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Swiss Producer and Import Price Index in December 2019: -1.7 percent YoY, +0.1 percent MoM

2020-01-17

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2020-01-17

Switzerland Producer Price Index (PPI) YoY, December 2019
17.01.2020 - The Producer and Import Price Index rose in December 2019 by 0.1% compared with the previous month, reaching 100.7 points (December 2015 = 100). Compared with December 2018, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 1.7%. The average annualised inflation rate in 2019 was –1.4%.

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Pension funds have absorbed 2018 fall in stock market values

2020-01-13

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2020-01-13

16.12.2019 - Overall, the pension funds have survived the sluggish stock markets of 2018. The negative net return on investments was largely offset by using 40% of the existing reserves for fluctuations in asset value. Underfunding rose by 20%. These are some of the final results from the Federal Statistical Office’s 2018 pension fund statistics.

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Swiss Retail Sales, November 2019: -0.7 percent Nominal and 0.0 percent Real

2020-01-09

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2020-01-09

Switzerland Retail Sales YoY, November 2019
09.01.2020 - Turnover adjusted for sales days and holidays fell in the retail sector by 0.7% in nominal terms in November 2019 compared with the previous year. Seasonally adjusted, nominal turnover fell by 0.3% compared with the previous month. These are provisional findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Swiss Consumer Price Index in December 2019: +0.2 percent YoY, +0.4 percent MoM

2020-01-07

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2020-01-07

Switzerland Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY, December 2019
07.01.2020 - The consumer price index (CPI) remained stable in December 2019 compared with the previous month, remaining at 101.7 points (December 2015 = 100). Inflation was +0.2% compared with the same month of the previous year. The average annual inflation reached +0.4% in 2019.These are the results of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Swiss Producer and Import Price Index in November 2019: -2.5 percent YoY, -0.4 percent MoM

2019-12-12

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2019-12-12

Switzerland Producer Price Index (PPI) YoY, November 2019
12.12.2019 - The Producer and Import Price Index fell in November 2019 by 0.4% compared with the previous month, reaching 100.5 points (December 2015 = 100). This decline was due in particular to lower prices for chemical and pharmaceutical products. Compared with November 2018, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 2.5%.

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Swiss Consumer Price Index in Novemeber 2019: -0.1 percent YoY, -0.1 percent MoM

2019-12-03

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2019-12-03

Switzerland Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY, November 2019
03.12.2019 - The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.1% in November 2019 compared with the previous month, reaching 101.7 points (December 2015 = 100). Inflation was –0.1% compared with the same month of the previous year. These are the results of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Swiss Retail Sales, October 2019: +0.1 percent Nominal and +0.9 percent Real

2019-12-02

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2019-12-02

Switzerland Retail Sales YoY, October 2019
02.12.2019 - Turnover adjusted for sales days and holidays rose in the retail sector by 0.1% in nominal terms in October 2019 compared with the previous year. Seasonally adjusted, nominal turnover rose by 0.9% compared with the previous month.

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Switzerland GDP Q3 2019: +0.4 percent QoQ, +1.1 percent YoY

2019-11-28

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2019-11-28

Switzerland Gross Domestic Product (GDP) QoQ, Q3 2019
Switzerland’s GDP rose by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter of 2019, after increasing by 0.3% in the previous quarter. Exports of chemical and pharmaceutical products and energy were key contributing factors. In other areas, the impact of the subdued international environment was felt more strongly. The economic slowdown is being borne out on the whole.

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Swiss wage index 2019: Real and minimum wages increased by 1.1 percent and 0.8 percent respectively in 2019

2019-11-26

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2019-11-26

26.11.2019 - The social partners signatory to Switzerland's main collective labour agreements (CLA) agreed a nominal rise in real wages of 1.1% and a nominal rise in minimum wages of 0.8% for 2019. Real wages increased by 0.5% at collective level and by 0.6% at individual level. These are the some of the results of the wage agreements survey carried out by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Employment Barometer in the Q3 2019: Employment higher than ever

2019-11-26

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2019-11-26

Switzerland Employment Level, Q3 2019
26.11.2019 - Total employment rose in the third quarter by 1.3% compared with the same quarter a year earlier. At 5.137 million jobs it reached the highest level since the statistics began. In full-time equivalents, employment in the same period rose by 1.1%. The Swiss economy counted 6900 more vacancies than in the corresponding quarter of the previous year (+9.6%).

