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 the previous month.
Sample. There are 249 data points in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time period going from December 2005 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the inflation rate had a mean of 0.5 per cent; it reached its lowest level of -3.4 in September 2011; it attained a maximum of 5.7 in February 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | -0.4 |
| 2026-07-31 | -0.5 |
| 2026-08-31 | -0.1 |
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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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