Producer and import prices in Switzerland fell 2.1 percent year-on-year in January of 2021, the least since February and following a 2.3 percent decrease in the previous month. Still, it was the 25th month of deflation, as producer prices fell 1.2 percent (the same pace as in December) and import prices slumped 3.9 percent (vs -4.5 percent in December). On a monthly basis, producer and import prices went up 0.3 percent, after increasing 0.5 percent in the previous month. The rise was mainly due to higher prices for scrap, petroleum products, as well as for basic metals and semi-finished metal products. source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office
Producer Prices Change in Switzerland averaged 0.97 percent from 1964 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 18.66 percent in April of 1974 and a record low of -6.80 percent in August of 2015. This page provides the latest reported value for - Switzerland Producer Prices Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Switzerland Producer and Import Prices YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2021.
Producer Prices Change in Switzerland is expected to be -0.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Producer Prices Change in Switzerland to stand at 0.90 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Switzerland Producer and Import Prices YoY is projected to trend around 1.20 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.