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Swiss Labour Force Survey in 3rd quarter 2019: 0.3percent increase in number of employed persons; unemployment rate based on ILO definition rose to 4.6percent

2019-11-14

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2019-11-14

Unemployed According to ILO, Q1 2014-Q3 2019
14.11.2019 - The number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 0.3% between the 3rd quarter 2018 and the 3rd quarter 2019. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) increased from 4.4% to 4.6%. The EU's unemployment rate decreased from 6.5% to 6.2%. These are some of the results of the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS).

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Swiss Producer and Import Price Index in October 2019: -2.4 percent YoY, -0,2 percent MoM

2019-11-14

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2019-11-14

Switzerland Producer Price Index (PPI) YoY, October 2019
The Producer and Import Price Index fell in October 2019 by 0.2% compared with the previous month, reaching 100.9 points (December 2015 = 100). Compared with October 2018, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 2.4%.

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Swiss Consumer Price Index in October 2019: -0.3 percent YoY, -0.2 percent MoM

2019-11-01

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2019-11-01

Switzerland Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY, October 2019
The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.2% in October 2019 compared with the previous month, reaching 101.8 points (December 2015 = 100). Inflation was –0.3% compared with the same month of the previous year.

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Swiss Retail Sales, September 2019: +0.6 percent Nominal and +0.9 percent Real

2019-11-01

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2019-11-01

Switzerland Retail Sales YoY, September 2019
Turnover adjusted for sales days and holidays rose in the retail sector by 0.6% in nominal terms in September 2019 compared with the previous year. Seasonally adjusted, nominal turnover fell by 0.5% compared with the previous month. Real turnover adjusted for sales days and holidays rose in the retail sector by 0.9% in September 2019 compared with the previous year.

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Swiss Producer and Import Price Index in September 2019: -2.0 percent YoY, -0,3 percent MoM

2019-10-15

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2019-10-15

Switzerland Producer Price Index (PPI) YoY, September 2019
15.10.2019 - The Producer and Import Price Index fell in September 2019 by 0.3% compared with the previous month, reaching 101.1 points (December 2015 = 100). This decline is due in particular to lower prices for petroleum products and scrap. Compared with September 2018, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 2.0%.

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Swiss Consumer Price Index in September 2019: +0.1 percent YoY, -0.1 percent MoM

2019-10-02

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2019-10-02

Switzerland Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY, September 2019
02.10.2019 - The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.1% in September 2019 compared with the previous month, reaching 102.0 points (December 2015 = 100). Inflation was +0.1% compared with the same month of the previous year. These are the results of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Swiss Retail Sales, August 2019: +1.3 percent Nominal and -1.4 percent Real

2019-10-01

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2019-10-01

Switzerland Retail Sales YoY, August 2019
Turnover adjusted for sales days and holidays rose in the retail sector by 1.3% in nominal terms in August 2019 compared with the previous year. Seasonally adjusted, nominal turnover fell by 1.6% compared with the previous month. Real turnover adjusted for sales days and holidays fell in the retail sector by 1.4% in August 2019 compared with the previous year.

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Swiss Producer and Import Price Index in August 2019: -1.9 percent YoY, -0,2 percent MoM

2019-09-12

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2019-09-12

Switzerland Producer Price Index (PPI) YoY, August 2019
12.09.2019 - The Producer and Import Price Index fell in August 2019 by 0.2% compared with the previous month, reaching 101.4 points (December 2015 = 100). The decline is due in particular to lower prices for rubber and plastic products as well as basic metals and semi-finished metal products. Compared with August 2018, the price level of the whole range of domestic and imported products fell by 1.9%.

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Swiss Consumer Price Index in August 2019: +0.3 percent YoY, Unchanged MoM

2019-09-03

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2019-09-03

Switzerland Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY, August 2019
The consumer price index (CPI) remained stable in August 2019 compared with the previous month, reaching 102.1 points (December 2015 = 100). Inflation was +0.3% compared with the same month of the previous year. These are the results of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Swiss Labour Force Survey in 2nd quarter 2019: number of persons in employment rises by 1.1 percent, unemployment rate based on the ILO definition falls to 4.2 percent

2019-08-21

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2019-08-21

Unemployed According to ILO, Q1 2014-Q2 2019
The number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 1.1% between the 2nd quarter 2018 and the 2nd quarter 2019. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) fell from 4.6% to 4.2%. The EU unemployment rate based on the ILO definition decreased from 6.8% to 6.3%. These are some of the results from the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS).

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