0–2% target band. It was released on Mon 7 May 2018 at 07:15 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
0.8%
April 2018
Forecast
0.9%
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) 7 May 2018: 0.8% for April 2018 against a 0.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
7 May 2018Apr0.8%0.9%0.8%
5 Apr 2018Mar0.8%0.7%0.6%
6 Mar 2018Feb0.6%0.6%0.7%
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%
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