🇨🇭Switzerland food inflation
Switzerland's food inflation is -0.1% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from -0.5% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from -2.5% to 5.7%. That is 1.2 percentage points below the euro-area average of 1.1% — the 22nd of 30 European countries that report it.
Food inflation · Switzerland
-0.1%
vs prev
▲ 0.4 pp
Source: Eurostat (prc_hicp_minr) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-09-17 · modifications: none
Food inflation here is the HICP aggregate "food including alcohol and tobacco" — the component the ECB reports alongside energy, non-energy industrial goods and services. It covers more than the grocery basket.
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Switzerland food inflation — frequently asked questions
- What is Switzerland's food inflation?
- Switzerland's food inflation is -0.1% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Switzerland's food inflation compare with the euro area?
- It is the 22nd-highest of 30 European countries that report it, against a euro-area average of 1.1%.
- Is Switzerland's food inflation rising or falling?
- It rose from -0.5% to -0.1% in the latest reading (August 2026).