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Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI)

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 5 May 2020

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 5 May 2020: -1.1% for April 2020, below the -0.8% forecast and down from -0.5% in March 2020. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed -1.1%, below the 0–2% target band. It was released on Tue 5 May 2020 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
-1.1%
April 2020
Forecast
-0.8%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.5%
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) 5 May 2020: -1.1% for April 2020 against a -0.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 5 May 2020: -1.1% vs -0.8% forecast (Swiss Federal Statistical Office). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ch-cpi/2020-05-05

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 May 2020Apr-1.1%-0.8%-0.5%
2 Apr 2020Mar-0.5%-0.5%-0.1%
4 Mar 2020Feb-0.1%0.1%0.2%
10 Feb 2020Jan0.2%0.1%0.2%
7 Jan 2020Dec0.2%0%-0.1%
3 Dec 2019Nov-0.1%-0.1%-0.3%
1 Nov 2019Oct-0.3%0%0.1%
2 Oct 2019Sep0.1%0.3%0.3%
3 Sep 2019Aug0.3%0.3%0.3%
2 Aug 2019Jul0.3%0.5%0.6%
4 Jul 2019Jun0.6%0.5%0.6%
3 Jun 2019May0.6%0.6%0.7%
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