14.02.202010:55:00UTC+00Swiss Producer And Import Prices Fall In January

Switzerland's producer and import prices declined in January, data from the Federal Statistical Office showed on Friday.

The producer and import prices fell 1.0 percent year-on-year in January.

On a monthly basis, producer and import prices remained unchanged in January.

Prices for petroleum products were higher in January, while prices for pharmaceutical preparations became cheaper, the agency said.

The producer prices fell 0.6 percent annually in January, while they edged up 0.1 percent from the previous month.

Import prices dropped 1.9 percent from last year and 0.1 percent from the previous month.