Inflation describes the change in the price of a particular basket of goods over a certain period of time.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the price development on a monthly basis. Inflation is usually defined as the change in the annual average.
Average annual inflation rate
CPI all items, Change in % compared to the preceding year
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Change in %
-1.1
-0.4
0.5
0.9
0.4
-0.7
FSO, Swiss Consumer Price Index (CPI)
The CPI measures the change in prices of goods and services which are representative of the private households'consumption in Switzerland. The weights of the basket are updated annually.
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