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Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI)

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 9 January 2019

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 9 January 2019: 0.7% for December 2018, below the 0.8% forecast and down from 0.9% in November 2018. It is the lowest reading since February 2018. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. Printed 0.7%, inside the 0–2% target band. It was released on Wed 9 Jan 2019 at 07:30 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%
December 2018
Forecast
0.8%
The market consensus
Previous
0.9%
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) 9 January 2019: 0.7% for December 2018 against a 0.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
9 Jan 2019Dec0.7%0.8%0.9%
4 Dec 2018Nov0.9%1.0%1.1%
1 Nov 2018Oct1.1%1.1%1%
5 Oct 2018Sep1%1.1%1.2%
4 Sep 2018Aug1.2%1.2%1.2%
3 Aug 2018Jul1.2%1.2%1.1%
5 Jul 2018Jun1.1%1.1%1%
6 Jun 2018May1%0.9%0.8%
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%
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