Investing.com – Consumer price inflation in Switzerland fell more-than-expected in January, official data showed on Thursday.
In a report, the Swiss Federal Statistics Office said consumer price inflation fell by 0.4% in January, compared to a flat reading in December.
Analysts had expected Swiss CPI to fall by 0.2% in January.
The report said that the year-over-year rate of inflation rose by an annualized 0.3% in January, compared to an increase of 0.5% in December. Analysts had expected year-over-year CPI to rise at an annualized rate of 0.6% in January.
Following the release of the data, the Swiss franc was down against the U.S. dollar, with USD/CHF climbing 0.68% to hit 0.9644.
In a report, the Swiss Federal Statistics Office said consumer price inflation fell by 0.4% in January, compared to a flat reading in December.
Analysts had expected Swiss CPI to fall by 0.2% in January.
The report said that the year-over-year rate of inflation rose by an annualized 0.3% in January, compared to an increase of 0.5% in December. Analysts had expected year-over-year CPI to rise at an annualized rate of 0.6% in January.
Following the release of the data, the Swiss franc was down against the U.S. dollar, with USD/CHF climbing 0.68% to hit 0.9644.