Investing.com - Retail sales in Switzerland rose significantly less-than-expected in April, official data showed on Tuesday.
In a report, Switzerland’s Federal Statistical Office said that retail sales increased at annualized rate of 0.4% in April, below expectations for a 3.5% gain.
Retail sales growth in March was revised up to a 3.4% gain from a previously reported increase of 3%.
Following the release of the data, the Swiss franc was little changed against the U.S. dollar, with USD/CHF shedding 0.06% to trade at 0.8966.