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Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI)

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 5 January 2021

Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 5 January 2021: -0.8% for December 2020, below the -0.7% forecast and down from -0.7% in November 2020. It is the lowest reading since September 2020. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. Printed -0.8%, below the 0–2% target band. It was released on Tue 5 Jan 2021 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
-0.8%
December 2020
Forecast
-0.7%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.7%
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 January 2021: -0.8% for December 2020 against a -0.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Switzerland Inflation Rate (CPI) 5 January 2021: -0.8% vs -0.7% forecast (Swiss Federal Statistical Office). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ch-cpi/2021-01-05

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 Jan 2021Dec-0.8%-0.7%-0.7%
2 Dec 2020Nov-0.7%-0.5%-0.6%
3 Nov 2020Oct-0.6%-0.6%-0.8%
1 Oct 2020Sep-0.8%-0.8%-0.9%
3 Sep 2020Aug-0.9%-0.8%-0.9%
3 Aug 2020Jul-0.9%-1.1%-1.3%
2 Jul 2020Jun-1.3%-1.2%-1.3%
4 Jun 2020May-1.3%-1.3%-1.1%
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%
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