Pace of decline in Swiss producer/import prices slows in August
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Federal Statistical Office reported on Tuesday that Switzerlands producer and import prices slid 0.4 percent year-on-year in August, following Julys 0.8 percent decrease. A similar pace of decline was last seen in December 2013.
On a monthly basis, producer and import prices fell for a second consecutive month. Swiss producer and import prices decreased 0.3 percent m/m versus a 0.1 percent drop in July.
Economists had expected producer and import prices to fall 0.3 percent on a yearly basis and by 0.2 percent from July. Despite the miss on expectations data showed that Switzerlands producer and import prices declined at a slower pace than in the previous month.
In the European session, at GMT 1030, USD/CHF was trading at 0.9718, largely unchanged from yesterday’s close.