Food HICP inflation (per cent) - Switzerland - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Switzerland, the food HICP inflation rate was -0.1 per cent in August 2026, compared to -0.5 in July.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 249 data points. The time period covered by the series is from December 2005 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics calculated on the entire sample: the inflation rate was equal on average to 0.5 per cent; it reached its maximum of 5.7 in February 2023; it recorded a minimum of -3.4 in September 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | -0.400000 |
| 2026-07-31 | -0.500000 |
| 2026-08-31 | -0.100000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Growth rate |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Eurostat HICP first-release figures (ECOICOP 2018) |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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