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Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI)

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 2 April 2019

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 2 April 2019: 0.7% for March 2019, above the 0.6% forecast and up from 0.6% in February 2019. It is the highest reading since December 2018. 2 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 0.7%, inside the 0–2% target band. It was released on Tue 2 Apr 2019 at 06:30 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%
March 2019
Forecast
0.6%
The market consensus
Previous
0.6%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear upside surprise, especially if inflation is approaching or above 2%, usually supports the franc as markets price a less dovish SNB.

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 2 April 2019: 0.7% for March 2019 against a 0.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2 Apr 2019Mar0.7%0.6%0.6%
5 Mar 2019Feb0.6%0.6%0.6%
11 Feb 2019Jan0.6%0.6%0.7%
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%
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