Swiss Producer and Import Prices Fall at Softer Pace

2026-09-14 06:49 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

Switzerland’s producer and import prices fell 0.7% year-on-year in August 2026, easing from a 2.1% decline in the previous month and marking the softest deflation since June 2025.

Producer prices decreased 1.3%, moderating from a 2.3% drop in July, as deflation eased across agricultural and forestry products (-3.5% vs -5.8%), manufactured products (-1.1% vs -2.1%), and water treatment and distribution, waste collection and recovery (-2.3% vs -4.0%).

Meanwhile, import prices rose 0.8%, rebounding from a 1.5% decline in the previous month, driven by a recovery in manufactured products (1.2% vs -0.9%) and faster growth in agricultural products (5.7% vs 1.7%).

On a monthly basis, producer and import prices increased 0.7%, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in July.

The recovery was mainly driven by higher prices for petroleum products and pharmaceutical preparations, as well as slaughter pigs, pork, raw milk, rubber and plastic products, and plastics in primary forms.



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