Swiss producer price index falls 2.1% year over year

Factory-gate deflation in Switzerland deepened from the prior 1.8% decline, signaling that price pressure at the producer level has yet to ease.

Summary

Switzerland's producer price index fell 2.1% from a year earlier, worsening from the previous 1.8% decline. The latest reading points to deeper factory-gate deflation, indicating that price pressure at the producer level is still weakening rather than stabilizing.

Terms & Concepts
  • producer price index: Measure of prices received by producers
  • factory-gate deflation: Falling prices charged by producers