Financial News: Swiss Producer And Import Prices Fall 0.7%

Swiss Producer And Import Prices Fall 0.7%

06/16/2025 - 03:19:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - Switzerland's producer and import prices continued to decline in May, data from the Federal Statistical Office showed on Monday.

Producer and import prices dropped 0.7 percent year-on-year in May, faster than the 0.5 percent in the previous month. The price index has been falling since May 2023.

The producer price index showed an increase of 0.4 percent, while import prices dropped by 2.9 percent.

On a monthly basis, producer and import prices declined 0.5 percent in May after rising 0.1 percent in the prior month. Meanwhile, prices were expected to increase by 0.1 percent. Moreover, this was the first decline in six months.

Price declines were particularly evident in mineral oil products. Electricity, metals and semi-finished metal products, as well as crude oil and natural gas, also became cheaper, the agency said.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

South Korea Export Prices Climb 1.0% In July (32 min(s), 29 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Export prices in South Korea were up 1.0 percent on month in July, the Bank of Korea s ...Full Story»

Australia Unemployment Data Due On Thursday (59 min(s), 29 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Thursday release July figures for unemployment, highlighting a light ...Full Story»

U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Unexpectedly Rise By 3.0 Million Barrels (08 hr(s), 16 min(s), 29 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Crude oil inventories in the U.S. unexpectedly increased by the week ended August 8th, ...Full Story»

Brazil Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall 0.1% (08 hr(s), 38 min(s), 29 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Brazil's retail sales decreased for the third straight month in June, figures from ...Full Story»

China Bank Lending Declines In July (10 hr(s), 10 min(s), 29 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - China's new yuan loans declined in July for the first time in 20 years, reports sa ...Full Story»

South Africa Retail Sales Growth Eases In June (11 hr(s), 30 min(s), 29 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - South Africa's retail sales growth moderated for the first time in three months in ...Full Story»

Spain Inflation At 5-Month High (13 hr(s), 06 min(s), 29 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Spain consumer price inflation rose to a five-month high in July on electricity and tr ...Full Story»

Poland GDP Growth Improves In Q2 (14 hr(s), 31 min(s), 29 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The Polish economy expanded at an accelerated pace in the second quarter, flash data ...Full Story»